Atwater Elementary
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Atwater Avenue Elementary School is located at the corner of Atwater Avenue and Silverlake Blvd. in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California. The school offers pre-kindergarten to fifth grade classes and as of the latest data gathered, has enrolled 580 students and counting. Atwater Elementary is a Phase II LEARN school and is under the Los Angeles Unified School District.
School Statistics
In terms of student-staff ratio, the school has 17 Students per paraprofessional staff ratio, 145 Students per office/clerical staff ratio, and 109 Students per other classified staff ratio. Majority of the school's enrollees are of Hispanic/Latino descent. Other ethnicities present in Atwater Elementary School are Caucasian, African American, Asian, and American Indian. The Atwater Elementary School faculty is comprised of experienced teachers, with an average teaching years of 10. They currently don't have first year teachers enlisted. |
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History
1922-23 - Atwater Avenue School was founded in September, opening their doors to 200 students. At that same year, the Atwater PTA was formed.
1923-24 - The Atwater School building was opened.
1926 - School Enrollees increased four-fold as they started offering grades K to 8. The school was also instrumental during World War II as it was the site for draft registration.
1971 - First building was damaged in the Sylmar Earthquake. It was eventually taken down.
1977 - In the 5th of May, a new building was constructed and the address of the school also changed from 3275 Atwater Avenue to 3271 Silverlake Blvd.
Map & Directions
1] From Glendale Blvd, head north for 0.9 miles toward Baxter Street. Turn slightly right into Fletcher Drive. Turn left at Larga Avenue, then take the right to Silver Lake Blvd.
For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.
