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C

Weaver Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Merced’s School Grade C better than 30% of California school districts

Students
3,047
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,202
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$25.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Weaver Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $25.2M, about $8,280 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Merced. Grade by grade →

K–612 schoolsMerced City Elementary School District
7–84 middle schoolsMerced City Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsMerced Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 1,975 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 46.7% · 1,972 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Merced Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,202 per student · 14% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 69%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
Hispanic 72%Asian 14%White 7%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Pioneer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Merced
1,055 students20:1
Farmdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Merced
919 students21:1
Weaver Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Merced
C+
1,073 students22:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.