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Walter M. Brown Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walter M. Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Turlock, California, serving 622 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Turlock Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter M. Brown Elementary faces several significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.9%, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Turlock Unified School District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 26.43% in ELA and 21.29% in Math, compared to the district's 41.03% and 27.59%, and the state's 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, with only 4.17% of students proficient or better, compared to 20.68% for the district and 36.03% for the state.

When comparing Walter M. Brown Elementary to other nearby schools in the Turlock Unified School District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Walnut Elementary Education Center, which is only about a mile away, consistently outperforms Walter M. Brown Elementary in test scores, with proficiency rates that are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.2% to 73.95% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

645

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,012

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Georgetown St.
Turlock, CA 95382-0756

(209) 226-6800

District: Turlock Unified

Students who attend Walter M. Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marvin A. Dutcher Middle
	Turlock Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

White:

26.8%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,872^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Turlock Unified

1037^th of 1,543Turlock 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	19.5	4872 of 5857	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4984 of 5869	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5247 of 5859	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4832 of 5883	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1080 of 1417	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4797 of 5789	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4243 of 5662	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4661 of 5692	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	4459 of 5614	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	4070 of 5611	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	4011 of 5530	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	4580 of 5390	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	3894 of 5377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	3863 of 5314	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	4099 of 5193	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	4133 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	3274 of 5113	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1802 of 2227	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	241 of 293	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1493 of 2585	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1341 of 2128	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	2561 of 3162	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1593 of 3245	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1733 of 3311	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	215 of 602	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	2876 of 3275	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	1389 of 3246	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4495 of 5597	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4904 of 5612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5173 of 5609	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4624 of 5635	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	971 of 1267	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4442 of 5492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3740 of 5413	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	3966 of 5107	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4068 of 5107	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4566 of 5087	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4187 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4376 of 4963	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3276 of 4830	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4492 of 5460	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4716 of 5517	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4735 of 5363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4783 of 5264	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	801 of 1110	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4383 of 5173	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3859 of 5084	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4817 of 5628	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4750 of 5643	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4858 of 5638	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4652 of 5663	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	913 of 1272	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4759 of 5510	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4569 of 5431	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	2179 of 2847	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2127 of 2635	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1779 of 2420	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	2544 of 2598	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2502 of 2651	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	2636 of 2661	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2607 of 2726	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2557 of 2834	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2659 of 2737	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)

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science9%-23 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 226-6800	645	29	22.2	72.9%	173 (26.8%)	25 (3.9%)	351 (54.4%)	54 (8.4%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.0%)	19.5	4872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	4984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	112	9.4	9.4	31.1	20.2	21.7	32.5	26.4	37.1	21.2	4.2	21.2	21.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	97.3	97.3	$17,012	$15,694	$1,318
Walnut Elementary Education Center	Public	K-6	4219 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-9907	900	35	25.5	40.2%	397 (44.1%)	9 (1.0%)	273 (30.3%)	159 (17.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (6.2%)	82	1078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		82	1074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	4	54.4	54.4	67.7	57.0	60.8	73.3	64.6	66.9	59.8	44.0	64.7	58.7							$17,310	$16,490	$820
Crowell Elementary	Public	K-6	118 North Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2800	758	33	22.9	78.1%	173 (22.8%)	23 (3.0%)	470 (62.0%)	60 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17	5100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		15.3	5281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	181	13.0	13.0	26.2	35.3	22.7	21.7	26.7	18.1	22.9	14.0	11.7	16.8							$16,577	$15,156	$1,421
Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary	Public	K-6	651 West Springer Dr.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 668-9600	753	33	22.8	59.2%	239 (31.7%)	22 (2.9%)	356 (47.3%)	77 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	52.1	2490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		49.1	2603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	113	36.6	36.6	42.0	27.7	52.1	55.1	45.3	50.0	30.1	35.5	40.5	39.6							$16,185	$15,076	$1,109
Dennis G. Earl Elementary	Public	K-6	4091 North Olive Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-1090	817	35	23.2	66.3%	259 (31.7%)	15 (1.8%)	409 (50.1%)	83 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	26.3	4297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		36	3435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	862	21.7	21.7	23.8	31.9	31.1	35.9	31.0	22.1	35.5	17.0	26.3	25.0	91.5	95.7	94.9	94.0	94.0	95.7	$16,093	$14,868	$1,225
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	201 North Soderquist Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3200	831	35	23.7	56.8%	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	775 (93.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	23.8	4521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.6	4710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	189	14.5	14.5	32.5	33.3	27.6		31.2	38.7	24.6	8.6		24.3	97.9				97.9		$17,482	$16,500	$982
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 226-6300	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	16.3	5166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		14.2	5374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	208	8.1	8.1	13.0	31.8	22.4	31.0	23.1	22.8	25.6	11.6	21.9	20.3	97.4	98.3			97.4		$20,305	$18,592	$1,713
Julien Elementary	Public	K-6	1924 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0891	826	35	23.6	56.7%	331 (40.1%)	4 (0.5%)	427 (51.7%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.4%)	43.6	2975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.3	2910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	65	31.9	31.9	42.5	42.4	46.0	33.0	41.1	50.0	36.7	31.9	21.9	35.5	98.4				98.4		$15,069	$14,186	$883
Cunningham Elementary	Public	K-6	324 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2700	597	28	21.3	79.4%	56 (9.4%)	9 (1.5%)	477 (79.9%)	32 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.8	5439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		15.8	5232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	207	8.8	8.8	8.8	20.2	18.8	24.7	18.3	15.0	18.3	11.3	21.6	16.7	95.8	95.8		95.8	95.8	95.8	$16,633	$15,054	$1,579
Keyes Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Maud Ave.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-1660	477	23	20.7	87.6%	47 (9.9%)	4 (0.8%)	393 (82.4%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31	3878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.6	4059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	181	22.0	22.0	33.3	35.1	36.6		35.0	34.1	31.7	24.4		30.1	95.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$28,387	$27,154	$1,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter M. Brown Elementary

How many students attend Walter M. Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Walter M. Brown Elementary.

Is Walter M. Brown Elementary a good school?

Walter M. Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Walter M. Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter M. Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marvin A. Dutcher Middle
Middle : Turlock Junior High

What district is Walter M. Brown Elementary in?

Turlock Unified

What is the racial makeup of Walter M. Brown Elementary?

Students at Walter M. Brown Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 27% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

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