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Schools in Merced Union High · Merced County

6 ranked schools

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5/10
El Capitan High
Merced Union High · Merced
#1 Overall in Merced Union High
5/10 · #724 High School in California
2
4/10
Buhach Colony High
Merced Union High · Atwater
#2 Overall in Merced Union High
4/10 · #754 High School in California
3
3/10
Merced High
Merced Union High · Merced
#3 Overall in Merced Union High
3/10 · #901 High School in California
4
3/10
Golden Valley High
Merced Union High · Merced
#4 Overall in Merced Union High
3/10 · #906 High School in California
5
3/10
Atwater High
Merced Union High · Atwater
#5 Overall in Merced Union High
3/10 · #961 High School in California
6
2/10
Livingston High
Merced Union High · Livingston
#6 Overall in Merced Union High
2/10 · #1104 High School in California

About schools in Merced County

Merced County's 87 ranked public schools span 21 districts across the San Joaquin Valley, and the honest picture is that very few reach competitive statewide ground — just one school lands in the top quartile. That said, pockets of strong performance do exist: Frank Sparkes Elementary in Winton reaches the 76th percentile statewide, and Thomas Olaeta Elementary in Atwater sits at the 65th. The county's school landscape skews heavily elementary, spread across cities like Merced, Los Banos, and Atwater. Families willing to research individual schools carefully within specific districts will find meaningful variation in outcomes.