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Atwater Elementary School District, California, elections

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Atwater Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,959 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Atwater Elementary School District is a school district in California (Merced County). During the 2024 school year, 4,959 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Atwater Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dee Gardner2028
Robin Gonzalez2028
Barbara Dutra20222026
Jessica Reed20182026
Larry Whitney20122026

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Overlapping state house districts

Atwater Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 27Esmeralda SoriaDemocratic Party 97% 1%
California State Assembly District 22Juan AlanisRepublican Party 3% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,499,000 $2,369 12%
Local: $8,039,000 $1,656 9%
State: $73,773,000 $15,198 79%
Total: $93,311,000 $19,224
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $86,956,000 $17,914
Total Current Expenditures: $67,198,000 $13,843
Instructional Expenditures: $42,973,000 $8,853 49%
Student and Staff Support: $6,164,000 $1,269 7%
Administration: $7,982,000 $1,644 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,079,000 $2,076 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $16,982,000 $3,498
Construction: $16,330,000 $3,364
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,200,000 $247
Interest on Debt: $344,000 $70

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 35 40-44 25-29 32 21-39 45-49 46
2017-2018 35 40-44 20-24 32 21-39 35-39 43
2016-2017 33 45-49 25-29 30 <=20 35-39 42
2015-2016 31 35-39 20-24 27 21-39 40-44 41
2014-2015 24 30-34 20-24 21 <=20 30-39 35
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80 PS PS
2012-2013 66 80-84 60-64 63 40-59 70-79 72
2011-2012 62 80-84 60-64 58 60-79 50-59 67
2010-2011 58 70-74 55-59 54 60-79 PS 63

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 48 50-54 25-29 45 21-39 70-74 59
2017-2018 47 55-59 40-44 43 21-39 60-64 60
2016-2017 48 55-59 35-39 45 21-39 50-54 57
2015-2016 43 50-54 35-39 40 21-39 50-54 55
2014-2015 37 45-49 30-34 32 21-39 40-49 51
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80 PS PS
2012-2013 54 60-64 50-54 49 40-59 60-69 65
2011-2012 56 60-64 55-59 51 60-79 50-59 71
2010-2011 53 60-64 55-59 47 60-79 PS 64

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,959 0.6
2022-2023 4,930 1.5
2021-2022 4,854 0.8
2020-2021 4,815 -3.4
2019-2020 4,978 -3.0
2018-2019 5,125 1.0
2017-2018 5,073 2.1
2016-2017 4,964 1.3
2015-2016 4,899 0.9
2014-2015 4,855 2.4
2013-2014 4,738 0.6
2012-2013 4,710 2.7
2011-2012 4,584 1.7
2010-2011 4,505 0.8
2009-2010 4,467 -3.2
2008-2009 4,612 -0.9
2007-2008 4,652 -2.6
2006-2007 4,774 1.7
2005-2006 4,692 0.0
2004-2005 4,691 -1.6
2003-2004 4,764 0.6
2002-2003 4,736 1.1
2001-2002 4,684 3.3
2000-2001 4,528 1.8
1999-2000 4,445 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Atwater Elementary School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.6 12.1
Black 1.8 4.9
Hispanic 79.1 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 2.2 5.8
White 12.7 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Atwater Elementary School District had 211.03 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 31.37
Elementary: 179.66
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 211.03

Atwater Elementary School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 21.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 14.00
School Administrators: 21.00
School Administrative Support: 41.19
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 78.48
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.00
Other Support Services: 116.60

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Atwater Elementary School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aileen Colburn Elementary383KG-6
Atwater Senior Academy86-8
Bellevue Elementary621KG-6
Bellevue Senior Elementary1977-8
Elmer Wood Elementary507KG-6
Juniper Elementary420KG-6
Mitchell Elementary550KG-6
Mitchell Intermediate7577-8
Peggy Heller Elementary707KG-8
Shaffer Elementary422KG-6
Thomas Olaeta Elementary387KG-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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