Ballico-Cressey Community Charter

· Merced County · Ballico-Cressey Elementary
Public Merced County 🏛 Ballico-Cressey Elementary → CDS 2465649…
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Denair High School → Roselawn High → Fusion Charter → Merced Scholars Charter Sch → Yosemite High (continuation) → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Ballico-Cressey Community Charter.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
261 (2018)258 (2026)
-1.1%

If this trend holds (-0.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~258 +0 $0
3 yr (2029) ~257 -1 $0
5 yr (2031) ~256 -2 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Merced County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
93.0%
281 of 302 students

21 of 302 students who enrolled at Ballico-Cressey Community Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (7.0% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Merced County median
87.5% · school is in the 95th percentile of 22 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 76th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (236) 92.4%
Hispanic / Latino (206) 92.2%
English learners (93) 91.4%
White (83) 96.4%
Students w/ disabilities (48) 87.5%

Nearest peer high schools

Denair High School 91.5% Roselawn High 27.9% Fusion Charter 31.1% Merced Scholars Charter Sch 67.6% Yosemite High (continuation) 55.2%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
4.7%
14 of 300 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Merced County median
24.6% · school is better than 100% of 22 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Ballico-Cressey Community Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-0.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~257 by 2029 — about 1 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

258 students (2026)
~257 projected (2029)
at -0.1%/yr

That's about 1 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter Public 258
Peer-group median 3.4% -8%
Denair High School Public 313 3.4% +8%
Roselawn High Public 190 +20%
Fusion Charter Public 170 +21%
Merced Scholars Charter Sch Public 299 -14%
Yosemite High (continuation) Public 295 -8%
Keyes To Learning Charter Public 343 -15%
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy Public 169
Denair Charter Academy Public 123 -68%
Aspire Summit Charter Academy Public 354
Denair Elementary Charter Academy Public 571

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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