📍 1271 W. Bellevue Rd., Atwater, Merced County, 95301
Elmer Wood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atwater, Merced County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laurie Havel. It is part of the Atwater Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Elmer Wood Elementary enrolls 537 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 390 | 73% |
| White | 101 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 537 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elmer Wood Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Elmer Wood Elementary is one of 10 schools in Atwater Elementary, based in Atwater, California. The district serves 4,925 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Elmer Wood Elementary is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
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