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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 777 students in grades K-6 within the Modesto City Elementary district, consistently ranking among the lower-performing schools in the state despite showing a recent positive trajectory in its state rating.

The school faces significant challenges, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below state averages. However, Franklin has two remarkable strengths that set it apart. First, it has achieved an extraordinary turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 53% to just 3.4% in three years—a rate far better than the district, state, and even nearby schools like John Fremont Elementary (9.9%). Second, the school is notably effective with its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 68th percentile statewide for this group, which is a significant contrast to its overall low performance.

Interestingly, Franklin achieves this with lower per-student spending than many comparable schools in the area, such as Robertson Road Elementary and William Garrison Elementary. A stark contrast exists with Enslen Elementary, located less than two miles away, which ranks much higher academically but serves a student population with far fewer economic disadvantages, highlighting the varied educational landscapes within the same district.

777

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,282

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 South Emerald Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-1901

(209) 574-8112

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mark Twain Junior High
High:	Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,626^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4626 of 5857	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5025 of 5869	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5513 of 5859	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5546 of 5883	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1372 of 1417	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5550 of 5789	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5479 of 5662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	5601 of 5692	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	5539 of 5614	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	5526 of 5611	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	5441 of 5530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	5330 of 5390	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	5274 of 5377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	5095 of 5314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	4644 of 5193	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	4828 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	4641 of 5113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	4621 of 4818	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	4550 of 4822	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	4569 of 4809	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	682 of 747	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1901 of 2227	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2582 of 2585	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2123 of 2128	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	998 of 3162	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	2009 of 3245	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2173 of 3311	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	462 of 602	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2768 of 3275	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2583 of 3246	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4380 of 5597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4764 of 5612	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5224 of 5609	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5367 of 5635	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1236 of 1267	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5215 of 5492	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5209 of 5413	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3635 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4205 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4720 of 5087	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4773 of 5084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4718 of 4963	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4604 of 4830	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3881 of 5460	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4442 of 5517	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4936 of 5363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4773 of 5264	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1044 of 1110	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4904 of 5173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4862 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4507 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4931 of 5643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5325 of 5638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5295 of 5663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1205 of 1272	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5349 of 5510	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5306 of 5431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2444 of 2847	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2487 of 2635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2019)9th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		18	5025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	399	10.6	10.6	32.5	33.9	28.6	31.0	31.7	33.9	24.4	13.1	13.7	21.8	98.4			98.4		98.4	$19,282	$3,185	$16,097
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	9	5.6	5.6	9.1	20.9	21.6	34.1	21.9	13.9	11.8	7.8	11.7	11.2							$21,749	$3,474	$18,275
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		16	5215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	190	12.2	12.2	7.3	27.0	25.3	25.0	21.8	11.4	8.8	9.6	19.5	12.4	92.7	96.9		93.8	94.8	93.8	$20,908	$3,509	$17,399
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3	47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1	66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4	58.5	91.8			91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.8	5324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	129	10.5	10.5	10.3	16.4	23.4	35.3	21.4	13.9	19.7	23.1	18.6	18.7	97.2						$20,672	$3,141	$17,531
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4	27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9		33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9		32.3							$18,379	$3,047	$15,332
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	19.4	19.4	29.3	21.4	32.4	38.2	29.8	40.0	25.6	25.0	29.4	30.1							$30,774	$4,485	$26,289
Alberta Martone Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 Poust Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8172	627	29	21.3	81.0%	62 (9.9%)	17 (2.7%)	463 (73.8%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		40.2	3168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	405	24.7	24.7	24.1	42.6	44.9	40.9	38.4	30.7	34.0	28.1	23.7	29.2	93.9	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$19,806	$3,024	$16,782
John Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8122	625	31	20.2	66.1%	168 (26.9%)	17 (2.7%)	329 (52.6%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.6%)	37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		45	2859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	532	30.8	30.8	20.3	33.0	38.2	53.2	36.1	26.3	39.4	27.0	34.2	31.9	94.4	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,007	$3,131	$17,876
William Garrison Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 Teresa St.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8132	352	21	16.4	85.8%	45 (12.8%)	10 (2.8%)	234 (66.5%)	15 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	39 (11.1%)	15	5259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		18.6	4974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	285	9.1	9.1	29.2	25.0	35.7	23.1	28.0	16.7	12.5	6.8	11.5	12.0	40.0	50.0	64.0	60.0	50.0	62.0	$32,714	$4,798	$27,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

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