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Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
601 Mercy Ave.
Merced, CA 95340
Phone
(209) 385-6330
District
Merced City Elementary
County
MERCED COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
630
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.8% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
40%
43%
47%
26%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
38%
44%
45%
19%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
30
25
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 317 50.3%
Grade 8 313 49.7%
Total 630 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.4% 12.1% 23.2%
Black 5.3% 5.0% 5.1%
Hispanic 58.7% 72.6% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.8% 9.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.4% 82.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 51.7% 75.2% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.7% 7.5% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 92,633 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,024.0 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.7% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,225 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 15.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.4% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.7% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,374 $92,223,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,012 $11,146,000 6.4%
Staff $547 $6,028,000 3.5%
General Administration $154 $1,701,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,190 $13,110,000 7.6%
Operation $1,139 $12,543,000 7.2%
Transportation $173 $1,907,000 1.1%
Other $516 $5,686,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,733 $52,121,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,637 $29,042,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $15,744 $173,386,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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