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Shackelford Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shackelford Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 447 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which is ranked 1226 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shackelford Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.24% of Shackelford students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.37% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Shackelford has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% to 28.7%, much higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Modesto City Elementary District also perform poorly compared to the state, some schools like M. Robert Adkison Elementary (in the Ceres Unified District) perform significantly better, with proficiency rates above the state average in many areas. This suggests that the challenges faced by Shackelford Elementary may be more systemic within the Modesto City Elementary District, rather than unique to the school itself. The district is investing resources in Shackelford, as evidenced by the significant increase in per-student spending, but more focused and effective strategies may be necessary to address the root causes of the school's underperformance and support student success.

495

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,621

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 School Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-5338

(209) 574-8422

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Shackelford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High:	Thomas Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,580^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	23.1	4580 of 5857	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4933 of 5869	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5286 of 5859	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5527 of 5883	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1397 of 1417	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	5760 of 5789	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	5617 of 5662	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	5675 of 5692	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	5580 of 5614	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	5530 of 5611	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	5485 of 5530	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	5355 of 5390	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	5223 of 5377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	5142 of 5314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	4761 of 5193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	4971 of 5113	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	5000 of 5113	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	4615 of 4818	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	4731 of 4822	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	4624 of 4809	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	2184 of 2227	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	280 of 293	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2512 of 2585	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	2106 of 2128	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	1565 of 3162	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	2312 of 3245	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	2309 of 3311	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	589 of 602	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3008 of 3275	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	2981 of 3246	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4839 of 5597	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4299 of 5612	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4870 of 5609	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4719 of 5635	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1245 of 1267	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	5464 of 5492	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	5388 of 5413	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3516 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4094 of 5107	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4455 of 5087	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4607 of 5084	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4930 of 4963	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	4798 of 4830	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3801 of 5460	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4402 of 5517	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4570 of 5363	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4855 of 5264	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1086 of 1110	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	5136 of 5173	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	5045 of 5084	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3922 of 5628	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4836 of 5643	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5141 of 5638	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	5569 of 5663	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1255 of 1272	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	5484 of 5510	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	5395 of 5431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	1976 of 2420	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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)	% 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	495	23	21.0	94.9%	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23.1	4580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.1	4933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	353	10.8		10.8	28.6	43.6	25.4	16.4			28.2	34.4	26.2	18.5	20.9			24.9	93.9	97.0		93.9		$22,621	$3,759	$18,862
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
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	909 Glenn Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1952	867	38	22.7	86.5%	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	819 (94.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	17	5102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		20.4	4821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	281	9.7		9.7	18.4	21.9	29.2	27.7			24.2	33.3	15.0	15.5	16.5			20.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$20,145	$2,899	$17,246
Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	12	5503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.7	5645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	142	7.3	18.2	12.6	21.1	21.9	18.2	17.3	11.9	26.2	19.6	26.4	10.6	14.5	7.3	7.9	21.2	15.1	94.4		96.6	95.5	96.6	$20,370	$3,542	$16,828
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
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
Orville Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Monterey St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8462	399	16	24.6	92.5%	47 (11.8%)	7 (1.8%)	329 (82.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	8.4	5714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.6	5700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	14	3.9		3.9	10.3	18.6	10.0	14.5			13.4	19.1	16.4	3.9	9.0			12.5	96.2					$23,032	$4,441	$18,591
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
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	43.7	2966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		36.6	3399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	433	19.1		19.1	30.0	50.0	35.6	59.0			42.6	37.1	52.3	20.2	48.4			37.8						$18,818	$4,502	$14,316
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shackelford Elementary

What district is Shackelford Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Shackelford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shackelford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High : Thomas Downey High

How many students attend Shackelford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Shackelford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shackelford Elementary?

Students at Shackelford Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Shackelford Elementary a good school?

Shackelford Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of California elementary schools.

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