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Harriette Kirschen Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harriette Kirschen Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 533 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.

Harriette Kirschen Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.3% to 28.7% over the past few years, which are much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, over 92% of the students at Harriette Kirschen Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $20,672 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average, the academic performance of Harriette Kirschen Elementary remains among the lowest in the state. Nearby schools within the Modesto City Elementary District, such as Franklin Elementary, Shackelford Elementary, and James Marshall Elementary, generally perform better academically, suggesting that the challenges faced by Harriette Kirschen Elementary may not be solely due to a lack of funding or resources.

503

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,672

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Kirschen Dr.
Modesto, CA 95351-2916

(209) 576-4611

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Harriette Kirschen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mark Twain Junior High
High:	Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

Asian:

5.8%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,195^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	15.9	5195 of 5857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5324 of 5869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5463 of 5859	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5297 of 5883	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1324 of 1417	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	5359 of 5789	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5370 of 5662	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	5466 of 5692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5232 of 5614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	4930 of 5611	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	5325 of 5530	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	5188 of 5390	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	4942 of 5377	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	4885 of 5314	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	4894 of 5193	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	4739 of 5113	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	4444 of 5113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	4552 of 4818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	4588 of 4822	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	4583 of 4809	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	258 of 293	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	993 of 2585	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	1768 of 2128	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	1691 of 3162	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1416 of 3245	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1546 of 3311	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	498 of 602	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	2090 of 3275	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2509 of 3246	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5148 of 5597	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5153 of 5612	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5276 of 5609	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4917 of 5635	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1125 of 1267	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4837 of 5492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4888 of 5413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4578 of 5107	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4552 of 5107	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4633 of 5087	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4532 of 5084	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	4597 of 4963	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4446 of 4830	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4636 of 5460	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4865 of 5517	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4874 of 5363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4469 of 5264	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	983 of 1110	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4586 of 5173	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4713 of 5084	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4834 of 5628	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5021 of 5643	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5209 of 5638	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5172 of 5663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1217 of 1272	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5227 of 5510	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5280 of 5431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science10%-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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.9	5313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	1312	6.1	6.1	36.5	25.9	41.8	40.0	35.9	45.0	32.1	11.1	20.0	27.5	95.9			96.9		$18,972	$3,264	$15,708
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
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
Paradise Elementary	Public	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	59	5	13.1	71.2%	18 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		61.5					63.4					70.7						$17,177	$687	$16,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Harriette Kirschen Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harriette Kirschen Elementary?

Students at Harriette Kirschen Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Harriette Kirschen Elementary a good school?

Harriette Kirschen Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Harriette Kirschen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Harriette Kirschen Elementary.

What district is Harriette Kirschen Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Harriette Kirschen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harriette Kirschen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High

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