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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATWATER ELEMENTARY·NCES 060342000259
Mitchell Elementary
1761 Grove Ave., Atwater, CA 95301 · (209) 357-6112 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
454 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
29%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
45.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
46.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.0pp 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 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 19.1% | 26.2% | 24.8% | 29.8% |
| Math | 17.5% | 28.4% | 25.3% | 28.8% |
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 | 45.4% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 35.2% |
| 2021-22 | 38.9% | 29.6% |
| 2018-19 | 48.1% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.6% | 40.6% |
| 2016-17 | 48.3% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Mitchell Elementary
Mitchell Elementary's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary this school | 528 | 86.0% | 42.8% |
| La Canada Elementary Lompoc | 541 | 87.2% | 20.9% |
| Elkhorn Village Elementary West Sacramento | 557 | 85.6% | 27.0% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Escondido | 498 | 87.3% | 29.1% |
| Ward (E. W.) Elementary Downey | 543 | 87.3% | 39.7% |
| California Avenue Elementary Riverbank | 540 | 85.9% | 13.9% |
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 Mitchell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,246 of 5,151 | #5 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,858 of 5,172 ▲ 477 | #2 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,416 of 5,172 ▲ 26 | #13 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #446 of 5,116 | #7 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #2,109 of 5,915 | #27 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,741 of 5,352 | #33 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #4,009 of 5,354 | #30 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #1,565 of 5,625 | #23 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,875 of 3,837 | #22 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
528
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 528 | 22 | 24.0:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 22 | 25.0:1 | 80% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 22.2 | 24.9:1 | 83% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 22 | 23.8:1 | 81% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 22.5 | 25.6:1 | 89% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 21 | 27.3:1 | 89% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | N/A | N/A | 85% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 80% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 22 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (577 to 528); teachers down 2% (22.5 to 22).
About Mitchell Elementary
Mitchell Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Atwater, California. Its enrollment is 528 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
Within Atwater Elementary, Mitchell Elementary is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 4,925 students.
Mitchell Elementary is 84% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% White and 4% Asian. That compares with about 63% Hispanic among all Merced County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Classroom staffing at Mitchell Elementary totals 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal data show 86% of students (454) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Mitchell Elementary is 13.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
For Merced County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,510 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Mitchell Elementary, Merced County has 117 public schools.
Mitchell Intermediate, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Mitchell Elementary places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Mitchell Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 523 in 2020-21 and 528 in 2024-25.
People who know Mitchell Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Elmer Wood ElementaryElementary · 514 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
- Elmer Wood ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary is the 5th largest of the 23.
- Mitchell ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 390 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater, MA · 931 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 787 students
- MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 698 students
- Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Mitchell Intermediate0.1 mi · 744
- Atwater Senior Academy0.2 mi · 5
- Aileen Colburn Elementary0.5 mi · 371
- Elmer Wood Elementary0.6 mi · 514
- Thomas Olaeta Elementary0.8 mi · 374
- Shaffer Elementary0.9 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell ElementaryHow many students attend Mitchell Elementary?
Mitchell Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mitchell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mitchell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mitchell Elementary have?
Mitchell Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mitchell Elementary?
Student demographics at Mitchell Elementary are roughly 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mitchell Elementary public or private?
Mitchell 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.