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Bret Harte Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bret Harte Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 867 students in Modesto, California, operating within the larger Modesto City Elementary district where most schools face significant academic challenges.

While Bret Harte's academic performance is low compared to the state average, it ranks in the middle among its eight closest district peers, such as Burbank Elementary and Shackelford Elementary. The school has shown a dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic and demonstrates a relative strength in supporting English Language Learner students. However, science proficiency is notably low, and performance varies considerably by grade level.

Comparisons with nearby schools in other systems are revealing: M. Robert Adkison Elementary in the Ceres Unified district and Aspire University Charter achieve stronger academic results with similar student demographics, suggesting different district policies or educational approaches can impact outcomes. Within its own district, Robertson Road Elementary stands out with more resources and better performance, while Bret Harte itself is on a recent upward trajectory from historically very low rankings.

867

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,145

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Glenn Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358-6010

(209) 574-1952

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High:	Thomas Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,102^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City 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
2025	17.0	5102 of 5857	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4821 of 5869	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5421 of 5859	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5554 of 5883	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1376 of 1417	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	5720 of 5789	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	5573 of 5662	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	5568 of 5692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	5492 of 5614	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	5350 of 5611	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	5372 of 5530	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	5267 of 5390	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	5074 of 5377	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	5078 of 5314	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	4736 of 5193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	4702 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	4588 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	4706 of 4818	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	4768 of 4822	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	4668 of 4809	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	2377 of 2585	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1986 of 2128	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1230 of 3162	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	2221 of 3245	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	2549 of 3311	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	551 of 602	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3076 of 3275	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2895 of 3246	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4943 of 5597	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4442 of 5612	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4959 of 5609	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5338 of 5635	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1226 of 1267	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5448 of 5492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	5358 of 5413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4241 of 5107	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4006 of 5107	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4607 of 5087	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4730 of 5084	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	4898 of 4963	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4730 of 4830	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4567 of 5460	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4330 of 5517	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4842 of 5363	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4945 of 5264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1057 of 1110	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	5105 of 5173	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4997 of 5084	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4839 of 5628	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4762 of 5643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5351 of 5638	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5313 of 5663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1229 of 1272	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	5447 of 5510	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5326 of 5431	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	3.3	595 of 610	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Bret Harte Elementary

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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 (2024)
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
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	$20,145	$2,899	$17,246
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		$22,621	$3,759	$18,862
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		$18,972	$3,264	$15,708
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						$18,379	$3,047	$15,332
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						$30,774	$4,485	$26,289
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					$20,672	$3,141	$17,531
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						$21,749	$3,474	$18,275
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	$20,908	$3,509	$17,399
Sinclear Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 Hackett Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1680	581	25	23.2	82.6%	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	491 (84.5%)	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35.6	3528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		29.6	3958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	430	18.5		18.5	57.1	31.7	28.4	38.6			38.3	60.0	24.1	18.5	25.3			30.9	98.0					$19,833	$3,969	$15,864
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	$20,370	$3,542	$16,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Elementary?

Students at Bret Harte Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Bret Harte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High : Thomas Downey High

How many students attend Bret Harte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 867 students attended Bret Harte Elementary.

What district is Bret Harte Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

Is Bret Harte Elementary a good school?

Bret Harte Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of California elementary schools.

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