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John Fremont Elementary

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John Fremont Elementary ranks 3391 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Fremont Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 625 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, which ranks in the lower quarter of districts statewide.

While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated and recently declined to the 42nd percentile, it consistently outperforms its own district in core subjects like math, English, and especially science. A major strength is its management of chronic absenteeism, which at 9.9% is significantly better than both district and state averages and is the second-lowest rate among nearby schools, just behind Franklin Elementary. The school spends more per student than most peers, and this investment appears effective as it achieves better academic results than some higher-spending schools like William Garrison Elementary and outperforms others like Franklin.

Performance varies by grade, with 6th-grade English being a standout strength, while 3rd-grade English is an area for growth. The school shows a significant performance gap when compared to the nearby high-performing Enslen Elementary, which achieves much higher test scores with similar resources. Compared to schools in other districts, such as Standiford Elementary in the Sylvan Union Elementary district, John Fremont is slightly lower ranked despite similar student demographics, suggesting room to examine instructional approaches. Overall, John Fremont is one of the stronger schools within its district, with clear strengths in science and student attendance.

625

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,007

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 West Orangeburg Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-4044

(209) 574-8122

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend John Fremont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Junior High
High:	Grace M. Davis High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

26.9%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Modesto City Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,391^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	37.3	3391 of 5857	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2859 of 5869	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2819 of 5859	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	3131 of 5883	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	867 of 1417	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	4006 of 5789	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3466 of 5662	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	3511 of 5692	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3355 of 5614	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	3486 of 5611	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	3331 of 5530	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	2700 of 5390	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	2761 of 5377	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	73.5	1305 of 5314	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	1437 of 5193	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.0	1764 of 5113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	1525 of 5113	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	51.9	2098 of 4818	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.4	2117 of 4822	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.2	2401 of 4809	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	1681 of 2227	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	2248 of 2585	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1643 of 2128	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.0	1181 of 3162	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	2044 of 3245	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1680 of 3311	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2326 of 3275	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2494 of 3246	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3263 of 5597	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2725 of 5612	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	2694 of 5609	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	2971 of 5635	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	800 of 1267	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4065 of 5492	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3781 of 5413	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	2985 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2565 of 5107	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2762 of 5087	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3181 of 5084	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3788 of 4963	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2922 of 4830	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	4016 of 5460	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3344 of 5517	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2769 of 5363	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3158 of 5264	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	673 of 1110	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4392 of 5173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3783 of 5084	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3324 of 5628	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	2764 of 5643	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2772 of 5638	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3078 of 5663	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	733 of 1272	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3638 of 5510	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	3068 of 5431	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	671 of 718	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	579 of 670	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	590 of 669	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	570 of 610	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1893 of 2847	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2192 of 2635	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1457 of 2420	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1842 of 2598	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1532 of 2651	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1705 of 2661	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2014 of 2726	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2423 of 2834	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	2160 of 2737	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		45	2859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	532	30.8		30.8	20.3	33.0	38.2	53.2			36.1	26.3	39.4	27.0	34.2			31.9	94.4	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,007	$3,131	$17,876
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%)	15	5259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		18.6	4974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	285	9.1		9.1	29.2	25.0	35.7	23.1			28.0	16.7	12.5	6.8	11.5			12.0	40.0	50.0	64.0	60.0	50.0	62.0	$32,714	$4,798	$27,916
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%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3		47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1			66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4			58.5	91.8			91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104
Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	467	22	20.7	80.3%	68 (14.6%)	32 (6.9%)	280 (60.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	32.7	3747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		26	4286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	539	12.8		12.8	31.2	30.2	45.2	42.9			36.5	30.7	33.9	27.7	29.8			30.7	62.9	67.0	75.3	68.0	62.9	70.1	$22,097	$3,183	$18,914
Catherine Everett Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 Mount Vernon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1992	428	20	20.9	80.6%	67 (15.7%)	16 (3.7%)	281 (65.7%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	25	4403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		21.4	4734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	331	15.8		15.8	27.6	30.9	35.7	37.1			32.9	33.3	26.3	16.1	19.1			23.6	89.7				89.7		$19,831	$3,454	$16,377
Great Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Tully Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-2283	972	42	23.1	44.5%	275 (28.3%)	31 (3.2%)	556 (57.2%)	34 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	34.2	3637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.4	3273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	364	23.8	25.3	24.5	28.4	36.0	38.6	43.8	44.1	56.1	40.8	29.5	36.0	28.0	26.7	35.5	31.3	31.1							$12,809	$724	$12,085
Woodrow Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Woodrow Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5700	416	17	23.8	84.9%	83 (20.0%)	15 (3.6%)	247 (59.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.6%)	26.6	4257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		28.9	4027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	230	18.8		18.8	28.6	31.4	33.8				31.6	26.9	29.6	26.3				27.7							$18,085	$974	$17,111
Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	46.2	2813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	2596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	217	39.4		39.4	36.3	38.3	45.1				39.5	39.3	36.3	43.7				39.6	87.9	91.4			93.1		$17,510	$958	$16,552
George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	513	22	23.0	87.3%	50 (9.7%)	10 (1.9%)	366 (71.3%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.7%)	18.6	4957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.4	4743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	214	11.7		11.7	24.1	23.9	32.5	30.7			27.8	26.8	22.5	11.7	17.7			19.7	97.5				97.5		$18,712	$2,893	$15,819
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	$19,282	$3,185	$16,097

Frequently Asked Questions about John Fremont Elementary

What district is John Fremont Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John Fremont Elementary?

Students at John Fremont Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of John Fremont Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Fremont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Junior High
High : Grace M. Davis High

How many students attend John Fremont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended John Fremont Elementary.

Is John Fremont Elementary a good school?

John Fremont Elementary ranks 3391^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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