# Valley Atwater Community

Valley Atwater Community is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 3rd percentile among comparable California schools. Only 8.9% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending up slightly. Math is weaker: 0.0% of students met California's math standard, and it is trending down slightly.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/valley-atwater-community-atwater |
| District | [Merced County Office of Education](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/merced-county-office-of-education) |
| Address | 1800 Matthew Avenue, Atwater, CA, 95301-2079 |
| City | [Atwater](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/atwater) |
| Grade span | 6-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 122 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 8.9% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 0.0% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,686/1,734 (3rd percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,681/1,735 (3rd percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Per-student spending | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 115 (94.3%) |
| English Learners | 32 (26.2%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Valley%20Atwater%20Community%20Atwater%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Valley%20Atwater%20Community%20Atwater) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/valley-atwater-community-atwater-ca/) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=24&lstDistrict=10249-000&lstSchool=2430171&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +1.7% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | -2.4% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 83 |
| 2025 | 6.8% | 74 |
| 2026 | 8.9% | 56 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 84 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 75 |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 56 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 18.2% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 7.5% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +2.0% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -1.4% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | 10.5% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 13.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +7.9% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -2.7% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.5% | 44 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | 44 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 12 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 14 | 92.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| 11 | 26 | 84.6% | 3.9% | 11.5% | 0.0% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 12 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 14 | 85.7% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 | 26 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |