Merced Scholars Charter

Summary:

Merced Scholars Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Merced, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Merced County Office of Education district, which is ranked 1459 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merced Scholars Charter has shown impressive improvements in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 72.7% in 2020-2021 to 100% in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Merced County Office of Education district. Additionally, the school outperforms the district and the state of California in several key test score metrics, with 48.57% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 13.24% for the district and 55.73% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 34.4% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding schools in the district.

Merced Scholars Charter serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.16% in 2020-2021 to 80.74% in 2021-2022. This is higher than the surrounding schools in the district. While the school's strong graduation rates and some test score metrics are positive indicators, the high chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population present ongoing challenges that the school will need to address to ensure the success of its students.


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Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H
       Merced, CA  95341-6407


(209) 381-5165

District: Merced County Office of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
4991st of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,544 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  281

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.2%
White:
17.4%
African American:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.7% Help


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Compare Details Merced Scholars Charter ranks worse than 85.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Merced Scholars Charter ranks worse than 74.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details Merced Scholars Charter ranks worse than 67.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.49. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Merced Scholars Charter freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.2%), White (17.4%), African American (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merced Scholars Charter is 15.3. 2 alternative schools in the Merced County Office of Education School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Merced Scholars Charter is $9,544, which is the lowest among 5 alternative schools in the Merced County Office of Education School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Merced Scholars Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced Scholars Charter 4991st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Merced Scholars Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Merced Scholars Charter 2061st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Merced Scholars Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Merced Scholars Charter 1564th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Merced Scholars Charter in the ranking list.)

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Merced County Office of Education:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced County Office of Education 1459th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Merced Scholars Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.25 4718th 5883 19.8%
2023 20.58 4800th 5874 18.3%
2024 18.33 4991st 5862 14.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.78 4102nd 5264 22.1%
2023 30.99 3823rd 5374 28.9%
2024 28.69 4071st 5511 26.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.71 3866th 5635 31.4%
2023 13.92 5243rd 5617 6.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.16 3860th 5084 24.1%
2023 29.80 3724th 5098 27.0%
2024 24.83 4117th 5102 19.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 72.32 437th 1999 78.1%
2009 46.28 1050th 2063 49.1%
2018 33.61 1560th 2480 37.1%
2019 23.82 2030th 2715 25.2%
2021 23.93 684th 894 23.5%
2022 26.12 1941st 2740 29.2%
2023 28.13 1896th 2802 32.3%
2024 24.30 2061st 2777 25.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.75 1115th 2369 52.9%
2022 39.44 1354th 2458 44.9%
2023 26.30 1912th 2549 25.0%
2024 31.90 1694th 2575 34.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.71 1599th 2380 32.8%
2022 35.12 1493rd 2509 40.5%
2023 25.86 1846th 2547 27.5%
2024 16.22 2251st 2546 11.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 17.45 2179th 2527 13.8%
2023 36.66 1452nd 2558 43.2%
2024 38.49 1391st 2547 45.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.60 1142nd 2213 48.4%
2022 39.69 1298th 2359 45.0%
2023 38.74 1310th 2391 45.2%
2024 31.49 1593rd 2383 33.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Merced Scholars Charter

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Rank History for all high school students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 5.19 1761st 1901 7.4%
2006 75.63 184th 1968 90.7%
2007 64.46 358th 2063 82.6%
2008 57.66 512th 2117 75.8%
2009 43.39 925th 2238 58.7%
2010 56.34 590th 2281 74.1%
2011 59.56 531st 2367 77.6%
2012 62.01 492nd 2354 79.1%
2013 58.07 576th 2426 76.3%
2015 44.78 1075th 1994 46.1%
2016 51.37 987th 2039 51.6%
2017 51.41 990th 2021 51.0%
2018 39.64 1220th 2017 39.5%
2019 46.48 1067th 2133 50.0%
2021 32.53 862nd 1290 33.2%
2022 41.46 1141st 2123 46.3%
2023 24.00 1591st 2348 32.2%
2024 24.49 1564th 2323 32.7%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 14.96 1328th 1350 1.6%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.77 750th 1547 51.5%
2024 24.28 1197th 1534 22.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.98 1255th 1862 32.6%
2019 47.44 999th 1937 48.4%
2021 37.79 727th 1126 35.4%
2022 44.48 1005th 1943 48.3%
2023 23.90 1570th 2247 30.1%
2024 30.34 1416th 2235 36.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.97 1335th 1760 24.1%
2019 32.06 1236th 1833 32.6%
2021 38.88 641st 1054 39.2%
2022 39.77 1058th 1858 43.1%
2023 15.97 1693rd 2118 20.1%
2024 19.99 1589th 2098 24.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.48 1093rd 1880 41.9%
2022 42.33 988th 1916 48.4%
2023 31.79 1282nd 2207 41.9%
2024 29.30 1339th 2172 38.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.53 1146th 1742 34.2%
2019 47.86 933rd 1814 48.6%
2022 46.71 905th 1861 51.4%
2023 26.50 1454th 2142 32.1%
2024 32.96 1304th 2125 38.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Merced Scholars Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.92 1169th 1434 18.5%
2024 6.47 1265th 1406 10.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Merced Scholars Charter

