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James Marshall Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Marshall Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 611 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

Academically, James Marshall is one of the lowest-performing schools in California, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state and district averages; for example, only about 11% of students are proficient in math, and just 5.6% in science. The school has shown little improvement over the past decade, despite spending more per student ($21,749) than most other nearby schools in its district. While chronic absenteeism has improved recently, it remains higher than the district average, and performance is especially low for students in special education and those from low-income families.

Interesting comparisons exist with nearby schools. For instance, Enslen Elementary, in the same district and with similar per-student spending, achieves dramatically higher test scores and a much better statewide ranking. Similarly, Aspire University Charter, a charter school very close by serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves better academic results with lower per-student spending. These comparisons highlight that James Marshall's struggles are particularly acute, even within a low-performing district.

611

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,749

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Sutter Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-3701

(209) 574-8162

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend James Marshall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mark Twain Junior High
High:	Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

3.8%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,523^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	11.8	5523 of 5857	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5514 of 5869	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5595 of 5859	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5471 of 5883	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1356 of 1417	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5591 of 5789	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	5490 of 5662	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	5588 of 5692	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	5468 of 5614	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	5565 of 5611	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	5340 of 5530	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	5313 of 5390	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4985 of 5377	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	4941 of 5314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4657 of 5193	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4496 of 5113	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	4147 of 5113	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	4167 of 4818	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	4642 of 4822	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4593 of 4809	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	0.4	1140 of 1149	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1044 of 1071	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1947 of 2227	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	292 of 293	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	2366 of 2585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1561 of 2128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	1953 of 3162	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2606 of 3245	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2347 of 3311	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	340 of 602	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2808 of 3275	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	2913 of 3246	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	5171 of 5597	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4965 of 5612	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5217 of 5609	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	5319 of 5635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1203 of 1267	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	5362 of 5492	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5297 of 5413	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	4785 of 5107	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4630 of 5107	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4746 of 5087	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4632 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	4815 of 4963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	4693 of 4830	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5004 of 5460	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	5013 of 5517	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5064 of 5363	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4759 of 5264	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1008 of 1110	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4963 of 5173	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4889 of 5084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5381 of 5628	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5497 of 5643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5503 of 5638	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5200 of 5663	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1223 of 1272	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5285 of 5510	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5250 of 5431	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2828 of 2847	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2553 of 2635	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1877 of 2420	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 James Marshall Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Marshall Elementary?

Students at James Marshall Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of James Marshall Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Marshall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High

How many students attend James Marshall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended James Marshall Elementary.

Is James Marshall Elementary a good school?

James Marshall Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is James Marshall Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

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