Atwater Elementary

The Atwater Elementary district in California serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade across 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools and 3 middle schools. The district's schools vary significantly in their academic performance, with some standout schools like Peggy Heller Elementary and Elmer Wood Elementary consistently outperforming the district and state averages on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. In contrast, Atwater Senior Academy stands out as the lowest-performing school in the district.

Key metrics across the district reveal significant disparities, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 10.5% at Aileen Colburn Elementary to 59.1% at Atwater Senior Academy. The district also has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, with rates varying from 64.21% at Peggy Heller Elementary to 90.05% at Aileen Colburn Elementary. These socioeconomic factors appear to be correlated with academic performance, as the schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates tend to have lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While some schools in the Atwater Elementary district are performing well, there is room for improvement across the board, especially in the lower-performing schools. Addressing chronic absenteeism, implementing targeted interventions, and identifying and replicating the best practices of the top-performing schools could help raise the overall academic standards in the district.