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M. Robert Adkison Elementary

Public Grades K-6
2949th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of California elementary schools
Summary

M. Robert Adkison Elementary serves 531 students in grades K–6 in Modesto and is part of Ceres Unified. Its clearest strength is math: in 2025–2026, students’ overall math proficiency was 40%, the highest among nearby K–6 schools and above both the state and district results.

Results are mixed across subjects. Adkison’s 40% math proficiency was 1 percentage point above California’s 38% and 14 points above the district’s 25%; it also exceeded the nearby K–6 average by 16 points. In science, Adkison led nearby K–6 schools at 26%, but remained 10 points below the state and 2 points below the district. ELA proficiency was 41%, second among nearby schools. Grade-level results show why the overall math strength does not apply equally across grades: third-grade math reached 67%, while fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade math results were 36%, 31% and 30%.

Scores have risen overall since 2022–2023: ELA improved from 33% to 41%, math from 28% to 40%, and science from 12% to 26%, though ELA dipped from its 2024–2025 high of 43%. SchoolDigger ranked Adkison at the 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, ahead of the next-highest nearby school, Virginia Parks Elementary, at the 44th percentile; Adkison’s percentile rose from 25 in 2021–2022. Context includes a 25.2 student-teacher ratio and 89% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking was notably higher than the school’s overall standing: 87th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 49th overall. Its English Language Learner Students ranking also reached the 86th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 42nd overall that year, though there is no newer subgroup figure.

531
Students ?
25.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,717
Per pupil spending ?
88.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 1824 Nadine Ave.
       Modesto, CA  95307-4401

(209) 556-1600

District: Ceres Unified


Students who attend M. Robert Adkison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mae Hensley Junior High
High:    Ceres High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.2%
Asian:
7.3%
White:
5.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ceres Unified
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg31%
California avg42%
2,949th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Ceres Unified
1036th of 1,530Ceres 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.52949 of 581749.3%★★☆☆☆
202543.72966 of 585749.4%★★☆☆☆
202436.63399 of 586942.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.63752 of 585936.0%★★☆☆☆
202224.54404 of 588325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.74035 of 578930.3%★★☆☆☆
201829.93835 of 566232.3%★★☆☆☆
201735.13433 of 569239.7%★★☆☆☆
201621.84447 of 561420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201529.33759 of 561133.0%★★☆☆☆
201340.63279 of 553040.7%★★☆☆☆
201239.73282 of 539039.1%★★☆☆☆
201139.93235 of 537739.8%★★☆☆☆
201031.33752 of 531429.4%★☆☆☆☆
200937.83190 of 519338.6%★★☆☆☆
200824.54006 of 511321.7%★☆☆☆☆
200729.93582 of 511329.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201837.01138 of 212846.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202468.7448 of 316285.8%★★★★☆
202355.8959 of 324570.4%★★★★☆
202243.71558 of 331152.9%★★★☆☆
201951.41174 of 327564.2%★★★☆☆
201856.9979 of 324669.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.02965 of 558146.9%★★☆☆☆
202543.22885 of 559748.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.63447 of 561238.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.03757 of 560933.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.44385 of 563522.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.63705 of 549232.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.63506 of 541335.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.31828 of 509464.1%★★★☆☆
202555.11973 of 510761.4%★★★☆☆
202449.32313 of 510754.7%★★★☆☆
202339.42951 of 508742.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.83715 of 508426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.03092 of 496337.7%★★☆☆☆
201841.72753 of 483043.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.82377 of 542356.2%★★★☆☆
202554.32184 of 546060.0%★★★☆☆
202446.62632 of 551752.3%★★★☆☆
202342.22888 of 536346.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.53796 of 526427.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.33248 of 517337.2%★★☆☆☆
201841.42923 of 508442.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.52764 of 560350.7%★★★☆☆
202543.72897 of 562848.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.53183 of 564343.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.53500 of 563837.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.64077 of 566328.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.24088 of 551025.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.73879 of 543128.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202678.6395 of 292786.5%★★★★☆
202551.51020 of 284764.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)87th percentile+37 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+44 vs school
Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)51st percentile~ school
Female (2026)47th percentile~ school
Disabled (2018)47th percentile+14 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state
Mathematics40%~ state avg
Science26%-10 vs state

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M. Robert Adkison Elementary ranks 2949th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at M. Robert Adkison Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended M. Robert Adkison Elementary.

Students who attend M. Robert Adkison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mae Hensley Junior High
High : Ceres High

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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