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Mitchell Elementary

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Mitchell Elementary ranks 2507 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary serves 528 students in grades K–6 in Atwater, California, amid several nearby elementary schools. In 2025–26, its results were mixed: ELA proficiency was above the district rate but below the state rate, while science was below both. Grade-level results also varied, but math was the clearest strength: 44% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 33% in the district.

Compared with nearby K–6 schools, the school ranked second among seven in math, and its 44% proficiency was above the peer average of 36%. It ranked third in ELA, with 45% proficiency versus the peer average of 42%; that result was above the district’s 43% but below the state’s 49%. Science was the weakest subject: 23% proficiency was below the district’s 24%, the state’s 36%, and the nearby peer average of 30%, placing the school fifth among seven. Results also differed by grade: sixth-grade ELA was a strength at 57%, while fifth-grade ELA was weaker at 40% and sixth-grade math was 31%.

Over time, ELA improved from 41% in 2022–23 to 45% in 2025–26, though the latest result was essentially unchanged from the year before. Science fell from a 36% peak in 2023–24 to 23% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism, by contrast, dropped from 33% in 2021–22 to 8% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 2,502 of 5,804 statewide, at the 57th percentile with three stars; among 10 nearby ranked schools, its percentile was third-highest. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24, the second-highest among nearby schools with reported figures. The school reported 86% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s rankings also indicate strong relative standing for English Language Learner Students: 94th percentile in 2023–24, versus 58th overall; for Special Education Students, it ranked at the 84th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 57th overall.

528

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,398

Per pupil spending ?

86.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1761 Grove Ave.
Atwater, CA 95301-3537

(209) 357-6112

District: Atwater Elementary

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell Intermediate
High:	Atwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

7.6%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Atwater Elementary

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

California avg42%

2,507^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	51.8	2507 of 5817	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	2324 of 5857	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2491 of 5869	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2792 of 5859	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2948 of 5883	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2931 of 5789	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	2330 of 5662	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	2250 of 5692	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	2284 of 5614	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	2545 of 5611	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.0	2448 of 5530	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	2238 of 5390	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.0	2289 of 5377	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.2	2834 of 5314	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	3119 of 5193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.5	3546 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.6	3598 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	3612 of 4818	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.9	3165 of 4822	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3650 of 4809	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	1358 of 2227	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.1	420 of 2585	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	806 of 2128	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.9	184 of 3162	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	639 of 3245	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	1382 of 3311	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	2471 of 3275	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.0	852 of 3246	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2522 of 5581	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	2140 of 5597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2361 of 5612	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2576 of 5609	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	2933 of 5635	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2856 of 5492	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2649 of 5413	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	1471 of 5094	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	1240 of 5107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	1383 of 5107	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	1788 of 5087	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	1978 of 5084	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	2138 of 4963	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	1246 of 4830	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1914 of 5423	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	1411 of 5460	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	1847 of 5517	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	2016 of 5363	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	2316 of 5264	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	2278 of 5173	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	1243 of 5084	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	2341 of 5603	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	2353 of 5628	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2440 of 5643	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2845 of 5638	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2822 of 5663	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2772 of 5510	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	2010 of 5431	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	476 of 2927	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	351 of 2847	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.1	1810 of 2635	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1047 of 2420	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	2059 of 2834	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	1415 of 2737	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2026)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2019)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Mitchell Elementary

What district is Mitchell Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitchell Intermediate
High : Atwater High

Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 2507^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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