Schools in Merced, CA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Allan Peterson Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	559	65	A
McSwain Elementary	McSwain Union Elementary	KG–08	830	63	A
Plainsburg Union Elementary	Plainsburg Union Elementary	KG–08	107	59	A
Franklin Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–03	591	59	A
Merced Scholars Charter	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	281	56	A
Valley Merced Community	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	178	53	A
Independence High (Alternative)	Merced Union High	09–12	186	52	A
Sequoia High	Merced Union High	09–12	97	49	A
Come Back Charter	Merced County Office of Education	09–12	75	49	A
El Capitan High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,853	49	A
John Muir Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	586	47	A
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	521	46	A
Luther Burbank Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	647	45	A
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	565	44	A
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	674	38	A
Alicia Reyes Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	638	34	A
Merced High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,827	33	A
Ada Givens Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	615	31	A
Farmdale Elementary	Weaver Union	KG–05	938	31	A
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	851	28	A
Charles Wright Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	569	27	A
Pioneer Elementary	Weaver Union	KG–05	1,066	26	A
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	616	24	A
Merced County Special Education	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	808	22	A
John C. Fremont Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	545	21	A
Joe Stefani	Merced City Elementary	03–06	639	21	A
Tenaya Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	562	18	A
Golden Valley High	Merced Union High	09–12	1,869	15	A
Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced Union High	09–12	269	13	A
Don Stowell Elementary	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	532	11	A
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	577	11	A
Weaver Middle	Weaver Union	06–08	969	10	A
Herbert Hoover Middle	Merced City Elementary	07–08	619	7	A
Merced City School District Community Day	Merced City Elementary	KG–06	12	— insufficient data	A
Merced County Juvenile Court	Merced County Office of Education	KG–12	23	— insufficient data	A
Merced County ROP	Merced County ROP	11–12		— insufficient data
Weaver Preschool	Weaver Union	M–M		— insufficient data	B