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Mitchell Intermediate

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Mitchell Intermediate ranks 1520 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Mitchell Intermediate is a public middle school serving 744 students in grades 7-8 in Atwater, CA, as part of the Atwater Elementary district, and it performs relatively well for a school where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, Mitchell stands out in several key areas. It has significantly lower chronic absenteeism (11.5%) than schools like Herbert Hoover Middle (25.0%) and Tenaya Middle (21.6%), and its academic results in English and Math are stronger than those at Bellevue Senior Elementary and Tenaya. A major strength is the school's exceptional support for English Language Learner students, where it ranks in the state's top 20%.

The school faces a clear challenge in mathematics, where proficiency is below state and district averages. Performance varies among different student groups, with some showing much stronger outcomes than others. Overall, Mitchell Intermediate is a stable school that has made strong improvements in attendance since the pandemic and delivers solid results within its community context, particularly when measured against neighboring schools in the Merced City Elementary and Winton districts.

744

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,502

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1753 Fifth St.
Atwater, CA 95301-3620

(209) 357-6124

District: Atwater Elementary

Feeder schools for Mitchell Intermediate:

Elementary:	Aileen Colburn Elementary
	Elmer Wood Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	Peggy Heller Elementary
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	Shaffer Elementary
	Thomas Olaeta Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.6%

White:

13.0%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,520^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Atwater Elementary

765^th of 1,543Atwater Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1520 of 2761	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1352 of 2783	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	1495 of 2781	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1478 of 2740	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1402 of 2715	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	1115 of 2480	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.8	1036 of 2508	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	1338 of 2497	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	1317 of 2477	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	814 of 2379	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.3	1042 of 2259	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	1030 of 2236	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	1133 of 2179	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	1176 of 2063	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	1162 of 2005	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	988 of 1999	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.8	972 of 1804	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.8	999 of 1777	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	911 of 1769	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	422 of 627	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	316 of 643	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	116 of 600	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	609 of 739	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	600 of 743	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	683 of 715	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	665 of 745	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	533 of 700	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	906 of 1531	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	882 of 1491	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	781 of 1369	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	281 of 1478	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	426 of 1521	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	512 of 1540	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	1145 of 1442	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	616 of 1364	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1389 of 2533	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1315 of 2551	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1415 of 2531	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1358 of 2509	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1292 of 2380	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1143 of 2262	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1083 of 2395	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	852 of 2388	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1087 of 2374	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	1043 of 2359	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	978 of 2213	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	752 of 2072	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1282 of 2542	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	1006 of 2579	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1270 of 2531	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1224 of 2458	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1122 of 2369	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	824 of 2230	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1462 of 2534	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1210 of 2552	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	1343 of 2538	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1353 of 2527	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1307 of 2407	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	958 of 2273	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1027 of 1566	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	865 of 1552	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	749 of 1531	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1137 of 1520	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	904 of 1537	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	905 of 1543	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1095 of 1555	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1015 of 1602	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	849 of 1496	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	744	31	23.8	75.9%	97 (13.0%)	15 (2.0%)	577 (77.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	38.9	1520^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		43.6	1352^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.4%	168																	17.6	17.6		48.1	45.0	46.5		25.0	24.3	24.7	$16,502	$2,752	$13,750
Atwater Senior Academy	Public	6-8	1800 Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6515	5	1	4.9		0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						6.3				0.0	$38,536	$7,034	$31,502
Bellevue Senior Elementary	Public	7-8	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	178	12	15.2	93.8%	8 (4.5%)	5 (2.8%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	33.1	1712^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.0%		37.7	1538^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.7%	174																	23.3	23.3		41.9	38.1	40.0		21.6	19.8	20.7	$13,834	$1,921	$11,913
Winton Middle	Public	6-8	6300 North Cypress Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6189	579	25	22.7	92.1%	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	499 (86.2%)	33 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.3	1256^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.5%		39.2	1492^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.4%	236																	27.2	27.2	47.4	39.4	52.1	46.3	30.2	27.6	34.9	30.9	$16,077	$1,255	$14,822
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Public	7-8	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	608	21	28.7	81.7%	60 (9.9%)	45 (7.4%)	368 (60.5%)	106 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	26.5	1942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		29.5	1829^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	113																	21.8	21.8		31.8	40.9	36.3		12.1	16.7	14.3	$17,480	$2,679	$14,801
Livingston Middle	Public	6-8	101 F St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5450	809	36	22.7	76.3%	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (83.6%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	2130^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		22.3	2160^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.4%	30	0.0	4.5	2.8	2.6	7.0	19.4	11.1	12.8	5.3	17.9	2.8	8.7	0.0	3.0	8.3	4.1	22.6	22.6	29.1	21.8	33.1	28.1	17.3	18.2	16.1	17.2	$16,304	$1,351	$14,953
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	607	22	27.2	91.6%	21 (3.5%)	35 (5.8%)	504 (83.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	18.4	2299^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%		19.9	2264^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	35																	12.6	12.6		31.0	27.2	29.2		14.4	13.6	14.0	$18,018	$3,093	$14,925
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	624	21	30.1	58.5%	112 (17.9%)	32 (5.1%)	360 (57.7%)	75 (12.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	43	1391^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.6%		39	1508^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	117																	16.0	16.0		50.7	45.9	48.3		28.5	29.3	28.9	$16,205	$2,333	$13,872
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 East 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6631	629	21	29.6	87.3%	102 (16.2%)	19 (3.0%)	459 (73.0%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	25.8	1967^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	1893^rd of 2783 public middle schools	32.0%	74																	15.0	15.0		34.0	35.3	34.7		22.4	16.9	19.7	$16,927	$2,611	$14,316
Weaver Middle	Public	6-8	3076 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 723-2174	1,073	48	22.1	93.7%	83 (7.7%)	40 (3.7%)	744 (69.3%)	165 (15.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.1%)	30.8	1804^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%		29.3	1842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.8%	38																	17.3	17.3	34.0	35.5	27.8	32.5	24.6	29.6	28.1	27.3	$17,133	$2,743	$14,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Intermediate?

Students at Mitchell Intermediate are 78% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Mitchell Intermediate in?

Atwater Elementary

How many students attend Mitchell Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Mitchell Intermediate.

Is Mitchell Intermediate a good school?

Mitchell Intermediate ranks 1520^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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