Atwater Elementary: Atwater Elementary schools score 5.8 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 5.9 points.
Atwater Elementary has 8 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 39.1/100 — 5.8 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Juniper Elementary at 57/100, where 18.6% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $12,769 per student (below the state average of $14,815). 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 9.5%, below the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Atwater Elementary's elementary schools average 39.1/100 — 5.8 points below the state average with a −5.9pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Atwater Elementary has 8 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 39.1/100 — 5.8 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -5.9pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 35.6 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 9.5%, 8.5pp below the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.3%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Juniper Elementary leads the district at 57 with 18.6% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Atwater Elementary
Hidden gems: 2 schools in Atwater Elementary are classified as Growth Engine or On the Rise — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Atwater Elementary spends $12,769 per student in current expenditures — $2,045 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Atwater Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (8)
Atwater Elementary has 8 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 39.1 — 5.8 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -5.9pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Juniper Elementary with a Scope Score of 57 and 18.6% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juniper Elementary Atwater Elementary Growth Engine | 18.6% | Solid 57/100 |
| 2 | Thomas Olaeta Elementary Atwater Elementary Culture First | 23.7% | Solid 54/100 |
| 3 | Mitchell Elementary Atwater Elementary Culture First | 15.3% | Developing 43/100 |
| 4 | Elmer Wood Elementary Atwater Elementary On the Rise | 18.5% | Developing 42/100 |
| 5 | Aileen Colburn Elementary Atwater Elementary Building Momentum | 14.0% | Developing 36/100 |
| 6 | Bellevue Elementary Atwater Elementary Culture First | 15.2% | Developing 35/100 |
| 7 | Shaffer Elementary Atwater Elementary Building Momentum | 12.5% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 8 | Peggy Heller Elementary Atwater Elementary Building Momentum | 10.7% | Needs Support 21/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology