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Peggy Heller Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
201 Lake View Dr.
Atwater, CA 95301
Phone
(209) 357-6517
District
Atwater Elementary
County
MERCED COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
707
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.4% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Peggy Heller Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
46%
60%
46%
60%
45%
60%
46%
60%
46%
60%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
47%
44%
32%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
40%
56%
47%
35%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
39%
52%
44%
43%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
40%
55%
47%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
38%
46%
45%
44%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 88 12.4%
Grade 1 62 8.8%
Grade 2 63 8.9%
Grade 3 76 10.7%
Grade 4 78 11.0%
Grade 5 87 12.3%
Grade 6 87 12.3%
Grade 7 81 11.5%
Grade 8 85 12.0%
Total 707 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.9% 14.1% 23.2%
Black 0.7% 2.1% 5.1%
Hispanic 72.4% 79.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 4.0% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.2% 78.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 53.0% 70.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.2% 8.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 36,520 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 743.9 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,203 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 14.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 71.6% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.5% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.8% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.2% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.4% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,937 $39,131,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $473 $2,333,000 3.4%
Staff $444 $2,190,000 3.2%
General Administration $172 $849,000 1.2%
School Administration $849 $4,185,000 6.1%
Operation $1,136 $5,599,000 8.1%
Transportation $148 $729,000 1.1%
Other $495 $2,438,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,717 $18,323,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,299 $11,334,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $13,953 $68,788,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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