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Norman N. Glick Middle

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Norman N. Glick Middle ranks 1550 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 43% of California middle schools

Summary

Norman N. Glick Middle serves 602 students in grades 5–8 in Modesto, California, and is part of an area with several nearby middle and junior high schools. Its academic results are mixed: English language arts (ELA) is a relative strength, while math and attendance stand out as concerns. The clearest local concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 27%, the highest rate among nearby schools.

ELA is Glick’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools: 49% of students are proficient, the fourth-highest result among 11 schools and above the nearby average of 40%. It is also well above the 38% result for the Empire Union Elementary district, and just below the state’s 49%. Math is the clearest academic weakness: 23% are proficient, 16 points below the state and 6 points below the nearby average; Glick ranks third-lowest locally and is slightly below its district. Science proficiency is 24%, 12 points below the state and 5 below the nearby average, though slightly above the district.

Results have improved most in ELA: proficiency rose 10 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, bringing Glick close to the state. Math rose 5 points but remains far behind; science fell by 1 point, and its gap from the state widened. Chronic absenteeism dropped 25 points over the same period, but remains 9 points above the state. SchoolDigger ranks Glick in the 43rd percentile statewide, with 2 stars, in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20.6, below the nearby average of 21.3; 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 76% nearby average. SchoolDigger’s rankings also differ notably by group: its effectiveness ranking for Homeless Students was at the 84th percentile in 2024–25, versus 45th overall, while its ranking for Asian Students was at the 6th percentile in 2025–26, versus 43rd overall. Nearby-school comparisons include schools serving different grade spans, so all-grade comparisons may not be fully alike.

602

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,341

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

400 Frazine Rd.
Modesto, CA 95357-0251

(209) 577-3945

District: Empire Union Elementary

Students who attend Norman N. Glick Middle usually attend:

High:

Peter Johansen High

Feeder schools for Norman N. Glick Middle:

Elementary:	Alice N. Stroud Elementary
	Bernard L. Hughes Elementary
	Capistrano Elementary
	Christine Sipherd Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

17.4%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

California avg42%

1,550^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1171^st of 1,530Empire Union Elementary 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
2026	38.4	1550 of 2740	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	1528 of 2761	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1868 of 2783	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1615 of 2781	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1564 of 2740	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1715 of 2715	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1588 of 2480	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	1607 of 2508	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	1478 of 2497	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	1422 of 2477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	853 of 2379	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	854 of 2259	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	775 of 2236	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.3	701 of 2179	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.0	444 of 2063	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	60.7	694 of 2005	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	643 of 1999	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	739 of 1804	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	558 of 1777	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.2	917 of 1769	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	250 of 594	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	288 of 627	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	161 of 637	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.8	463 of 643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	341 of 600	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	733 of 777	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	699 of 739	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.9	318 of 715	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	556 of 733	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1164 of 1531	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	823 of 1491	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	854 of 1369	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	777 of 1478	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	788 of 1521	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	490 of 1540	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	638 of 1442	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	587 of 1364	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1389 of 2516	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1488 of 2533	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1692 of 2551	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1444 of 2531	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1489 of 2509	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1433 of 2380	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1404 of 2262	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	1066 of 2357	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	1061 of 2395	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	1499 of 2388	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1333 of 2374	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1260 of 2359	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1347 of 2213	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1297 of 2072	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	77 of 477	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	41 of 320	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	1233 of 2529	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	1254 of 2542	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1626 of 2579	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1071 of 2531	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	1091 of 2458	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1262 of 2369	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1248 of 2230	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1536 of 2514	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	1382 of 2534	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1769 of 2552	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1528 of 2538	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1399 of 2527	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1703 of 2407	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1584 of 2273	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	635 of 726	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	505 of 701	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	370 of 677	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	495 of 665	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	1194 of 1605	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1046 of 1566	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1159 of 1552	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	836 of 1531	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1027 of 1490	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1094 of 1520	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1243 of 1537	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1137 of 1543	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1104 of 1555	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1282 of 1602	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1179 of 1496	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science24%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

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Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	5-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.4	1550^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.4%		38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%	22	23.6	23.6		51.7	45.6	48.7		24.8	20.2	22.5	$17,341	$1,313	$16,028
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	56.8	1005^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.3%		54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%	62	29.3	29.3	57.7	48.3	50.8	52.1	51.9	37.0	31.5	39.7	$16,949	$669	$16,280
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	27.6	1928^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.6%		35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%	292	21.8	21.8		33.5	35.2	34.3		21.1	26.2	23.6	$20,319	$2,226	$18,093
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	65.3	808^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.5%		60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%	93	37.3	37.3	53.1	51.1	54.0	52.8	45.9	42.0	50.8	46.3	$16,321	$697	$15,624
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	32.5	1738^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.6%		26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%	201	23.7	23.7		44.6	29.6	36.8		29.4	24.3	26.7	$18,213	$1,744	$16,469
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	30.1	1831^st of 2740 public middle schools	33.2%		29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%	4	21.9	21.9		36.5	39.9	38.2		23.1	23.7	23.4	$19,814	$2,412	$17,402
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.3	1241^st of 2740 public middle schools	54.7%		47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		37.8	37.8	28.9	54.4	50.0	44.5	20.5	36.3	40.5	32.5	$19,480	$2,314	$17,166
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	23.4	2066^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.6%		38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%	530	23.5	23.5	29.1	31.6	33.3	31.3	19.2	20.9	19.0	19.8	$16,654	$674	$15,980
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Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	37.8	1565^th of 2740 public middle schools	42.9%		41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%	120	33.1	33.1		38.3	41.2	39.7		26.6	26.8	26.7	$19,458	$2,158	$17,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Norman N. Glick Middle

Is Norman N. Glick Middle a good school?

Norman N. Glick Middle ranks 1550^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Norman N. Glick Middle?

Students at Norman N. Glick Middle are 69% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Norman N. Glick Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Norman N. Glick Middle.

What district is Norman N. Glick Middle in?

Empire Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of Norman N. Glick Middle attend?

Students who attend Norman N. Glick Middle usually go on to attend Peter Johansen High

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