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Magnolia Elementary

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Magnolia Elementary ranks 3265 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Magnolia Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 636 students in the Oakdale Joint Unified school district, performing in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools with a significant portion of its students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to other elementary schools in its own district, such as Cloverland Elementary, Sierra View Elementary, and Fair Oaks Elementary, Magnolia has notably lower proficiency rates in English, math, and science, alongside a higher rate of chronic student absences and the highest student-to-teacher ratio. This performance gap has been consistent for years, suggesting ongoing challenges. However, the school has shown recent improvement and is not among the lowest-performing in the wider region, outperforming some schools in neighboring districts like Riverbank Unified.

A key strength at Magnolia is its exceptional support for special education students, who perform well above state averages. Academic performance, however, varies significantly by grade level, with some grades performing much better than others. While the school receives slightly less funding per student than some district peers, its recent trajectory shows positive signs of recovery from pandemic-related setbacks, though this progress is slower than at similar schools nearby.

636

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,145

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

739 Magnolia St.
Oakdale, CA 95361-9625

(209) 847-3056

District: Oakdale Joint Unified

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakdale Junior High
High:	Oakdale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

44.8%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,265^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified

768^th of 1,543Oakdale Joint Unified 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	39.3	3265 of 5857	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3325 of 5869	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3649 of 5859	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2835 of 5883	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	899 of 1417	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2785 of 5789	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	3032 of 5662	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	3255 of 5692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	3017 of 5614	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.3	2667 of 5611	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	2178 of 5530	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	2110 of 5390	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.6	2057 of 5377	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	2162 of 5314	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.6	2149 of 5193	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.7	2332 of 5113	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	1807 of 5113	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	2001 of 4818	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.5	1768 of 4822	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	1589 of 4809	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.7	568 of 2227	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	976 of 2585	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	827 of 2128	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.3	1656 of 3311	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	424 of 602	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2223 of 3275	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1938 of 3246	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	3238 of 5597	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3246 of 5612	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3403 of 5609	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	2467 of 5635	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	722 of 1267	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2748 of 5492	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3245 of 5413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2730 of 5107	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3058 of 5107	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3129 of 5087	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2544 of 5084	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	2375 of 4963	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	3072 of 4830	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3368 of 5460	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3639 of 5517	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3482 of 5363	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3504 of 5264	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	861 of 1110	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	2371 of 5173	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2720 of 5084	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3056 of 5628	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	3197 of 5643	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3569 of 5638	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	3079 of 5663	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	841 of 1272	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2633 of 5510	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2656 of 5431	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	534 of 2847	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	979 of 2635	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	785 of 2420	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2145 of 2598	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2210 of 2651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2413 of 2661	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2253 of 2726	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	2206 of 2834	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2144 of 2737	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	739 Magnolia St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3056	636	27	23.5	49.4%	304 (47.8%)	5 (0.8%)	285 (44.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	39.3	3265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.7	3325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	60																													30.2		30.2	35.0	39.6	47.7	39.3			40.5	42.0	28.6	24.4	30.7			31.2							$16,145	$1,312	$14,833
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	151 North Lee Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0391	785	34	23.0	36.9%	421 (53.6%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.2%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	67.1	1738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		66.2	1772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	34																													37.9		37.9	33.3	56.0	56.8	66.7			53.3	44.7	58.0	46.6	60.5			52.3	98.4			98.4			$16,011	$1,243	$14,768
Cloverland Elementary	Public	K-6	201 East Johnson St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-4276	488	24	20.3	46.1%	232 (47.5%)	3 (0.6%)	222 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	73.6	1446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.7	1746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	300																													46.0		46.0	58.6	61.3	66.7	48.4			58.8	62.1	51.6	46.0	48.4			51.8	96.5						$16,968	$1,313	$15,655
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	1323 East J St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 848-4200	665	29	22.9	46.0%	312 (46.9%)	8 (1.2%)	307 (46.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	72.6	1491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	1599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	108																													39.6		39.6	67.8	52.0	63.2	50.6			58.3	63.3	55.6	51.6	42.7			53.4	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.6	98.3	$16,399	$1,347	$15,052
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Mesa Dr.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-7320	529	22	24.0	81.7%	124 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	363 (68.6%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	14	5348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	5531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	183																													14.5		14.5	17.2	30.5	21.7				23.0	14.9	18.3	10.8				14.7							$17,965	$2,080	$15,885
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	540	26	20.7	85.9%	42 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (84.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	9.8	5642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.2	5678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	36	12.2	2.6	0.0				5.4	41.5	10.5	40.6				30.6	17.1	15.8	0.0				11.7	12.2	5.3	0.0				6.3	9.0		9.0	11.8	10.1	23.1				14.7	16.5	12.4	15.4				14.7	97.4			98.3	98.3		$19,811	$2,377	$17,434
Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	191	9	21.2	34.0%	108 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	33.2	3713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		30.9	3867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	154																													17.7	17.4	17.5	46.2	28.6	29.4	19.2	35.0	34.8	32.5	38.5	28.6	29.4	34.6	30.0	26.1	31.8							$11,069	$917	$10,152
Riverbank Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 Stanislaus St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-8093	557	22	25.0	72.7%	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	516 (92.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	59.8	2078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.3	2055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	23		14.5	4.9	7.8	11.4	2.5	8.5		25.8	34.4	17.7	27.3	10.0	24.0		29.0	4.9	13.7	31.8	7.5	17.4		12.9	0.0	5.9	6.8	2.5	5.8	23.0	20.0	21.8	47.8	37.1	49.2	70.6	63.6	45.0	51.4	58.2	53.2	44.3	41.2	38.6	12.8	43.8							$17,669	$1,566	$16,103
Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Saxon Way	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2100	752	32	23.5	61.2%	195 (25.9%)	8 (1.1%)	416 (55.3%)	58 (7.7%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	60 (8.0%)	54.8	2319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.6	2470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	151																													35.9		35.9	45.7	40.2	57.8				48.3	49.5	29.1	46.9				41.7	81.2	91.8		93.4	86.9	91.8	$12,323	$819	$11,504
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3200	558	27	21.0	55.0%	132 (23.7%)	16 (2.9%)	263 (47.1%)	88 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	49 (8.8%)	59.2	2104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		54	2340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	236																													37.0		37.0	39.8	46.2	50.0				45.2	50.0	48.4	55.4				51.2	96.3						$13,842	$860	$12,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Elementary

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakdale Junior High
High : Oakdale High

Is Magnolia Elementary a good school?

Magnolia Elementary ranks 3265^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Magnolia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Magnolia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Elementary?

Students at Magnolia Elementary are 48% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Magnolia Elementary in?

Oakdale Joint Unified

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