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Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary

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Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary ranks 2568 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 532 students in Modesto, operating within the Stanislaus Union Elementary district, and it stands out for achieving solid academic results for its student population while maintaining an exceptionally strong record of student attendance.

The school demonstrates notable strengths, particularly in supporting English Language Learners and in significantly reducing chronic student absenteeism, which at 12.3% is much better than the state average and most nearby schools like George Eisenhut Elementary (18.7%) and Josephine Chrysler Elementary (21.2%). Academically, its proficiency rates in core subjects are consistently higher than other local schools with similar student demographics, and it achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with comparable or lower results.

Areas for attention include a recent slight decline in its statewide ranking and uneven performance across different grade levels, with strong results in 6th grade but lower scores in 4th and 5th grades. Compared to other schools in the Stanislaus Union Elementary district, such as higher-performing Agnes M. Baptist Elementary, Mary Lou Dieterich serves as a steady, middle-performing school that is particularly effective in specific areas like attendance and language support.

532

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,636

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2412 Warm Springs Dr.
Modesto, CA 95356-9399

(209) 550-8400

District: Stanislaus Union Elementary

Students who attend Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prescott Junior High
High:	Joseph A. Gregori High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

22.4%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,568^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Stanislaus Union Elementary

910^th of 1,543Stanislaus Union 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	50.4	2568 of 5857	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2554 of 5869	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2402 of 5859	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	1916 of 5883	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	633 of 1417	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1937 of 5789	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1819 of 5662	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	2220 of 5692	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	2248 of 5614	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	2188 of 5611	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	1574 of 5530	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	1837 of 5390	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	2351 of 5377	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	2094 of 5314	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	2311 of 5193	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.0	2614 of 5113	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.7	2292 of 5113	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.5	860 of 1071	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	789 of 3162	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	439 of 3245	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	1329 of 3311	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	179 of 602	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2619 of 5597	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2280 of 5612	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	2168 of 5609	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1730 of 5635	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	490 of 1267	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1991 of 5492	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1823 of 5413	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2299 of 5107	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2124 of 5107	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1757 of 5087	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	1383 of 5084	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	1413 of 4963	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1280 of 4830	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2024 of 5460	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2247 of 5517	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	2139 of 5363	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	1749 of 5264	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	454 of 1110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	1611 of 5173	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	1087 of 5084	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2373 of 5628	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2661 of 5643	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2459 of 5638	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	1989 of 5663	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	635 of 1272	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	1778 of 5510	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1767 of 5431	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	623 of 718	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	473 of 670	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	528 of 669	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	469 of 610	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	875 of 2847	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1269 of 2635	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1619 of 2598	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1538 of 2651	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1853 of 2661	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	1322 of 2726	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	1651 of 2834	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1543 of 2737	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2018)20th percentile-48 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science29%-3 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
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	532	23	22.7	61.7%	119 (22.4%)	19 (3.6%)	256 (48.1%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.1%)	50.4	2568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		50	2554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	14	29.4		29.4	45.6	36.4	39.7	52.5			43.7	48.5	33.8	35.3	48.8			41.6						$19,636	$2,490	$17,146
Agnes M. Baptist Elementary	Public	K-6	1825 Cheyenne Way	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-0450	606	28	21.3	72.8%	84 (13.9%)	11 (1.8%)	314 (51.8%)	89 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	90 (14.9%)	59	2118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		63.7	1894^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	224	34.8		34.8	54.3	43.0	46.7	56.0			49.9	59.6	38.0	37.6	44.0			44.7	94.6			95.7		$18,784	$2,866	$15,918
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.7	3714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	452	13.1		13.1	46.8	44.4	33.9				41.3	51.0	46.3	14.8				36.1	90.8	93.9	92.3	93.9	95.4	$20,068	$1,843	$18,225
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.9	2071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	317	44.1		44.1	54.6	51.1	58.8	47.8			52.5	54.3	48.9	55.9	41.3			49.4	96.4			96.4		$23,652	$3,372	$20,280
George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	513	22	23.0	87.3%	50 (9.7%)	10 (1.9%)	366 (71.3%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.7%)	18.6	4957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.4	4743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	214	11.7		11.7	24.1	23.9	32.5	30.7			27.8	26.8	22.5	11.7	17.7			19.7	97.5			97.5		$18,712	$2,893	$15,819
Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	621	28	21.9	92.9%	46 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	388 (62.5%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	92 (14.8%)	12.7	5449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		19.7	4893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	556	14.0		14.0	8.2	13.9	27.7	26.1			18.8	13.0	16.9	10.5	17.8			14.5	96.0	98.0		96.0		$19,080	$2,578	$16,502
Great Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Tully Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-2283	972	42	23.1	44.5%	275 (28.3%)	31 (3.2%)	556 (57.2%)	34 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	34.2	3637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.4	3273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	364	23.8	25.3	24.5	28.4	36.0	38.6	43.8	44.1	56.1	40.8	29.5	36.0	28.0	26.7	35.5	31.3	31.1						$12,809	$724	$12,085
Catherine Everett Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 Mount Vernon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1992	428	20	20.9	80.6%	67 (15.7%)	16 (3.7%)	281 (65.7%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	25	4403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		21.4	4734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	331	15.8		15.8	27.6	30.9	35.7	37.1			32.9	33.3	26.3	16.1	19.1			23.6	89.7			89.7		$19,831	$3,454	$16,377
Woodrow Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Woodrow Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5700	416	17	23.8	84.9%	83 (20.0%)	15 (3.6%)	247 (59.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.6%)	26.6	4257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		28.9	4027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	230	18.8		18.8	28.6	31.4	33.8				31.6	26.9	29.6	26.3				27.7						$18,085	$974	$17,111
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		38.1	3303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	896	22.1		22.1	52.0	51.6	44.9				49.3	62.3	35.9	33.8				44.5	92.4	94.9	96.2	93.7	96.2	$21,148	$2,259	$18,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary

What district is Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary in?

Stanislaus Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary?

Students at Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prescott Junior High
High : Joseph A. Gregori High

Is Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary a good school?

Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary ranks 2568^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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