Mitchell Intermediate

Summary:

Mitchell Intermediate is a public middle school located in Atwater, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 739 students. It is part of the Atwater Elementary School District, which is ranked 737 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mitchell Intermediate's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics is generally lower than the state average and the nearby Atwater Elementary School District, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Asian students and English Language Learner students perform relatively better, while other subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, perform relatively worse. Additionally, Mitchell Intermediate has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.7% in 2018-2019 to 34.6% in 2021-2022, which may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Mitchell Intermediate's performance is generally lower than the Bellevue Senior Elementary School, which is also part of the Atwater Elementary School District, but outperforms the Atwater Senior Academy, another middle school in the same district, which has significantly lower student achievement. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support underperforming student subgroups could be crucial for improving Mitchell Intermediate's outcomes and providing a high-quality education for all its students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1753 Fifth St.
       Atwater, CA  95301-3620


(209) 357-6124

District: Atwater Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1348th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $3,796 Help


Feeder schools for Mitchell Intermediate:

Elementary:    Aileen Colburn Elementary
    Elmer Wood Elementary
    Mitchell Elementary
    Peggy Heller Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  25.4 Help
Number of students:  757

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.9%
White:
12.8%
Asian:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mitchell Intermediate ranks better than 51.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.61. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Mitchell Intermediate has the largest middle school student body size in the Atwater Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.9%), White (12.8%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mitchell Intermediate is 25.4, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Atwater Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mitchell Intermediate is $3,796. 1 middle schools in the Atwater Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mitchell Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Mitchell Intermediate 1348th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Mitchell Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Atwater Elementary:

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


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Rank History for Mitchell Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.57 911th 1769 48.5%
2005 39.75 999th 1777 43.8%
2006 41.77 972nd 1804 46.1%
2007 45.60 988th 1999 50.6%
2008 39.80 1162nd 2005 42.0%
2009 41.28 1176th 2063 43.0%
2010 46.07 1133rd 2179 48.0%
2011 52.06 1030th 2236 53.9%
2012 52.33 1042nd 2259 53.9%
2013 62.51 814th 2379 65.8%
2015 40.73 1317th 2477 46.8%
2016 41.18 1338th 2497 46.4%
2017 52.81 1036th 2508 58.7%
2018 49.06 1115th 2480 55.0%
2019 41.40 1402nd 2715 48.4%
2022 39.61 1478th 2740 46.1%
2023 38.92 1500th 2802 46.5%
2024 43.61 1348th 2777 51.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.76 616th 1364 54.8%
2019 29.59 1145th 1442 20.6%
2022 48.53 512th 1540 66.8%
2023 51.28 427th 1529 72.1%
2024 59.04 281st 1477 81.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.65 750th 1538 51.2%
2024 37.00 863rd 1550 44.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.15 824th 2230 63.0%
2019 46.63 1122nd 2369 52.6%
2022 43.13 1224th 2458 50.2%
2023 41.56 1278th 2549 49.9%
2024 51.06 1003rd 2575 61.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.13 1143rd 2262 49.5%
2019 40.94 1292nd 2380 45.7%
2022 39.53 1358th 2509 45.9%
2023 37.06 1420th 2547 44.2%
2024 40.83 1311th 2546 48.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.17 781st 1369 43.0%
2019 34.47 882nd 1491 40.8%
2022 34.49 906th 1531 40.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.14 958th 2273 57.9%
2019 40.19 1307th 2407 45.7%
2022 39.67 1353rd 2527 46.5%
2023 39.98 1350th 2558 47.2%
2024 45.02 1207th 2547 52.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.02 533rd 700 23.9%
2019 11.22 665th 745 10.7%
2023 3.60 686th 718 4.5%
2024 20.14 598th 741 19.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.51 116th 600 80.7%
2019 46.28 316th 643 50.9%
2024 31.32 421st 626 32.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.32 752nd 2072 63.7%
2019 48.97 978th 2213 55.8%
2022 48.66 1043rd 2359 55.8%
2023 46.03 1092nd 2391 54.3%
2024 54.98 850th 2383 64.3%
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Rank History for White students at Mitchell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 849th 1496 43.2%
2019 36.52 1015th 1602 36.6%
2022 30.39 1095th 1555 29.6%
2023 40.87 908th 1552 41.5%
2024 39.52 903rd 1535 41.2%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Mitchell Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 481 74 52 130 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1989 494 73 63 137 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1990 493 84 68 146 0 n/a n/a 0 791
1991 491 78 70 179 3 n/a n/a 0 821
1992 467 85 77 218 13 n/a n/a 0 860
1993 487 94 107 242 8 n/a n/a 0 938
1994 502 107 118 257 6 n/a n/a 0 990
1995 403 47 124 276 9 n/a n/a 0 859
1996 403 47 124 276 9 n/a n/a 0 859
1997 386 49 120 296 8 n/a n/a 0 859
1998 386 47 103 309 6 n/a n/a 0 851
1999 368 45 89 329 4 n/a n/a 0 835
2000 354 43 84 368 3 n/a n/a 0 852
2001 348 47 82 390 5 n/a n/a 2 874
2002 327 57 76 471 9 n/a n/a 1 941
2003 327 57 76 471 9 n/a n/a 1 941
2004 344 51 76 514 9 n/a n/a 1 995
2005 286 49 83 538 6 n/a n/a 0 962
2006 241 45 62 501 3 n/a n/a 0 852
2007 217 52 56 453 1 n/a n/a 1 780
2008 228 39 64 413 5 n/a n/a 0 749
2009 198 42 59 409 5 0 5 0 718
2010 210 48 58 479 6 1 2 0 804
2011 205 42 41 472 2 1 1 0 764
2012 212 39 46 499 3 1 5 0 805
2013 218 27 32 502 4 2 10 0 795
2014 231 24 40 502 4 1 7 0 809
2015 215 29 49 553 4 4 11 0 865
2016 203 23 50 545 8 7 18 0 854
2017 194 24 47 571 8 6 14 0 864
2018 200 27 36 635 6 3 18 0 925
2019 172 24 34 590 5 0 12 0 837
2020 134 17 28 545 2 1 14 0 741
2021 126 16 28 562 1 2 16 0 751
2022 123 17 25 545 3 1 16 0 730
2023 113 16 31 550 6 0 23 0 739
2024 97 23 35 582 3 0 17 0 757

