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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary serves grades K–6 and has 777 students in Modesto, in the Modesto City Elementary area. It is the largest of the 10 nearby schools, which enroll 59–627 students. In 2025–26, its overall proficiency was below the state in ELA, math and science. The clearest concern is sixth grade: Franklin’s ELA proficiency was 24% and math was 11%, both the lowest among nearby schools reporting results for those grades.

Science is Franklin’s strongest subject compared with the district and nearby schools, while math is its weakest relative to the state and nearby average. Franklin scored 23% in science, 1 point above the district and 1 point below the nearby-school average, though 13 points below the state. ELA was 32%—3 points below the district, 5 below the nearby average and 17 below the state. Math was 21%—3 points below the district, 8 below the nearby average and 17 below the state. Results also vary by grade: third-grade math reached 37%, above the district’s 31% and second only to one nearby school with reported results.

Scores have improved over the four school years shown: ELA rose 14 percentage points, math 8 and science 18, while the state gaps narrowed in all three subjects. However, math slipped from 22% in 2024–25 to 21% in 2025–26. Franklin received 1 star and ranked at the 23rd percentile statewide in SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 ratings. In 2024–25, 94% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 22.7, toward the high end of the nearby range. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 ranking for how well the school served English Language Learner students was at the 68th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 14th percentile that year. Its Special Education ranking also rose, from the 6th percentile in 2023–24 to the 24th in 2025–26.

777

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,368

Per pupil spending ?

94.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

120 South Emerald Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-1901

(209) 574-8112

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mark Twain Junior High
High:	Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

California avg42%

4,489^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1170^th of 1,530Modesto 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	4489 of 5817	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4626 of 5857	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5025 of 5869	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5513 of 5859	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5546 of 5883	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1372 of 1417	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5550 of 5789	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5479 of 5662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	5601 of 5692	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	5539 of 5614	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	5526 of 5611	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	5441 of 5530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	5330 of 5390	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	5274 of 5377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	5095 of 5314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	4644 of 5193	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	4828 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	4641 of 5113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	4621 of 4818	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	4550 of 4822	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	4569 of 4809	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	682 of 747	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1901 of 2227	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2582 of 2585	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2123 of 2128	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	998 of 3162	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	2009 of 3245	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2173 of 3311	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	462 of 602	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2768 of 3275	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2583 of 3246	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	4128 of 5581	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	4380 of 5597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4764 of 5612	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5224 of 5609	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5367 of 5635	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1236 of 1267	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5215 of 5492	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5209 of 5413	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3622 of 5094	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3635 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4205 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4720 of 5087	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4773 of 5084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4718 of 4963	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4604 of 4830	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3794 of 5423	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	3881 of 5460	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4442 of 5517	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4936 of 5363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4773 of 5264	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1044 of 1110	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4904 of 5173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4862 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	4548 of 5603	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4507 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4931 of 5643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5325 of 5638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5295 of 5663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1205 of 1272	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5349 of 5510	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5306 of 5431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	2219 of 2927	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	2444 of 2847	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2487 of 2635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2019)9th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	23.8	4489^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.8%		22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%	137	22.6	22.6	33.0	34.2	35.9	24.2	32.0	36.7	12.2	24.3	11.5	20.9			$19,368	$2,078	$17,290
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%)	10.7	5555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	12.8	12.8	8.1	12.1	29.4	28.6	19.8	7.9	8.4	5.9	16.9	9.7	94%	0%	$21,475	$1,935	$19,540
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%)	19.6	4851^st of 5817 public elementary schools	16.6%		13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%	554	16.5	16.5	14.1	15.7	32.9	41.7	26.8	10.8	11.4	14.1	33.3	17.5			$21,019	$2,079	$18,940
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	78.7	1185^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%	57	43.5	43.5	54.2	69.1	69.6	78.9	68.2	45.8	60.0	43.5	75.0	56.7	91%	0%	$19,929	$1,775	$18,154
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%)	12.1	5457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.2%		15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	262	9.1	9.1	13.7	17.7	16.9	27.0	19.0	15.7	13.2	15.6	20.6	16.3	95%	0%	$20,332	$1,943	$18,389
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%)	29.1	4073^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%	405	25.9	25.9	33.3	28.4	41.4		34.0	24.3	28.4	31.0		27.7	≥ 98%		$19,020	$1,724	$17,296
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%)	31.4	3880^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%	235	17.7	17.7	43.8	37.5	31.4	27.3	35.8	38.8	34.4	22.9	21.2	30.2			$30,319	$2,092	$28,227
Alberta Martone Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 Poust Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8172	627	29	21.3	81.0%	62 (9.9%)	17 (2.7%)	463 (73.8%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	32.3	3791^st of 5817 public elementary schools	34.8%		35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%	218	26.7	26.7	36.1	33.8	40.7	43.0	38.6	31.5	27.9	19.8	26.4	26.1	97%	0%	$20,228	$1,893	$18,335
John Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8122	625	31	20.2	66.1%	168 (26.9%)	17 (2.7%)	329 (52.6%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.6%)	33	3742^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	35.7%		37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	351	27.8	27.8	32.9	35.0	36.5	49.5	38.8	26.0	24.7	22.7	29.7	25.7	96%	0%	$21,365	$1,877	$19,488
William Garrison Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 Teresa St.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8132	352	21	16.4	85.8%	45 (12.8%)	10 (2.8%)	234 (66.5%)	15 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	39 (11.1%)	18.3	4950^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.9%		15	5259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	309	20.0	20.0	28.6	15.7	32.6	35.4	27.8	14.3	14.6	15.2	20.8	16.3	68%	0%	$30,191	$2,120	$28,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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