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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATWATER ELEMENTARY·NCES 060342000258
Elmer Wood Elementary
1271 West Bellevue Rd., Atwater, CA 95301 · (209) 357-6143 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
392 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.8% | 21.4% | 27.1% | 27.8% |
| Math | 16.9% | 20.6% | 30.6% | 31.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.9% | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 42.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.3% | 50.2% |
| 2017-18 | 59.3% | 41.3% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 40.6% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elmer Wood Elementary
Elmer Wood Elementary's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Wood Elementary this school | 514 | 76.3% | 43.5% |
| La Paloma Elementary Fallbrook | 499 | 78.6% | 59.6% |
| Esparto Elementary Esparto | 454 | 74.2% | 14.6% |
| Willow Glen Elementary Visalia | 506 | 77.1% | 31.0% |
| College Park Elementary Costa Mesa | 473 | 78.4% | 34.7% |
| Alice Shaw Elementary Santa Maria | 530 | 76.4% | 33.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elmer Wood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,193 of 5,151 | #4 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,483 of 5,172 ▼ 469 | #8 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #2,437 of 5,172 ▼ 430 | #14 of 54 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #388 of 5,116 | #5 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,253 of 5,915 | #29 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,253 of 5,352 | #28 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #3,459 of 5,354 | #21 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #2,518 of 5,625 | #42 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #3,284 of 3,837 | #26 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 514 | 22 | 23.4:1 | 76% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 72% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 75% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 77% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 19 | 28.6:1 | 80% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 82% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | N/A | N/A | 70% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 43% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 25 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmer Wood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (543 to 514); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Elmer Wood Elementary
Elmer Wood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Atwater. It teaches 514 students in kindergarten through 6.
Elmer Wood Elementary belongs to Atwater Elementary, a district of 11 schools and 4,925 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Elmer Wood Elementary is 75%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% White and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Merced County is roughly 63% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Elmer Wood Elementary reports a ratio of 23.4 students per teacher, from 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Elmer Wood Elementary, 76% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elmer Wood Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools.
Elmer Wood Elementary scores 43.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.9%.
In Merced County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $65,510, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 117 public schools and about 59,456 students.
Atwater Senior Academy is the nearest public school to Elmer Wood Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Elmer Wood Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is above the 37.8% average for nearby schools.
Elmer Wood Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Elmer Wood Elementary enrolled 527; in 2024-25, 514.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Elmer Wood Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atwater Elementary
- Mitchell IntermediateMiddle · 744 students
- Peggy Heller ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Juniper ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Shaffer ElementaryElementary · 405 students
Other schools in Atwater
- Atwater HighHigh · 2,029 students
- Buhach Colony HighHigh · 1,704 students
- Mitchell IntermediateMiddle · 744 students
- Peggy Heller ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Atwater Senior Academy0.5 mi · 5
- Mitchell Intermediate0.6 mi · 744
- Mitchell Elementary0.6 mi · 528
- Atwater High0.7 mi · 2,029
- Thomas Olaeta Elementary0.7 mi · 374
- Aileen Colburn Elementary0.9 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Elmer Wood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elmer Wood Elementary?
Elmer Wood Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Elmer Wood Elementary serve?
Elmer Wood Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elmer Wood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elmer Wood Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Elmer Wood Elementary?
Elmer Wood Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elmer Wood Elementary public or private?
Elmer Wood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atwater Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.