Atwater High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Merced Union High

2201 Fruitland Ave., Atwater, CA 95301 Map

Math (met standard)
16%
−16 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
40%
−17 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
28%
−10 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
82%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,029
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.7
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 16% state 32% · 2025-26 40% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 16% state 32% · 2025-26 40% state 57% · 2025-26 28% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 16% state 32% 40% state 57% 28% state 39%
2024-25 13% state 31% 42% state 57% 22% state 34%
2023-24 14% state 28% 43% state 56% 18% state 32%
2022-23 11% state 27% 39% state 55% 26% state 32%
2021-22 14% state 27% 40% state 55% 20% state 31%
2020-21 19% state 34% 52% state 59% 19% state 30%
2018-19 16% state 32% 41% state 57% 22% state 28%
2017-18 17% state 31% 47% state 56% —
2016-17 21% state 32% 50% state 60% —
2015-16 18% state 32% 51% state 59% —
2014-15 11% state 30% 40% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
98%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
33%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
38%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Valley Atwater Community
Grades 6–12 Alternative · Merced County Office of Education
1.7 mi
0%
−34 vs state
9%
−45 vs state
9%
−29 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 4% in 2023-24 → 6% in 2025-26 94% 122 Hispanic 82%
Buhach Colony High
Grades 9–12 · Merced Union High
2.6 mi
25%
−7 vs state
53%
−4 vs state
32%
−6 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 78% 1,704 Hispanic 70%