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Schools in Snelling

Snelling’s public schools

Merced Union High School District and Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Snelling. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Merced Union High
Students per teacher
20.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
10,610 students on the public path
In brief

Snelling’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Snelling’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary places highest (better than 65%); Livingston High lowest (46%). See the path ↓

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 Snelling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Snelling-Merced Falls ElementarySnelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School DistrictB+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Merced Union High School District.

Two districts serve Snelling

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Merced Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 9 schools · 11,061 students · 20.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,331CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 55 students, down 27% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,696CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Merced Union High School District41%
State average 46.7% · 2613 students tested
Math · 9–12, Merced Union High School District13%
State average 33.1% · 2620 students tested
Reading · K–8, Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District54%
State average 46.7% · 39 students tested
Math · K–8, Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District24%
State average 33.1% · 38 students tested

Snelling vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Snelling’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Snelling—Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary K–8 · Merced Union High 9–12

Every school in Snelling

7 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).

District schools in Snellingby address
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
B+
55 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Snellingin other towns
Atwater High
High · Grades 9–12 · Atwater
B−
2,029 students21:1Rate it →
Merced High
High · Grades 9–12 · Merced
B−
1,943 students23:1Rate it →
Golden Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Merced
B−
1,917 students21:1Rate it →
El Capitan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Merced
B−
1,793 students21:1Rate it →
Buhach Colony High
High · Grades 9–12 · Atwater
B−
1,704 students23:1Rate it →
Livingston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Livingston
B−
1,169 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Snelling’s schools

Are Snelling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Snelling. Merced Union High School District and Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Snelling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Snelling in?

Merced Union High School District and Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School District.

Where do Snelling 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.

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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.