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Elmer Wood Elementary

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Elmer Wood Elementary ranks 2778 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elmer Wood Elementary is a K–6 school in Atwater, California, serving 514 students in the Atwater Elementary district. Its latest results are mixed: math and science are above state averages, but English Language Arts (ELA) is below both the state and district. ELA is the clearest concern: 41% of students were proficient in 2025–26, 9 percentage points below the state and 2 below the district.

Science is Elmer’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest. Science proficiency was 39%, above the state’s 36% and the district’s 24%; Elmer ranked fourth among 11 nearby schools and was 8 points above their average. Math was also a modest strength at 39%, compared with 38% statewide and 33% in the district, placing Elmer fourth locally. In ELA, Elmer ranked seventh, and its 41% result was below the nearby-school average of 45%. Grade-level results vary: fourth-grade math reached 49%, above the state’s 42%, while third-grade ELA was 29%, compared with 44% statewide.

ELA has declined from 52% in 2022–23 to 41% in 2025–26, while the state rose from 47% to 49%; Elmer’s gap with the state widened by 14 points. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide percentile fell from 67 to 52 over those years, though Elmer remains near the middle of its nearby group, with 3 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 23.3 in 2024–25, near the middle of the local range, and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism is a positive sign: 6% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Special Education Students rose to the 69th percentile in 2025–26, 17 points above Elmer’s overall percentile. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 72nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 47th in 2025–26, 5 points below the overall ranking.

514

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,732

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1271 West Bellevue Rd.
Atwater, CA 95301-2716

(209) 357-6143

District: Atwater Elementary

Students who attend Elmer Wood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell Intermediate
High:	Atwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.3%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2023) to 52nd (2026)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

California avg42%

2,778^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Atwater Elementary

811^th of 1,530Atwater 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
2026	47.1	2778 of 5817	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	2725 of 5857	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	2156 of 5869	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1920 of 5859	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1980 of 5883	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	1933 of 5789	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1981 of 5662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	2000 of 5692	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	2373 of 5614	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.7	3420 of 5611	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	2922 of 5530	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	2543 of 5390	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.9	2544 of 5377	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.4	2548 of 5314	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.1	2599 of 5193	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	1994 of 5113	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	2131 of 5113	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.7	2958 of 4818	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	2172 of 4822	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.9	2213 of 4809	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	466 of 2227	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	304 of 2585	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	414 of 2128	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	868 of 3162	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	869 of 3245	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	459 of 3311	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2633 of 5581	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	2711 of 5597	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	2026 of 5612	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1764 of 5609	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	2007 of 5635	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	1595 of 5492	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	1758 of 5413	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	1854 of 5094	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	1785 of 5107	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	1151 of 5107	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	912 of 5087	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	849 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	1036 of 4963	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	1182 of 4830	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2849 of 5423	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	2195 of 5460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1569 of 5517	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1243 of 5363	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1341 of 5264	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1072 of 5173	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	1216 of 5084	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	2775 of 5603	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	2603 of 5628	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2187 of 5643	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	2000 of 5638	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1918 of 5663	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	2141 of 5510	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	2129 of 5431	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	911 of 2927	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1026 of 2847	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1217 of 2635	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	1344 of 2536	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1828 of 2598	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1604 of 2651	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	1354 of 2661	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1814 of 2726	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	1566 of 2834	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	1410 of 2737	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)79th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	47.1	2778^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.2%		47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	53	39.3		39.3	28.6	41.6	50.6	40.4			40.5	33.8	49.4	32.9	42.1			39.2	97%	0%	$21,732	$19,418	$2,314
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%)	51.8	2507^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.9%		54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%	183	22.9		22.9	40.7	40.3	39.6	56.7			45.4	61.5	45.5	33.3	30.9			43.8	≥ 98%		$23,398	$21,320	$2,078
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%)	55.7	2288^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.7%		60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	237	32.7		32.7	49.1	45.1	54.9	35.4			46.3	50.9	41.2	47.1	43.8			45.9	93%	0%	$26,002	$23,884	$2,118
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%)	35	3583^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%	367	16.7		16.7	40.4	51.0	42.6	26.4			40.0	50.0	31.4	24.1	14.8			29.9	≥ 98%		$24,989	$22,596	$2,393
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%)	42.4	3084^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.0%		36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%	350	21.0	27.6	24.8	35.4	50.0	43.6	39.7	46.2	49.4	44.1	48.2	37.8	29.0	30.8	33.3	40.2	36.9	93%	1%	$20,385	$18,046	$2,339
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%)	39.5	3261^st of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		32.2	3784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%	523	27.5		27.5	28.3	35.7	45.1	46.3			38.8	39.6	35.7	29.4	35.2			35.1	≥ 98%		$24,606	$22,466	$2,140
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%)	32.1	3812^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.5%		33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%	96	21.7		21.7	33.7	33.8	44.6	38.2			37.8	33.3	29.5	28.0	23.3			28.4	≥ 98%		$25,194	$22,748	$2,446
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%)	49.3	2648^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.5%		54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%	303	41.4		41.4	36.4	28.3	58.6	59.7			46.0	32.7	20.0	32.8	54.8			35.3	98%	0%	$20,392	$18,244	$2,148
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%)	77.8	1226^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.9%		78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%	26	51.5		51.5	62.5	65.5	64.6				64.2	65.6	49.2	45.5				53.4	≥ 98%		$20,087	$19,110	$977
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33	3744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%	141	17.4		17.4	46.6	34.7	27.5				36.5	50.7	27.8	17.4				32.2	≥ 98%		$26,202	$25,010	$1,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer Wood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elmer Wood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elmer Wood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitchell Intermediate
High : Atwater High

How many students attend Elmer Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Elmer Wood Elementary.

Is Elmer Wood Elementary a good school?

Elmer Wood Elementary ranks 2778^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elmer Wood Elementary?

Students at Elmer Wood Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Elmer Wood Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

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