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Aspire University Charter

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Aspire University Charter ranks 3668 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire University Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 423 students in grades K-5 in Modesto, demonstrating notable progress despite the economic challenges common in the area.

The school has shown clear improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and increasing its statewide ranking significantly in the 2024-2025 school year. While academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below the state average, Aspire outperforms nearly all nearby traditional public schools in the Modesto City Elementary district, such as Tuolumne Elementary and Orville Wright Elementary, which serve similar student populations. The school is particularly effective for specific groups, with its Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged students ranking above average compared to their peers statewide.

Aspire achieves these stronger results even with lower per-student spending than most comparison schools, like Robertson Road Elementary, suggesting efficient use of resources. Chronic absenteeism, though still a challenge, has been cut dramatically from over 40% to 26%, showing successful interventions. As part of the Aspire University Charter District, the school's smaller size and charter model appear to offer advantages in this community, providing a trajectory of growth where many surrounding schools have struggled to advance.

423

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,610

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 Sunset Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-3756

(209) 544-8722

District: Aspire University Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

California avg41%

3,668^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1011^th of 1,543Aspire University Charter District 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	33.7	3668 of 5857	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4302 of 5869	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4131 of 5859	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4234 of 5883	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4219 of 5789	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	1611 of 3162	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	2557 of 3245	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1422 of 3311	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3612 of 5597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4323 of 5612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3765 of 5609	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3662 of 5635	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4146 of 5492	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3009 of 5107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3438 of 5107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3100 of 5087	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3223 of 5084	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3513 of 4963	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2986 of 5460	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3789 of 5517	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3236 of 5363	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3302 of 5264	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3454 of 5173	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	3508 of 5628	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3976 of 5643	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4243 of 5638	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4412 of 5663	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3913 of 5510	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1471 of 2847	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science27%-5 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 (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	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
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4		27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9				33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9				32.3						$33,610	$31,886	$1,724
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	9	5.6		5.6	9.1	20.9	21.6	34.1			21.9	13.9	11.8	7.8	11.7			11.2						$28,267	$26,332	$1,935
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	495	23	21.0	94.9%	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23.1	4580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.1	4933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	353	10.8		10.8	28.6	43.6	25.4	16.4			28.2	34.4	26.2	18.5	20.9			24.9	93.9	97.0		93.9		$27,965	$25,936	$2,029
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	19.4		19.4	29.3	21.4	32.4	38.2			29.8	40.0	25.6	25.0	29.4			30.1						$45,798	$43,706	$2,092
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.8	5324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	129	10.5		10.5	10.3	16.4	23.4	35.3			21.4	13.9	19.7	23.1	18.6			18.7	97.2					$25,973	$24,030	$1,943
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	909 Glenn Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1952	867	38	22.7	86.5%	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	819 (94.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	17	5102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		20.4	4821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	281	9.7		9.7	18.4	21.9	29.2	27.7			24.2	33.3	15.0	15.5	16.5			20.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$24,258	$22,364	$1,894
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		16	5215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	190	12.2		12.2	7.3	27.0	25.3	25.0			21.8	11.4	8.8	9.6	19.5			12.4	92.7	96.9	93.8	94.8	93.8	$27,211	$25,132	$2,079
Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	12	5503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.7	5645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	142	7.3	18.2	12.6	21.1	21.9	18.2	17.3	11.9	26.2	19.6	26.4	10.6	14.5	7.3	7.9	21.2	15.1	94.4		96.6	95.5	96.6	$23,799	$21,222	$2,577
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		18	5025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	399	10.6		10.6	32.5	33.9	28.6	31.0			31.7	33.9	24.4	13.1	13.7			21.8	98.4		98.4		98.4	$23,910	$21,832	$2,078
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.9	5313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	1312	6.1		6.1	36.5	25.9	41.8	40.0			35.9	45.0	32.1	11.1	20.0			27.5	95.9			96.9		$23,235	$21,342	$1,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire University Charter

What is the racial makeup of Aspire University Charter?

Students at Aspire University Charter are 85% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Aspire University Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Aspire University Charter.

What district is Aspire University Charter in?

Aspire University Charter District

Is Aspire University Charter a good school?

Aspire University Charter ranks 3668^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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