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Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coleman F. Brown Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 378 students in Modesto, California, as part of the Sylvan Union Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of all California elementary schools.

Academic performance at Coleman F. Brown Elementary is notably lower than at nearby schools, with only about 20-23% of students proficient in core subjects like English and Math; for comparison, nearby Sonoma Elementary shows over 57% proficiency in English. The school also struggles with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 22.9%, which is above the district average. Interestingly, this represents a school that has seen a sharp decline over the past decade, falling from a ranking in the 65th percentile statewide to its current position.

Despite these challenges, the school has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than some higher-performing neighbors and has shown recent improvement in reducing absenteeism. The school is an outlier within its own Sylvan Union Elementary district, as all other district schools in the area outperform it, indicating that the issues may be specific to this school's context rather than the broader community.

378

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,733

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2024 Vera Cruz Dr.
Modesto, CA 95355-2404

(209) 574-5100

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

18.0%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2024 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,951^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary

851^st of 1,543Sylvan 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	18.6	4951 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5565 of 5869	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5528 of 5859	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5513 of 5883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5346 of 5789	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4348 of 5662	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	4951 of 5692	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	4967 of 5614	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	4514 of 5611	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	63.2	1936 of 5530	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	1576 of 5390	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	1336 of 5377	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	58.2	2088 of 5314	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.6	2965 of 5193	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	3035 of 5113	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.1	2614 of 5113	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.7	2576 of 4818	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.2	2702 of 4822	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.9	2212 of 4809	54.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	2071 of 3162	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2945 of 3245	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2111 of 3311	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1766 of 3275	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1352 of 3246	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4619 of 5597	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5168 of 5612	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4703 of 5609	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5221 of 5635	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4987 of 5492	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4366 of 5413	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3430 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4891 of 5107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	4994 of 5087	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	4939 of 5084	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	4790 of 4963	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3695 of 4830	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4338 of 5460	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5144 of 5517	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4969 of 5363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4998 of 5264	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4680 of 5173	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3479 of 5084	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4857 of 5628	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5456 of 5643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5566 of 5638	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5363 of 5663	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5137 of 5510	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3962 of 5431	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	2491 of 2598	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2235 of 2651	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	2590 of 2661	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2561 of 2726	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2531 of 2834	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2404 of 2737	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science19%-13 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
Coleman F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2024 Vera Cruz Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5100	378	18	21.6	83.6%	68 (18.0%)	21 (5.6%)	190 (50.3%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.9%)	18.6	4951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		11.8	5565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	614	19.2	19.2	29.1	13.6	26.9		22.9	38.2	6.8	15.4		19.9							$17,733	$964	$16,769
Sylvan Elementary	Public	K-5	2908 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5600	326	18	18.1	80.4%	67 (20.6%)	15 (4.6%)	175 (53.7%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	17.2	5083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.4	5263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	180	20.9	20.9	23.8	20.3	30.2		24.2	23.8	18.6	14.0		19.4	93.3	96.7			93.3		$20,881	$1,049	$19,832
Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	46.2	2813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	2596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	217	39.4	39.4	36.3	38.3	45.1		39.5	39.3	36.3	43.7		39.6	87.9	91.4			93.1		$17,510	$958	$16,552
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	819 Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5200	489	24	20.3	68.9%	132 (27.0%)	7 (1.4%)	267 (54.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.8%)	36.1	3472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.6	3024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	448	23.5	23.5	48.5	34.2	37.7		39.7	48.5	24.4	22.4		30.6	95.8				96.9		$15,656	$909	$14,747
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Wisdom Way	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3100	579	28	20.6	70.1%	120 (20.7%)	32 (5.5%)	324 (56.0%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	52 (9.0%)	41.1	3148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		32.1	3776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	628	28.4	28.4	40.3	31.9	40.9		37.5	51.3	30.9	34.1		38.1	94.7	96.5	97.4	98.3	95.6		$13,957	$863	$13,094
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	561	24	23.0	74.9%	128 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	355 (63.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	28.5	4096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	4183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	87	17.1	17.1	37.0	26.0	32.9	37.8	33.6	42.0	16.9	15.8	28.9	26.2							$19,753	$2,846	$16,907
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	1215 Lucerne Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8182	567	24	23.1	81.0%	114 (20.1%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.5%)	34 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	68 (12.0%)	27.6	4163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		31.3	3826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	337	14.7	14.7	39.0	19.1	38.2	38.1	33.7	42.9	19.1	22.1	14.5	25.5	97.2						$19,797	$3,001	$16,796
Sonoma Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Sonoma Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8432	536	25	21.1	57.8%	136 (25.4%)	8 (1.5%)	291 (54.3%)	45 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.5%)	63	1921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.2	1720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	201	29.2	29.2	63.6	42.4	59.4	66.7	57.6	55.4	36.4	40.6	46.3	44.6	78.5	93.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	95.4	$21,966	$3,349	$18,617
Stockard Coffee Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Northview Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5500	461	21	21.9	62.9%	117 (25.4%)	4 (0.9%)	248 (53.8%)	41 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.5%)	42.2	3057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.6	2888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	169	19.4	19.4	34.5	54.0	38.9		42.9	43.1	43.4	29.4		37.6							$16,267	$925	$15,342
Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	467	22	20.7	80.3%	68 (14.6%)	32 (6.9%)	280 (60.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	32.7	3747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		26	4286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	539	12.8	12.8	31.2	30.2	45.2	42.9	36.5	30.7	33.9	27.7	29.8	30.7	62.9	67.0	75.3	68.0	62.9	70.1	$22,097	$3,183	$18,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Coleman F. Brown Elementary

What district is Coleman F. Brown Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Coleman F. Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerset Middle
High : Fred C. Beyer High

Is Coleman F. Brown Elementary a good school?

Coleman F. Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Coleman F. Brown Elementary?

Students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Coleman F. Brown Elementary.

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