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Dennis G. Earl Elementary

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Dennis G. Earl Elementary ranks 4297 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dennis G. Earl Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 817 students in the Turlock Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic need, as about two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at the school has declined notably over the past three years, with its statewide ranking falling to the 27th percentile, placing it in the bottom third of California elementary schools. Test scores in both English and math have dropped significantly since the 2022-2023 school year. The school also faces a challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 22.1%, which is higher than the state average, though it has improved from much higher rates a few years ago. Performance varies widely by grade, with 4th-grade math being a relative strength while 5th-grade math is a particular area of concern.

When compared to nearby schools, Dennis G. Earl Elementary has lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio than some, such as Cunningham Elementary and Wakefield Elementary. Its academic results are notably lower than schools like Walnut Elementary Education Center, which achieves much higher proficiency rates with similar or fewer resources. The school does show a strength in supporting its Special Education students, who perform above the state average.

817

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,581

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4091 North Olive Ave.
Turlock, CA 95382-7261

(209) 634-1090

District: Turlock Unified

Students who attend Dennis G. Earl Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

31.7%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,297^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	26.3	4297 of 5857	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3435 of 5869	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2790 of 5859	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	3389 of 5883	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	804 of 1417	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3359 of 5789	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3358 of 5662	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	3619 of 5692	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	2996 of 5614	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	2515 of 5611	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	3032 of 5530	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	3297 of 5390	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	2684 of 5377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	2736 of 5314	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	3336 of 5193	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	2846 of 5113	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2732 of 5113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	1108 of 1205	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	985 of 1154	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1042 of 1149	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	931 of 1071	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	1115 of 2227	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	145 of 293	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	1850 of 2585	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1932 of 2128	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	1553 of 3162	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	407 of 3245	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	1044 of 3311	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	246 of 602	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1237 of 3275	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1462 of 3246	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	4142 of 5597	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2941 of 5612	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2474 of 5609	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	3245 of 5635	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	661 of 1267	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3476 of 5492	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	3116 of 5413	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	3903 of 5107	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3063 of 5107	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	2355 of 5087	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	3521 of 5084	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3234 of 4963	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3312 of 4830	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4360 of 5460	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3901 of 5517	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2704 of 5363	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3340 of 5264	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	689 of 1110	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3789 of 5173	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3716 of 5084	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4105 of 5628	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3738 of 5643	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2900 of 5638	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3273 of 5663	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	740 of 1272	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2985 of 5510	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3334 of 5431	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	1.3	664 of 670	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1930 of 2847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1161 of 2635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	1227 of 2420	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2183 of 2598	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	2073 of 2651	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	2011 of 2661	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	2221 of 2726	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2383 of 2834	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2269 of 2737	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

My 5 year old attends Dennis G Earl and we have notice a big difference in our child's desire to learn and he also looks forward to going to school. I am sure that the Instructor Mrs Temple has a real positive effect on our son.
The instructor keeps us informed on our child's behavior and academic performance.
I would definitely recommend this school Close Quote

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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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	$16,581	$2,077	$14,504
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							$19,993	$1,842	$18,151
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							$14,155	$1,464	$12,691
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							$19,949	$2,324	$17,625
Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-7231	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	$19,018	$2,145	$16,873
Denair Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	554	30	18.6	64.8%	188 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	333 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	19.1	4908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.6	4711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	197	10.7	6.5	3.5	6.8	25.0	6.5	13.8	14.8	14.3	16.1	3.5	11.4	7.1	6.5	0.0	4.6	19.8	19.8	23.6	25.6	32.6		27.2	25.8	15.1	17.4		19.5	94.3	98.1			97.1		$20,213	$1,506	$18,707
Denair Elementary	Public	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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		$15,957	$1,564	$14,393
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		$16,531	$1,588	$14,943
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	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		$21,733	$3,254	$18,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis G. Earl Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dennis G. Earl Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dennis G. Earl Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Dennis G. Earl Elementary a good school?

Dennis G. Earl Elementary ranks 4297^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dennis G. Earl Elementary?

Students at Dennis G. Earl Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Dennis G. Earl Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Dennis G. Earl Elementary.

What district is Dennis G. Earl Elementary in?

Turlock Unified

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