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Shaffer Elementary

(209) 357-6145

Physical Address:
1434 California ST
Atwater, CA  95301
Mailing Address:
1434 California St.
Atwater, CA  95301

School Information

District:
Atwater Elementary
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Merced County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 6
Number of Students:
506

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Shaffer Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 58.70% 65.09% 48.34%
White 25.30% 21.99% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 6.13% 6.49% 10.31%
Black 5.34% 4.46% 8.03%
Others 3.16% 3.15% 5.47%
American Indian 1.38% 0.60% 2.10%

Genders in Shaffer Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.96% 54.05% 53.03%
Female 47.04% 45.95% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Shaffer Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 360 350 297
White 118 124 128
Asian/Pacific 64 42 31
Black 27 21 27
Others 0 15 16
American Indian 6 6 7
Total 575 558 506

Enrollment by Gender for Shaffer Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 308 299 268
Female 267 259 238
Total 575 558 506

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Shaffer Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 575 558 506
# Eligible for free lunch 312 (54%) 355 (64%) 291 (58%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 78 (14%) 87 (16%) 55 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 390 (68%) 442 (79%) 346 (68%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Shaffer Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 575 558 506
Fulltime teachers 29.0 26.0 22.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.80 19.90 23.00
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.14 17.65 20.04