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 Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 38.2 19.2 n/a
1989 767 36.8 20.8 n/a
1990 791 38.2 20.7 n/a
1991 821 39.4 20.8 n/a
1992 860 40.0 21.5 32.2
1993 938 42.9 21.9 49.7
1994 990 45.5 21.8 49.4
1995 859 39.6 21.7 57.4
1996 859 39.6 21.7 57.4
1997 859 38.9 22.1 63.1
1998 851 40.2 21.2 69.6
1999 835 39.0 21.4 68.7
2000 852 38.0 22.4 65.7
2001 874 38.0 23.0 64.7
2002 941 40.9 23.0 66.4
2003 941 40.9 23.0 66.4
2004 995 41.1 24.2 71.6
2005 962 41.2 23.3 77.4
2006 852 38.0 22.4 86.3
2007 780 36.0 21.7 77.3
2008 749 39.4 19.0 53
2009 718 34.0 18.9 82.6
2010 804 34.0 23.6 81.7
2011 764 n/a n/a 80.1
2012 805 33.1 24.3 n/a
2013 795 33.1 24.0 82.8
2014 809 36.0 22.4 80.5
2015 865 37.0 23.3 82.3
2016 854 37.0 23.0 79.3
2017 864 32.7 26.4 78.7
2018 925 38.7 23.8 79.7
2019 837 36.6 22.8 76.5
2020 741 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 751 29.0 25.8 79.9
2022 730 32.7 22.3 78.8
2023 739 32.7 22.5 79.6
2024 757 29.7 25.4 77.3

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 Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 38.2 19.2 n/a
1989 767 36.8 20.8 n/a
1990 791 38.2 20.7 n/a
1991 821 39.4 20.8 n/a
1992 860 40.0 21.5 32.2
1993 938 42.9 21.9 49.7
1994 990 45.5 21.8 49.4
1995 859 39.6 21.7 57.4
1996 859 39.6 21.7 57.4
1997 859 38.9 22.1 63.1
1998 851 40.2 21.2 69.6
1999 835 39.0 21.4 68.7
2000 852 38.0 22.4 65.7
2001 874 38.0 23.0 64.7
2002 941 40.9 23.0 66.4
2003 941 40.9 23.0 66.4
2004 995 41.1 24.2 71.6
2005 962 41.2 23.3 77.4
2006 852 38.0 22.4 86.3
2007 780 36.0 21.7 77.3
2008 749 39.4 19.0 53
2009 718 34.0 18.9 82.6
2010 804 34.0 23.6 81.7
2011 764 n/a n/a 80.1
2012 805 33.1 24.3 n/a
2013 795 33.1 24.0 82.8
2014 809 36.0 22.4 80.5
2015 865 37.0 23.3 82.3
2016 854 37.0 23.0 79.3
2017 864 32.7 26.4 78.7
2018 925 38.7 23.8 79.7
2019 837 36.6 22.8 76.5
2020 741 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 751 29.0 25.8 79.9
2022 730 32.7 22.3 78.8
2023 739 32.7 22.5 79.6
2024 757 29.7 25.4 77.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mitchell Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $3,796

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mitchell Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1402nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1500th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mitchell Intermediate)4746.2
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atwater Elementary)47.246.4
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mitchell Intermediate)36.125.9
 10.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Atwater Elementary)33.126.7
 6.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mitchell Intermediate)4639.7
 6.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Atwater Elementary)44.641.3
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mitchell Intermediate)26.616
 10.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Atwater Elementary)25.521
 4.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Mitchell Intermediate)19.518.5
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Atwater Elementary)18.620.1
 1.5%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students837739
 11.7%
African American2416
 33.3%
American Indian56
 20%
Asian3431
 8.8%
Hispanic590550
 6.8%
Pacific Islander00
White172113
 34.3%
Two or More Races1223
 91.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.5%79.6%
 3.1%


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Mitchell Intermediate ranks 1348th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 757 students attended Mitchell Intermediate.

Students at Mitchell Intermediate are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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