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Aileen Colburn Elementary

Q: Is Aileen Colburn Elementary a good school?

Aileen Colburn Elementary ranks 3216 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Aileen Colburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Aileen Colburn Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Aileen Colburn Elementary?

Students at Aileen Colburn Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Aileen Colburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aileen Colburn Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mitchell Intermediate High : Atwater High

Public Grades K-6

3216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aileen Colburn Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 371 students in Atwater, California, as part of the Atwater Elementary district, and it serves a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with English and math scores close to the district average but below the state average, and science scores are a notable area for improvement. The school shows significant strengths in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking above average in effectiveness for these groups. However, test results vary dramatically by grade, with 3rd-grade math being a highlight and 5th-grade math a significant concern, suggesting inconsistency in the math program. While the school spends more per student than most nearby schools in its district, like Bellevue Elementary which serves a similar student population, its academic outcomes are only slightly better.

When compared to a high-performing school in a neighboring district, such as Frank Sparkes Elementary in the Winton district, which serves an equally high-need population, Aileen Colburn's academic results are substantially lower despite having more funding and a slightly smaller average class size. On a positive note, the school has made excellent progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to well below the state average. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has gradually declined, indicating it may need to review its strategies to better support all students consistently.

371

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,576

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Heller St.
Atwater, CA 95301-3438

(209) 357-6136

District: Atwater Elementary

Students who attend Aileen Colburn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell Intermediate
High:	Atwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

White:

8.9%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,216^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary 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	40.1	3216 of 5857	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3577 of 5869	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3492 of 5859	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3455 of 5883	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3877 of 5789	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2986 of 5662	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	2534 of 5692	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	2405 of 5614	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.9	2862 of 5611	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.2	3065 of 5530	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	3277 of 5390	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	3534 of 5377	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.9	4655 of 5314	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	4226 of 5193	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	4113 of 5113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	3617 of 5113	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	3449 of 4818	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	4115 of 4822	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	3850 of 4809	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	65.2	599 of 2585	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1359 of 3162	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	584 of 3245	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	537 of 3311	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.8	2146 of 3275	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1446 of 3246	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2967 of 5597	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2932 of 5612	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2770 of 5609	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	3431 of 5635	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3817 of 5492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2733 of 5413	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2373 of 5107	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2558 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2087 of 5087	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1930 of 5084	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	2921 of 4963	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	1546 of 4830	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2483 of 5460	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2925 of 5517	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2597 of 5363	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2153 of 5264	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	2935 of 5173	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	1768 of 5084	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3144 of 5628	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3916 of 5643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3898 of 5638	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3199 of 5663	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3641 of 5510	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	3090 of 5431	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	1522 of 2420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	1.5	2654 of 2661	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)77th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

I use to go to this school when i was young, and the atmosphere and teachers were great. if i could do it again, there wouldn't be any other school i would have gone to. Most memorable teacher was my third grade teacher who was great. She really cared about her students and i remember trying really hard to beat her 1 minute math quizzes, which i did and got to go to frosty freezes to get a banana split. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aileen Colburn Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Heller St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6136	371	17	21.8	91.6%	33 (8.9%)	12 (3.2%)	322 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.3	3577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	361	18.5		18.5	41.5	50.0	40.4	37.8			42.7	61.1	29.6	14.8	24.4			32.9	94.7	97.4		96.1	96.1	97.4	$19,576	$3,487	$16,089
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	528	22	24.0	86.0%	40 (7.6%)	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.3	2491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	167	28.6		28.6	46.0	24.4	47.4	56.1			45.4	63.5	30.4	40.8	44.8			46.0	96.9				96.9		$18,222	$2,695	$15,527
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.9	2156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	569	25.4		25.4	32.5	50.0	44.1	53.7			45.2	32.5	48.1	28.8	38.6			37.5	94.3			96.6	96.6	96.6	$18,072	$2,947	$15,125
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.1	1870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	181	33.3		33.3	54.4	64.0	43.8	46.3			52.0	55.3	50.0	35.4	38.9			44.7	92.2	95.3	96.9	93.8	93.8	93.8	$19,391	$3,012	$16,379
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-6	1434 California St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6145	405	18	22.2	81.0%	48 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	324 (80.0%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	32.2	3784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		35.2	3503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	281	24.6		24.6	35.6	36.8	41.1	31.2			36.1	42.4	26.3	16.1	26.2			27.9	94.4			97.2	97.2	97.2	$18,876	$3,128	$15,748
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		48.1	2657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	312	45.3		45.3	29.1	53.3	57.8	42.1			46.2	37.5	41.7	42.2	36.8			39.7							$17,706	$2,620	$15,086
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		50.9	2513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	921	21.7	24.1	22.9	30.8	45.2	37.0	41.4	62.8	58.6	46.6	35.4	38.7	24.1	32.2	38.3	46.0	35.8	96.6			96.6			$17,666	$3,064	$14,602
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		35	3514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	202	16.3		16.3	33.8	33.3	32.2	47.7			36.8	39.0	30.0	29.4	24.4			30.5	95.3		98.1	97.2	96.3	97.2	$19,470	$3,723	$15,747
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223	38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9			96.9			$15,868	$790	$15,078
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276	32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1							$18,410	$1,318	$17,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Aileen Colburn Elementary

What district is Aileen Colburn Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

How many students attend Aileen Colburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Aileen Colburn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Aileen Colburn Elementary?

Students at Aileen Colburn Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Aileen Colburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aileen Colburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitchell Intermediate
High : Atwater High

Is Aileen Colburn Elementary a good school?

Aileen Colburn Elementary ranks 3216^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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