Shaffer Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 405 students
Thomas Olaeta Elementary
2266 High St., Atwater, CA 95301
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
374
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Atwater Elementary
Merced County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Thomas Olaeta Elementary
Thomas Olaeta Elementary is a public elementary school in Atwater, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Atwater Elementary. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Merced County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 374 students were enrolled, with about 22 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 374 students
- Students per teacher
- 22 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Atwater Elementary
- County
- Merced County
- NCES school ID
- 060342000262
Schools near Thomas Olaeta Elementary
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Public · Grades K–6 · 528 students
St. Anthony School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 99 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.