Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 2487 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 550 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mitchell Intermediate High : Atwater High

Mitchell Elementary

Summary:

Mitchell Elementary is a public elementary school in Atwater, California, serving 553 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Atwater Elementary School District, which is ranked 737 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Mitchell Elementary generally performs in the middle range of California elementary schools, it stands out in its support for certain student subgroups. The school ranks 184th out of 3,160 California elementary schools for English Language Learner students, with a 5-star rating. However, the school faces challenges, including consistently lower performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages, as well as a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 7.4% in 2017-2018 to 33.1% in 2021-2022. Additionally, Mitchell Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.74% to 82.82% over the past three school years, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Within the Atwater Elementary School District, Mitchell Elementary performs on par with or slightly below other elementary schools, such as Peggy Heller Elementary, Elmer Wood Elementary, and Thomas Olaeta Elementary. However, Mitchell Elementary stands out with its higher percentage of English Language Learner students and lower performance in Science compared to the other district schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

1761 Grove Ave.
Atwater, CA 95301-3537

(209) 357-6112

District: Atwater Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2487^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,850

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell Intermediate
High:	Atwater High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 550

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mitchell Elementary ranks better than 57.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Atwater Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.2%), White (8.2%), Asian (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mitchell Elementary is 25, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Atwater Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mitchell Elementary is $3,850. 5 elementary schools in the Atwater Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mitchell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mitchell Elementary 2487^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mitchell Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Atwater Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Atwater Elementary 737^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mitchell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.62	3650^th	4809	24.1%
2005	31.91	3165^th	4822	34.4%
2006	25.73	3612^th	4818	25.0%
2007	29.64	3598^th	5113	29.6%
2008	30.48	3546^th	5113	30.6%
2009	38.87	3119^th	5193	39.9%
2010	45.19	2834^th	5314	46.7%
2011	54.97	2289^th	5377	57.4%
2012	56.49	2238^th	5390	58.5%
2013	54.00	2448^th	5530	55.7%
2015	48.28	2545^th	5611	54.6%
2016	54.25	2284^th	5614	59.3%
2017	55.58	2250^th	5692	60.5%
2018	54.12	2330^th	5662	58.8%
2019	44.27	2931^st	5789	49.4%
2022	42.20	2948^th	5883	49.9%
2023	45.38	2796^th	5874	52.4%
2024	51.32	2487^th	5862	57.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.99	852^nd	3246	73.8%
2019	30.27	2471^st	3275	24.5%
2022	46.68	1382^nd	3311	58.3%
2023	64.45	639^th	3250	80.3%
2024	83.86	184^th	3160	94.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.90	1047^th	2420	56.7%
2024	30.15	1809^th	2634	31.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.92	1243^rd	5084	75.6%
2019	51.77	2278^th	5173	56.0%
2022	49.32	2316^th	5264	56.0%
2023	55.41	2018^th	5374	62.4%
2024	59.28	1844^th	5511	66.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.21	2649^th	5413	51.1%
2019	44.14	2856^th	5492	48.0%
2022	41.08	2933^rd	5635	48.0%
2023	46.99	2577^th	5617	54.1%
2024	51.28	2356^th	5605	58.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.77	806^th	2128	62.1%
2019	75.11	420^th	2585	83.8%
2022	32.86	1358^th	2227	39.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.37	2010^th	5431	63.0%
2019	43.98	2772^nd	5510	49.7%
2022	43.19	2822^nd	5663	50.2%
2023	43.37	2847^th	5650	49.6%
2024	50.41	2436^th	5636	56.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.87	1246^th	4830	74.2%
2019	52.25	2138^th	4963	56.9%
2022	53.57	1978^th	5084	61.1%
2023	57.69	1789^th	5098	64.9%
2024	65.59	1381^st	5102	72.9%

