School overview
Atwater Avenue Elementary
Who governs Atwater, what the available school budget records show, and where the public record has gaps. Part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
Who makes decisions for Atwater Avenue Elementary?
Atwater Avenue Elementary is governed by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, not by a separate school board. The official LAUSD directory places it in Board District 5. Its school budget is set through district formulas and the public annual allocation; the currently accessible record does not include School Site Council, LSLC, ELAC, or principal family updates.
The school is part of LAUSD
The official directory identifies Atwater as LAUSD location 2297, with cost center 1223302 and Board District 5.
The budget is a district allocation
The FY 2025-26 summary labels the program a Dual Language Center elementary school and explains that general and restricted funds are allocated under district rules.
The published budget covers only part of school spending
The allocation summary specifically excludes the cafeteria budget and says its carryover estimate may change after year-end adjustments.
The lack of online council minutes or family updates in the accessible sources does not show that those meetings or communications did not occur. California school-site bodies may keep records that are not posted online.
What the school record shows
Major projects
FY 2025-26 school allocation
completedLAUSD's FY 2025-26 allocation summary lists $1,365,861 and 9.00 full-time-equivalent positions for Atwater's cost center. This is an annual budget allocation, not a complete measure of all services or spending at the school.
- FY 2025-26 allocation period ends
Funding
LAUSD school allocation for cost center 1223302
The report excludes cafeteria spending and describes carryover as an estimate.
This overview uses the official LAUSD school-directory-linked allocation summaries. Values marked verified come directly from the FY 2025-26 allocation document; the public record available to this collection does not include current council minutes or principal family updates.
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