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William Garrison Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Garrison Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 352 students in Modesto, California, operating within the Modesto City Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, the school is struggling, with proficiency rates in math (12%), English (28%), and science (9%) that are well below both district and state averages. This performance places it in the bottom 10% of schools statewide, a position it has held for many years. While chronic absenteeism has improved since the pandemic, it remains higher than the district average. Interestingly, the school receives significantly more funding per student (over $32,000) than higher-performing nearby schools like Enslen Elementary and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio, yet these advantages have not translated into stronger academic outcomes.

When compared to other schools in the area, the differences are stark. For example, Enslen Elementary, just 1.6 miles away, has math proficiency rates over four times higher. Other schools with similar student demographics, such as Catherine Everett Elementary and Alberta Martone Elementary, also achieve better results. This suggests that school-level factors are crucial, and William Garrison's relative effectiveness with English Language Learners could be a foundation for broader improvement.

352

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,714

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,259^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	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
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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Schools Near William Garrison 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)	% 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
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
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
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
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%)	35.1	3573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		40.2	3168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	405	24.7		24.7	24.1	42.6	44.9	40.9			38.4	30.7	34.0	28.1	23.7			29.2	93.9	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$19,806	$3,024	$16,782
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%)	12.7	5449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		19.7	4893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	556	14.0		14.0	8.2	13.9	27.7	26.1			18.8	13.0	16.9	10.5	17.8			14.5	96.0	98.0			96.0		$19,080	$2,578	$16,502
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William Garrison Elementary

What district is William Garrison Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

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

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.

How many students attend William Garrison Elementary?

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

Is William Garrison Elementary a good school?

William Garrison Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of California elementary schools.

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