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Rank History for White students at Mitchell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	53.04	1415^th	2737	48.3%
2019	33.39	2059^th	2834	27.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mitchell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	237	7	70	143	3	n/a	n/a	0	460
1989	244	16	84	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1990	262	39	87	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1991	226	41	94	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	542
1992	236	42	95	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1993	208	36	110	241	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
1994	209	36	117	261	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1995	167	22	84	234	3	n/a	n/a	0	510
1996	167	22	84	234	3	n/a	n/a	0	510
1997	166	31	97	251	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
1998	167	22	84	240	1	n/a	n/a	0	514
1999	164	28	67	265	7	n/a	n/a	4	535
2000	162	24	48	256	7	n/a	n/a	10	507
2001	136	26	44	313	8	n/a	n/a	6	533
2002	126	47	66	336	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
2003	126	47	66	336	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
2004	116	45	62	332	4	n/a	n/a	0	559
2005	104	41	59	340	3	n/a	n/a	0	547
2006	105	27	55	374	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
2007	104	31	40	388	2	n/a	n/a	0	565
2008	114	24	28	370	1	n/a	n/a	0	537
2009	122	26	26	322	1	0	2	0	499
2010	121	11	21	349	1	0	0	0	503
2011	118	10	22	346	4	1	5	0	506
2012	108	9	21	387	5	1	5	0	536
2013	110	7	20	396	2	1	10	0	546
2014	104	4	22	397	2	1	12	0	542
2015	98	4	19	421	2	0	12	0	556
2016	104	7	14	439	1	1	8	0	574
2017	90	8	21	456	1	0	15	0	591
2018	80	10	21	452	0	0	14	0	577
2019	79	9	15	469	1	0	18	0	591
2020	71	10	17	436	1	0	18	0	553
2021	59	12	14	418	3	0	17	0	523
2022	56	12	26	431	5	0	13	0	543
2023	52	3	28	456	2	0	12	0	553
2024	45	5	21	463	4	0	12	0	550

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mitchell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	460	22.0	20.9	n/a
1989	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1990	554	21.5	25.7	n/a
1991	542	22.0	24.6	n/a
1992	582	22.4	25.9	60.8
1993	597	24.0	24.9	80.9
1994	623	22.0	28.3	82.7
1995	510	20.1	25.4	89.6
1996	510	20.1	25.4	89.6
1997	547	22.0	24.9	84.8
1998	514	23.0	22.3	92.4
1999	535	23.0	23.3	91.9
2000	507	24.0	21.1	89.7
2001	533	25.0	21.3	80.5
2002	580	27.2	21.3	79.5
2003	580	27.2	21.3	79.5
2004	559	27.1	20.6	85.2
2005	547	27.1	20.2	89.2
2006	562	27.0	20.8	86.8
2007	565	26.7	21.2	80.7
2008	537	28.6	18.8	65.9
2009	499	24.0	18.8	82.6
2010	503	23.0	21.8	65.2
2011	506	n/a	n/a	84.8
2012	536	21.0	25.5	n/a
2013	546	20.0	27.3	91.8
2014	542	20.0	27.1	90.8
2015	556	22.0	25.2	92.4
2016	574	21.0	27.3	89.4
2017	591	20.0	29.5	83.9
2018	577	22.5	25.6	88.6
2019	591	22.0	26.8	72.1
2020	553	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	523	22.5	23.2	80.7
2022	543	23.1	23.4	79.7
2023	553	22.2	24.9	82.8
2024	550	22.0	25.0	80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mitchell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	460	22.0	20.9	n/a
1989	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1990	554	21.5	25.7	n/a
1991	542	22.0	24.6	n/a
1992	582	22.4	25.9	60.8
1993	597	24.0	24.9	80.9
1994	623	22.0	28.3	82.7
1995	510	20.1	25.4	89.6
1996	510	20.1	25.4	89.6
1997	547	22.0	24.9	84.8
1998	514	23.0	22.3	92.4
1999	535	23.0	23.3	91.9
2000	507	24.0	21.1	89.7
2001	533	25.0	21.3	80.5
2002	580	27.2	21.3	79.5
2003	580	27.2	21.3	79.5
2004	559	27.1	20.6	85.2
2005	547	27.1	20.2	89.2
2006	562	27.0	20.8	86.8
2007	565	26.7	21.2	80.7
2008	537	28.6	18.8	65.9
2009	499	24.0	18.8	82.6
2010	503	23.0	21.8	65.2
2011	506	n/a	n/a	84.8
2012	536	21.0	25.5	n/a
2013	546	20.0	27.3	91.8
2014	542	20.0	27.1	90.8
2015	556	22.0	25.2	92.4
2016	574	21.0	27.3	89.4
2017	591	20.0	29.5	83.9
2018	577	22.5	25.6	88.6
2019	591	22.0	26.8	72.1
2020	553	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	523	22.5	23.2	80.7
2022	543	23.1	23.4	79.7
2023	553	22.2	24.9	82.8
2024	550	22.0	25.0	80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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