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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mitchell Intermediate administration to hear?
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Enrollment
744
Middle
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATWATER ELEMENTARY·NCES 060342000260
Mitchell Intermediate
1753 Fifth St., Atwater, CA 95301 · (209) 357-6124 · Merced County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
565 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 366 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 378 | 51% |
Student demographics
38%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
46.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
24.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 33.4% | 23.7% | 29.9% |
| Math | 10.8% | 13.8% | 25.5% | 49.9% |
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 | 46.5% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 30.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.3% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.8% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Mitchell Intermediate
Mitchell Intermediate's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Intermediate this school | 744 | 75.9% | 35.8% |
| Yolo Junior High Newman | 738 | 74.3% | 25.6% |
| Divisadero Middle Visalia | 769 | 79.5% | 25.2% |
| Roosevelt Middle Oceanside | 866 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
| Douglass Middle Woodland | 768 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| Royal Oak Middle Covina | 610 | 74.1% | 45.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #614 of 1,224 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #729 of 1,227 ▼ 46 | #5 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #563 of 1,227 ▼ 75 | #2 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #466 of 1,214 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #517 of 1,377 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #1,057 of 1,279 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #851 of 1,278 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #629 of 1,329 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #357 of 930 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
744
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 744 | 31.2 | 23.8:1 | 76% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 29.7 | 25.5:1 | 77% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 32.8 | 22.5:1 | 80% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 29 | 25.9:1 | 80% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 38.8 | 23.9:1 | 80% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 36 | 23.7:1 | 79% (677) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | N/A | N/A | 80% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 38 | 23.0:1 | 65% (564) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 39 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (925 to 744); teachers down 19% (38.8 to 31.2).
About Mitchell Intermediate
Mitchell Intermediate is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Atwater, California. The latest federal count shows 744 students in grades 7 through 8.
Atwater Elementary oversees Mitchell Intermediate and 10 other schools, with 4,925 students in total.
Roughly 78% of students at Mitchell Intermediate are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 13% White, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Merced County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Mitchell Intermediate's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Mitchell Intermediate's 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.8:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 23.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.0% at Mitchell Intermediate; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Merced County show that the median household income is $65,510, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Mitchell Intermediate is one of 117 public schools in the county.
Mitchell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Mitchell Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 35.8% is below the 38.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Mitchell Intermediate was 751 in 2020-21 and 744 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher fell from 25.9 in 2020-21 to 23.8 in 2024-25.
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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
- Peggy Heller ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 528 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
- Peggy Heller ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 599 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Elmer Wood ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other Mitchell Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Mitchell Intermediate. Mitchell Intermediate is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- Mitchell Elementary0.1 mi · 528
- Atwater Senior Academy0.2 mi · 5
- Aileen Colburn Elementary0.6 mi · 371
- Elmer Wood Elementary0.6 mi · 514
- Thomas Olaeta Elementary0.7 mi · 374
- Shaffer Elementary0.7 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Mitchell Intermediate?
Mitchell Intermediate enrolls approximately 744 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Mitchell Intermediate serve?
Mitchell Intermediate serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Mitchell Intermediate?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Mitchell Intermediate.
How diverse is Mitchell Intermediate?
Mitchell Intermediate reports a student body of 13% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mitchell Intermediate public or private?
Mitchell Intermediate 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.