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William Garrison Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Garrison Elementary serves 352 students in grades K–6 in Modesto, in the Modesto City Elementary district. In 2025–26, students were proficient at rates of 28% in English language arts (ELA), 16% in math and 20% in science. Those results were below the state and district in all three subjects, with math the clearest concern.

Compared with nine nearby schools with scores that year, William Garrison ranked fourth in ELA, second-lowest in math and around the middle in science. Its results were 9 points below the nearby-school average in ELA, 12 points below in math and 3 points below in science, making science its strongest subject relative to those comparisons. Fourth grade stands out as a particular weakness: 16% were proficient in ELA, compared with 33% in the district and 46% statewide; only one nearby school scored lower. The school’s 2025–26 results were also below district averages of 35% in ELA, 24% in math and 22% in science, and state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively.

Scores have improved overall since 2022–23, especially in science: proficiency rose 7 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math and 12 in science, although math’s gap with the state remained about the same. Chronic absenteeism fell from 60% in 2021–22 to 16% in 2025–26, below both the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 15th statewide percentile in 2025–26, with one star. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16.4, the lowest among nearby schools, and 86% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 statewide percentile for English Language Learner Students was 44, compared with 15 overall that year, a stronger relative ranking for how the school serves that group; subgroup rankings are not current-year results.

352

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,514

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

68%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1811 Teresa St.
Modesto, CA 95350-3748

(209) 574-8132

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend William Garrison Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

White:

12.8%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

California avg42%

4,938^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

764^th of 968Modesto 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
2026	18.3	4938 of 5804	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	5259 of 5857	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4974 of 5869	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5280 of 5859	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4983 of 5883	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1239 of 1417	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5664 of 5789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5184 of 5662	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	5196 of 5692	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	5083 of 5614	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	5047 of 5611	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3944 of 5530	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	4349 of 5390	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4112 of 5377	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	4844 of 5314	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	4306 of 5193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4498 of 5113	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	3804 of 5113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	4432 of 4818	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.2	3686 of 4822	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	3603 of 4809	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1775 of 3162	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	2117 of 3245	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1675 of 3311	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	182 of 602	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	17.9	3253 of 3275	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.4	956 of 3246	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	4917 of 5569	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	4772 of 5597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4870 of 5612	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	5371 of 5609	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4785 of 5635	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1186 of 1267	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5399 of 5492	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4979 of 5413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	4167 of 5085	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	4411 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4198 of 5107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4087 of 5087	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3950 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	4832 of 4963	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3989 of 4830	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	4511 of 5412	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4734 of 5460	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4506 of 5517	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4750 of 5363	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4203 of 5264	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	921 of 1110	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	5070 of 5173	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4546 of 5084	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	4361 of 5590	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	5271 of 5628	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4604 of 5643	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4570 of 5638	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4719 of 5663	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1018 of 1272	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	5344 of 5510	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4929 of 5431	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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
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	4938^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.9%		15	5259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	321	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%	$45,514	$43,394	$2,120
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	3733^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	35.7%		37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	342	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%	$28,105	$26,228	$1,877
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%)	27.5	4182^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	27.9%		25	4403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	221	14.3	14.3	25.0	38.9	41.1	40.4	36.2	15.5	30.4	27.3	22.6	23.9	94%	0%	$24,986	$23,034	$1,952
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	3782^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	34.8%		35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%	209	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%	$25,815	$23,922	$1,893
Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	621	28	21.9	92.9%	46 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	388 (62.5%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	92 (14.8%)	10.2	5578^th of 5804 public elementary schools	3.9%		12.7	5449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%	129	10.1	10.1	8.6	13.7	21.3	29.9	18.0	12.4	12.4	8.9	15.4	12.2	96%	0%	$21,599	$20,832	$767
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%)	28.9	4077^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.8%		32.7	3747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%	330	18.2	18.2	27.3	28.3	35.8	52.1	35.2	34.6	31.7	20.9	22.9	27.4	79%	0%	$27,918	$26,102	$1,816
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	4919^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.6	4957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%	38	17.9	17.9	20.0	18.1	26.5	35.9	25.3	28.3	18.1	13.4	24.4	20.8	94%	0%	$22,934	$22,060	$874
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%)								(n/a)													91%	0%
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	1183^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%	55	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%	$25,335	$23,560	$1,775
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%)	15.9	5136^th of 5804 public elementary schools	11.5%		26.6	4257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%	879	11.1	11.1	19.4	32.1	25.8		25.5	9.5	37.7	8.9		16.5	95%	0%	$19,093	$18,640	$453

Frequently Asked Questions about William Garrison Elementary

What district is William Garrison Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

How many students attend William Garrison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended William Garrison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Garrison Elementary?

Students at William Garrison Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is William Garrison Elementary a good school?

William Garrison Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William Garrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Garrison Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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