Atwater High

Public 9-12

 2201 Fruitland Ave.
       Atwater, CA  95301-0835


(209) 325-1200

District: Merced Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1232nd of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,848 Help


Feeder schools for Atwater High:

Elementary:    Aileen Colburn Elementary
    Elmer Wood Elementary
    Frank Sparkes Elementary
    Mitchell Elementary
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Middle:    Winton Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.7 Help
Number of students:  2,095

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.4%
White:
13.8%
Asian:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.4% Help


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Compare Details Atwater High ranks worse than 52.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked high schools in the Merced Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.84. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Atwater High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Atwater High has the largest high school student body size in the Merced Union High School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.4%), White (13.8%), Asian (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Atwater High is 21.7. 5 high schools in the Merced Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Atwater High is $7,848, which is the lowest among 9 high schools in the Merced Union High School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Atwater High:

SchoolDigger ranks Atwater High 1232nd of 2346 California public high schools. (See Atwater High in the ranking list.)

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Merced Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Merced Union High 1040th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Atwater High

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Rank History for all students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.92 573rd 1653 65.3%
2005 54.08 517th 1901 72.8%
2006 49.63 642nd 1968 67.4%
2007 54.19 559th 2063 72.9%
2008 57.31 516th 2117 75.6%
2009 54.15 617th 2238 72.4%
2010 60.51 508th 2281 77.7%
2011 62.66 451st 2367 80.9%
2012 65.81 399th 2354 83.1%
2013 58.98 558th 2426 77.0%
2015 37.04 1225th 1994 38.6%
2016 46.84 1071st 2039 47.5%
2017 48.81 1050th 2021 48.0%
2018 45.97 1099th 2017 45.5%
2019 46.17 1072nd 2133 49.7%
2021 40.34 758th 1290 41.2%
2022 38.95 1209th 2123 43.1%
2023 36.84 1226th 2335 47.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.34 892nd 938 4.9%
2019 32.62 670th 941 28.8%
2021 36.32 280th 467 40.0%
2022 29.56 835th 1044 20.0%
2023 37.95 521st 1315 60.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.41 1147th 1539 25.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.12 1008th 1862 45.9%
2019 54.40 797th 1937 58.9%
2021 40.29 702nd 1126 37.7%
2022 39.85 1130th 1943 41.8%
2023 38.64 1165th 2237 47.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.17 37th 89 58.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.44 187th 290 35.5%
2023 17.98 367th 417 12.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.43 936th 1760 46.8%
2019 45.31 962nd 1833 47.5%
2021 37.18 668th 1054 36.6%
2022 34.49 1173rd 1858 36.9%
2023 39.97 1071st 2106 49.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.13 643rd 1052 38.9%
2019 28.04 811th 1117 27.4%
2021 30.41 394th 555 29.0%
2022 34.82 693rd 1161 40.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.51 1136th 1834 38.1%
2019 41.19 1063rd 1880 43.5%
2021 37.99 686th 1122 38.9%
2022 38.68 1089th 1916 43.2%
2023 31.39 1288th 2195 41.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.01 481st 581 17.2%
2019 11.79 521st 582 10.5%
2022 8.21 532nd 581 8.4%
2023 12.47 653rd 727 10.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.11 204th 582 64.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.56 922nd 1742 47.1%
2019 53.85 781st 1814 56.9%
2022 42.41 1035th 1861 44.4%
2023 42.32 1044th 2132 51.0%
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Rank History for White students at Atwater High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.55 831st 1173 29.2%
2019 31.93 854th 1222 30.1%
2022 40.86 707th 1204 41.3%
2023 37.86 793rd 1424 44.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Atwater High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1269 182 180 449 17 n/a n/a 0 2097
1989 1206 172 190 447 25 n/a n/a 0 2040
1990 1218 165 189 530 33 n/a n/a 0 2135
1991 1262 160 213 579 33 n/a n/a 0 2247
1992 1316 197 229 624 38 n/a n/a 0 2404
1993 1242 179 228 663 37 n/a n/a 0 2349
1994 1188 198 234 743 30 n/a n/a 0 2393
1995 1118 143 245 829 36 n/a n/a 0 2371
1996 1118 143 245 829 36 n/a n/a 0 2371
1997 1131 117 283 868 44 n/a n/a 0 2443
1998 1204 96 281 913 44 n/a n/a 0 2538
1999 1223 96 289 965 36 n/a n/a 0 2609
2000 1225 87 278 1024 32 n/a n/a 0 2646
2001 1210 91 271 1123 32 n/a n/a 0 2727
2002 766 94 217 989 45 n/a n/a 2 2113
2003 766 94 217 989 45 n/a n/a 2 2113
2004 596 74 203 909 15 n/a n/a 30 1827
2005 566 77 208 927 7 n/a n/a 22 1807
2006 525 65 200 1010 6 n/a n/a 27 1833
2007 513 65 189 1079 3 n/a n/a 31 1880
2008 512 47 184 1192 3 n/a n/a 0 1938
2009 459 51 173 1192 4 3 5 0 1887
2010 461 49 159 1231 11 3 2 0 1916
2011 424 58 153 1211 7 4 2 0 1859
2012 378 51 129 1219 5 6 1 0 1789
2013 342 55 93 1259 5 2 3 0 1759
2014 320 57 88 1321 5 2 7 0 1800
2015 328 47 77 1355 3 2 8 0 1820
2016 347 46 83 1390 8 4 7 0 1885
2017 344 36 78 1370 10 8 4 0 1850
2018 336 30 61 1371 13 7 8 0 1826
2019 327 28 66 1405 16 7 11 0 1860
2020 309 33 64 1478 17 6 16 0 1923
2021 299 29 59 1591 14 2 21 0 2015
2022 310 35 59 1581 16 4 7 0 2012
2023 290 29 55 1684 10 2 24 1 2095

