Atwater Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Atwater.

At a glance

4,925Students enrolled

11Schools

$17,987Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

79%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Atwater

Grades K–8

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Mitchell Intermediate or Peggy Heller Elementary or Bellevue Senior ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Where the money goes

$17,987

per student each year · 15% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)12%

State73%

Federal16%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,815’20

4,854’21

4,929’22

4,959’23

4,925’24

Students

Hispanic · 79%3,915

White · 12%601

Asian · 4%188

Two or more races · 2%104

Black · 2%85

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%22

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

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Peggy Heller ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 712 students · Atwater

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Bellevue ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 599 students · Atwater

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Mitchell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 528 students · Atwater

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Elmer Wood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 514 students · Atwater

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Juniper ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 495 students · Atwater

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Shaffer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 405 students · Atwater

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Thomas Olaeta ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 374 students · Atwater

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Aileen Colburn ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 371 students · Atwater

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Mitchell IntermediateMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 744 students · Atwater

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Bellevue Senior ElementaryMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 178 students · Atwater

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Atwater Senior AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 5 students · Atwater

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.