Ballico’s public schools
Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballico. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Ballico’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Ballico’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. El Capitan High places highest (better than 54%); Livingston High lowest (46%). See the path ↓
Charter schools
1 public charter school is located in Ballico; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ballico, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ballico
Cressey Elementary
Grades K · 43 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Cressey
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District.
Two districts serve Ballico
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Ballico vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Ballico’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ballico | — | Ballico-Cressey Elementary K–8 · Merced Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Ballico
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ballico’s schools
Are Ballico’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ballico. Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballico. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ballico in?
Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District.
Where do Ballico kids go to high school?
One of six high schools, depending on your address: Atwater High, Merced High, Golden Valley High, El Capitan High, Buhach Colony High and Livingston High.
Parents talk
What Ballico families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ballico → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.