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Atwater High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2097 87.3 24.0 n/a
1989 2040 89.9 22.6 n/a
1990 2135 95.1 22.4 n/a
1991 2247 104.9 21.4 n/a
1992 2404 106.6 22.5 25.7
1993 2349 103.1 22.8 30.7
1994 2393 98.7 24.2 30
1995 2371 100.2 23.7 41.9
1996 2371 100.2 23.7 41.9
1997 2443 103.1 23.7 40.1
1998 2538 100.6 25.2 76
1999 2609 106.6 24.5 75.3
2000 2646 114.4 23.1 77.1
2001 2727 117.0 23.3 68.2
2002 2113 92.8 22.8 81.8
2003 2113 92.8 22.8 81.8
2004 1827 80.3 22.8 74.2
2005 1807 80.1 22.6 56.5
2006 1833 78.6 23.3 80.8
2007 1880 81.4 23.1 66
2008 1938 100.2 19.3 83.3
2009 1887 82.2 18.9 88
2010 1916 80.6 23.7 90.6
2011 1859 n/a n/a 88.8
2012 1789 72.3 24.7 n/a
2013 1759 67.5 26.0 79.7
2014 1800 74.7 24.0 81.6
2015 1820 77.0 23.6 73.1
2016 1885 82.0 22.9 82.2
2017 1850 80.0 23.1 77.9
2018 1826 80.2 22.7 81.3
2019 1860 86.0 21.6 77.9
2020 1923 n/a n/a 72.9
2021 2015 91.9 21.9 76.7
2022 2012 94.5 21.2 81.6
2023 2095 96.1 21.7 76.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Atwater High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2097 87.3 24.0 n/a
1989 2040 89.9 22.6 n/a
1990 2135 95.1 22.4 n/a
1991 2247 104.9 21.4 n/a
1992 2404 106.6 22.5 25.7
1993 2349 103.1 22.8 30.7
1994 2393 98.7 24.2 30
1995 2371 100.2 23.7 41.9
1996 2371 100.2 23.7 41.9
1997 2443 103.1 23.7 40.1
1998 2538 100.6 25.2 76
1999 2609 106.6 24.5 75.3
2000 2646 114.4 23.1 77.1
2001 2727 117.0 23.3 68.2
2002 2113 92.8 22.8 81.8
2003 2113 92.8 22.8 81.8
2004 1827 80.3 22.8 74.2
2005 1807 80.1 22.6 56.5
2006 1833 78.6 23.3 80.8
2007 1880 81.4 23.1 66
2008 1938 100.2 19.3 83.3
2009 1887 82.2 18.9 88
2010 1916 80.6 23.7 90.6
2011 1859 n/a n/a 88.8
2012 1789 72.3 24.7 n/a
2013 1759 67.5 26.0 79.7
2014 1800 74.7 24.0 81.6
2015 1820 77.0 23.6 73.1
2016 1885 82.0 22.9 82.2
2017 1850 80.0 23.1 77.9
2018 1826 80.2 22.7 81.3
2019 1860 86.0 21.6 77.9
2020 1923 n/a n/a 72.9
2021 2015 91.9 21.9 76.7
2022 2012 94.5 21.2 81.6
2023 2095 96.1 21.7 76.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Atwater High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,848

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Atwater High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1072nd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1226th of 2335 High schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atwater High)40.739
 1.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Union High)47.239.9
 7.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Atwater High)15.711.4
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Merced Union High)17.310.8
 6.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Atwater High)23.725.4
 1.8%
   11th Grade Science (Merced Union High)20.918.8
 2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Atwater High)19.70
 19.7%
   12th Grade Science (Merced Union High)16.37.7
 8.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18602095
 12.6%
African American2829
 3.6%
American Indian1610
 37.5%
Asian6655
 16.7%
Hispanic14051684
 19.9%
Pacific Islander72
 71.4%
White327290
 11.3%
Two or More Races1124
 118.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.9%76.4%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Atwater High

Atwater High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aileen Colburn Elementary
Elementary : Elmer Wood Elementary
Elementary : Frank Sparkes Elementary
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary
Elementary : Sybil N. Crookham Elementary
Elementary : Winfield Elementary
Middle : Winton Middle

Atwater High ranks 1232nd of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,095 students attended Atwater High.

Students at Atwater High are 80% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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