Is Leontine Gracey Elementary a good school?

Leontine Gracey Elementary ranks 4254 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Leontine Gracey Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 526 students attended Leontine Gracey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leontine Gracey Elementary?

Students at Leontine Gracey Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Leontine Gracey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leontine Gracey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tenaya Middle High : El Capitan High

Leontine Gracey Elementary

Summary:

Leontine Gracey Elementary is a public elementary school in Merced, California, serving 526 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Merced City Elementary District, which is ranked 1195 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leontine Gracey Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, performing significantly below the district and state averages on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, only 28.73% of Leontine Gracey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.33% for the Merced City Elementary district and 47.04% for California. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, rising from 9% in 2017-2018 to 30.7% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Leontine Gracey serves a student population that is predominantly from low-income families, with 84.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

While the nearby schools in the Merced City Elementary District also face challenges, Leontine Gracey Elementary consistently performs worse than its peers on key metrics, such as academic achievement and chronic absenteeism. Understanding the unique factors contributing to Leontine Gracey's underperformance, and learning from the strategies employed by higher-performing schools, could inform efforts to improve the school's outcomes and provide the necessary support for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

945 West Ave.
Merced, CA 95340-5666

(209) 385-6710

District: Merced City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4254^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,010

Students who attend Leontine Gracey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	El Capitan High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 526

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

Asian:

5.1%

White:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leontine Gracey Elementary ranks worse than 72.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.4%), Asian (5.1%), White (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leontine Gracey Elementary is 22.9, which is the 3^rd best among 13 elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Leontine Gracey Elementary employs 22.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leontine Gracey Elementary is $8,010, which is the 2^nd highest among 13 elementary schools in the Merced City Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leontine Gracey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leontine Gracey Elementary 4254^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leontine Gracey Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Merced City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced City Elementary 1195^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leontine Gracey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.63	3957^th	4809	17.7%
2005	21.68	3849^th	4822	20.2%
2006	19.69	4019^th	4818	16.6%
2007	21.05	4212^th	5113	17.6%
2008	13.30	4759^th	5113	6.9%
2009	10.70	4973^rd	5193	4.2%
2010	10.09	5146^th	5314	3.2%
2011	9.79	5226^th	5377	2.8%
2012	13.25	5059^th	5390	6.1%
2013	16.10	4988^th	5530	9.8%
2015	14.53	5145^th	5611	8.3%
2016	10.79	5392^nd	5614	4.0%
2017	16.25	5009^th	5692	12.0%
2018	15.56	5046^th	5662	10.9%
2019	17.54	5028^th	5789	13.1%
2022	21.20	4723^rd	5883	19.7%
2023	23.13	4546^th	5874	22.6%
2024	26.37	4254^th	5862	27.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.35	2693^rd	3246	17.0%
2019	41.15	1715^th	3275	47.6%
2022	33.55	2317^th	3311	30.0%
2023	43.24	1601^st	3250	50.7%
2024	40.07	1815^th	3160	42.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.66	4437^th	5084	12.7%
2019	20.80	4517^th	5173	12.7%
2022	30.16	3828^th	5264	27.3%
2023	30.70	3847^th	5374	28.4%
2024	32.47	3743^rd	5511	32.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.12	5125^th	5413	5.3%
2019	15.64	4982^nd	5492	9.3%
2022	23.72	4353^rd	5635	22.8%
2023	28.96	3871^st	5617	31.1%
2024	33.13	3549^th	5605	36.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.61	1889^th	2128	11.2%
2019	20.62	2319^th	2585	10.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.09	4465^th	5431	17.8%
2019	21.29	4537^th	5510	17.7%
2022	19.44	4766^th	5663	15.8%
2023	17.95	4916^th	5650	13.0%
2024	20.18	4704^th	5636	16.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leontine Gracey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.93	4250^th	4830	12.0%
2019	23.65	4133^rd	4963	16.7%
2022	30.54	3654^th	5084	28.1%
2023	34.08	3388^th	5098	33.5%
2024	39.45	3002^nd	5102	41.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Leontine Gracey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	197	66	172	290	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1989	238	70	160	338	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
1990	214	68	232	378	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
1991	252	79	225	395	0	n/a	n/a	0	951
1992	282	106	229	362	0	n/a	n/a	0	979
1993	229	111	258	379	0	n/a	n/a	0	977
1994	184	96	244	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
1995	141	77	219	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1996	141	77	219	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1997	133	79	221	387	1	n/a	n/a	0	821
1998	124	82	201	410	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
1999	106	69	192	403	2	n/a	n/a	0	772
2000	95	78	192	427	1	n/a	n/a	0	793
2001	77	87	182	431	1	n/a	n/a	0	778
2002	81	64	151	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	717
2003	81	64	151	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	717
2004	60	30	111	444	0	n/a	n/a	1	646
2005	56	32	113	432	0	n/a	n/a	3	636
2006	56	31	112	410	0	n/a	n/a	7	616
2007	43	42	99	414	0	n/a	n/a	6	604
2008	40	26	111	415	3	n/a	n/a	0	595
2009	31	27	91	400	1	4	12	0	566
2010	30	24	79	422	1	1	4	0	561
2011	24	20	70	455	0	1	14	0	584
2012	24	17	60	442	1	4	18	0	566
2013	28	18	62	438	1	3	15	0	565
2014	27	17	59	456	0	2	17	0	578
2015	23	13	58	481	1	1	13	0	590
2016	20	16	50	510	4	1	14	0	615
2017	27	18	50	503	4	2	15	0	619
2018	28	25	42	480	5	3	19	0	602
2019	22	24	32	483	6	3	14	0	584
2020	22	21	31	445	7	3	13	0	542
2021	20	26	35	433	7	1	8	0	530
2022	24	20	32	434	1	1	12	1	525
2023	24	17	27	444	1	3	10	0	526

