Atwater Senior Academy

Located at 1800 Juniper Ave., in Atwater, California, Atwater Senior Academy is a rural-scale middle-grades school that works with 5 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Atwater Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 99% below the state mean of about 659.

Across the 11 schools in Atwater Elementary (4,925 students total), Atwater Senior Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Atwater Senior Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 40% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Merced County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Atwater Senior Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Merced County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,510, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Atwater Senior Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Mitchell Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Atwater Senior Academy's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 8 (now 5). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 0% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 today.

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