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 22 0 1 14 2 n/a n/a 5 44
2006 35 0 1 23 1 n/a n/a 2 62
2007 57 2 2 37 1 n/a n/a 12 111
2008 32 4 1 41 n/a n/a n/a 0 78
2009 47 7 1 37 0 1 4 0 97
2010 47 2 1 50 0 0 8 0 108
2011 41 5 3 46 0 0 2 0 97
2012 37 1 3 43 0 0 4 0 88
2013 37 3 3 42 0 0 4 0 89
2014 35 3 1 51 0 0 2 0 92
2015 22 3 2 52 0 0 3 0 82
2016 25 4 1 73 0 0 4 0 107
2017 23 7 1 68 0 1 5 0 105
2018 34 3 1 79 0 1 6 0 124
2019 25 6 3 85 2 1 7 0 129
2020 27 12 4 100 1 1 4 0 149
2021 33 14 3 104 2 1 5 0 162
2022 47 14 7 192 1 3 6 0 270
2023 49 12 7 203 1 2 7 0 281

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Merced Scholars Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 44 2.0 22.0 0
2006 62 2.5 24.8 8.3
2007 111 5.2 21.3 7.1
2008 78 4.3 18.1 24.4
2009 97 4.0 20.2 0
2010 108 4.2 25.4 n/a
2011 97 n/a n/a 0
2012 88 4.0 22.0 96.6
2013 89 3.2 27.3 16.9
2014 92 3.2 28.3 55.4
2015 82 3.0 27.3 69.5
2016 107 4.0 26.7 59.8
2017 105 5.0 21.0 68.6
2018 124 5.0 24.8 66.1
2019 129 7.3 17.5 65.9
2020 149 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 162 7.3 22.1 77.2
2022 270 11.8 22.8 80.7
2023 281 18.2 15.3 79.7

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 Merced Scholars Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 44 2.0 22.0 0
2006 62 2.5 24.8 8.3
2007 111 5.2 21.3 7.1
2008 78 4.3 18.1 24.4
2009 97 4.0 20.2 0
2010 108 4.2 25.4 n/a
2011 97 n/a n/a 0
2012 88 4.0 22.0 96.6
2013 89 3.2 27.3 16.9
2014 92 3.2 28.3 55.4
2015 82 3.0 27.3 69.5
2016 107 4.0 26.7 59.8
2017 105 5.0 21.0 68.6
2018 124 5.0 24.8 66.1
2019 129 7.3 17.5 65.9
2020 149 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 162 7.3 22.1 77.2
2022 270 11.8 22.8 80.7
2023 281 18.2 15.3 79.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Merced Scholars Charter

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,544

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Merced Scholars Charter

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2030th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1896th of 2802 Middle schools
 7.1%
Ranks 1067th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1591st of 2348 High schools
 17.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter)17.746.2
 28.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education)11.125
 13.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter)5.928
 22.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education)2.213.7
 11.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter)45.829
 16.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education)2312.7
 10.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter)16.79.7
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education)8.33.8
 4.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Merced Scholars Charter)16.712.9
 3.8%
   8th Grade Science (Merced County Office of Education)8.15.1
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter)52.923.5
 29.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education)15.79.1
 6.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter)2.92.9
 0.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education)0.70.5
 0.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Merced Scholars Charter)23.528.6
 5%
   12th Grade Science (Merced County Office of Education)8.69.9
 1.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students129281
 117.8%
African American612
 100%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian37
 133.3%
Hispanic85203
 138.8%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White2549
 96%
Two or More Races77
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.9%79.7%
 13.8%


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Merced Scholars Charter ranks in the bottom 14.9% of California alternative schools.

Students at Merced Scholars Charter are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 281 students attended Merced Scholars Charter.


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