Merced City School District (MCSD) is a school district in California, United States. Its headquarters are in Merced.[2]

Merced City School District
Address
444 West 23rd Street
Merced
, California, 95340
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–8[1]
NCES District ID0624600[1]
Students and staff
Students10,800[1]
Teachers423.47[1]
Staff517.71[1]
Student–teacher ratio25.5[1]
Other information
Websitewww.mcsd.k12.ca.us

History

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Diana Jimenez served as the superintendent beginning in July 2022,[3] and until 2023, when all of the board members agreed to end her term.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2008–2009 school year, the district had 2,211 native Spanish speaking students who were classified as English learners, making up 74% of the district's population of English learners. The district also had 1,107 native Spanish speaking students who were proficient in English. The second largest English learner demographic, native Hmong speakers, had 628 students, making up 21% of the district's English learner population. The district also had 291 students who spoke Hmong as a first language and who were proficient in English.[5]

In January 1983, 10% of the student body of the MCSD was Asian. Most of those students were ethnic Hmong refugees. In a span of less than two years ending in January 1983, over 750 refugee Hmong and Laotian students entered the MCSD.[6] Dave Small, the superintendent of the MCSD, said that the number is "the size of one school—a good-sized school at that."[7]

Schools

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Middle schools

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  • [1] Cruickshank Middle School
  • [2] Hoover Middle School
  • [3] Rivera Middle School
  • [4] Tenaya Middle School

Elementary schools

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  • Burbank
  • Chenoweth
  • Community Day
  • Franklin
  • Fremont
  • Givens
  • Gracey
  • Muir
  • Peterson
  • Reyes
  • Sheehy
  • Stefani
  • Stowell
  • Wright

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Merced City Elementary". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Contact Us." Merced City School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2012. "Merced City School District 444 W. 23rd Street Merced, CA 95340"
  3. ^ Gligich, Daniel (2023-04-24). "Merced City School District fires superintendent". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ Jansen, Shawn (2023-04-22). "Merced City Schools superintendent fired during special board meeting". Merced Sun Star. Retrieved 2023-04-24. - See at Yahoo! News.
  5. ^ Oppenheim, Jamie. "Parents want English learners in Merced elementary schools to practice speaking more English in class Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine." Merced Sun-Star. Wednesday May 12, 2010. Retrieved on February 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "Refugee students jam the schools." Merced Sun-Star. Friday January 21, 1983. Page 6. Retrieved from Google News (26 of 35) on March 11, 2012.
  7. ^ Conway, Mike. "Refugees' impact on county is given study." Merced Sun-Star. Tuesday October 19, 1982. Volume 151 (CLI), No. 169. Retrieved from Google News (1 of 20) on March 11, 2012.
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