📍 201 Lake View Dr., Atwater, Merced County, 95301
Peggy Heller Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atwater, Merced County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenny Medeiros. It is part of the Atwater Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
Peggy Heller Elementary enrolls 707 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 498 | 70% |
| White | 151 | 21% |
| Asian | 31 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 707 students (64%) 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.
Peggy Heller 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.
Peggy Heller 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 707 students, Peggy Heller Elementary is larger than the district average of about 493 students per school.
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