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leontine Gracey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	725	29.4	24.6	n/a
1989	806	31.6	25.5	n/a
1990	892	35.0	25.4	n/a
1991	951	37.0	25.7	n/a
1992	979	37.6	26.0	65.8
1993	977	36.9	26.5	80.6
1994	916	35.8	25.6	84.1
1995	817	28.6	28.6	88
1996	817	28.6	28.6	88
1997	821	31.0	26.5	88.7
1998	817	36.5	22.4	89.6
1999	772	37.2	20.8	89.6
2000	793	37.2	21.3	87.9
2001	778	38.0	20.5	87
2002	717	37.0	19.4	87.6
2003	717	37.0	19.4	87.6
2004	646	29.0	22.3	82.5
2005	636	32.0	19.9	80.4
2006	616	30.0	20.5	82.8
2007	604	32.0	18.9	87.1
2008	595	30.5	19.5	91.3
2009	566	27.0	19.5	87.6
2010	561	25.0	22.4	91.6
2011	584	n/a	n/a	92.3
2012	566	23.0	24.6	n/a
2013	565	23.0	24.5	90.3
2014	578	24.8	23.2	90.1
2015	590	25.0	23.6	94.2
2016	615	27.0	22.7	93.2
2017	619	25.0	24.7	90.8
2018	602	24.0	25.0	94.2
2019	584	23.0	25.3	87.8
2020	542	n/a	n/a	87.8
2021	530	21.4	24.7	84
2022	525	22.1	23.7	75
2023	526	22.9	22.9	84

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leontine Gracey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	725	29.4	24.6	n/a
1989	806	31.6	25.5	n/a
1990	892	35.0	25.4	n/a
1991	951	37.0	25.7	n/a
1992	979	37.6	26.0	65.8
1993	977	36.9	26.5	80.6
1994	916	35.8	25.6	84.1
1995	817	28.6	28.6	88
1996	817	28.6	28.6	88
1997	821	31.0	26.5	88.7
1998	817	36.5	22.4	89.6
1999	772	37.2	20.8	89.6
2000	793	37.2	21.3	87.9
2001	778	38.0	20.5	87
2002	717	37.0	19.4	87.6
2003	717	37.0	19.4	87.6
2004	646	29.0	22.3	82.5
2005	636	32.0	19.9	80.4
2006	616	30.0	20.5	82.8
2007	604	32.0	18.9	87.1
2008	595	30.5	19.5	91.3
2009	566	27.0	19.5	87.6
2010	561	25.0	22.4	91.6
2011	584	n/a	n/a	92.3
2012	566	23.0	24.6	n/a
2013	565	23.0	24.5	90.3
2014	578	24.8	23.2	90.1
2015	590	25.0	23.6	94.2
2016	615	27.0	22.7	93.2
2017	619	25.0	24.7	90.8
2018	602	24.0	25.0	94.2
2019	584	23.0	25.3	87.8
2020	542	n/a	n/a	87.8
2021	530	21.4	24.7	84
2022	525	22.1	23.7	75
2023	526	22.9	22.9	84

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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