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Merced Union High Schools
Merced Union High is a public school district in California, based in Merced County (Atwater). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Merced Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Merced Union High
8 of 9 schools in Merced Union High carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 6D: 1F: 1
Best schools in Merced Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C El Capitan High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Atwater High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Merced High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Buhach Colony High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Golden Valley High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Livingston High (High school, meets expectations)
- D Independence High Alternative (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Yosemite High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Merced Union High
High schools (9)
- C Atwater High, Atwater
- C- Buhach Colony High, Atwater
- C El Capitan High, Merced
- C- Golden Valley High, Merced
- D Independence High Alternative, Merced
- C- Livingston High, Livingston
- C Merced High, Merced
- Sequoia High, Merced
- F Yosemite High Continuation, Merced
Where Merced Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Merced (6)
- Atwater (2)
- Livingston (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Merced County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,120 students with 552 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,108 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0624660
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Merced City Elementary (19 schools, 5 mi)
- Atwater Elementary (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Winton (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Weaver Union (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Livingston Union (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Delhi Unified (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Denair Unified (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Hilmar Unified (5 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Merced Union High
How many schools are in Merced Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Merced Union High, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Merced Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Merced, Atwater, Livingston.
How good are the schools in Merced Union High?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 25.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.6%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Merced Union High?
11,120 students were enrolled in Merced Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Merced Union High?
Merced Union High is in California, based in Merced County, with its district office in Atwater. Its boundary covers about 701 sq mi.