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Tuolumne Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5674th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of California elementary schools
Summary

Tuolumne Elementary serves 624 students in grades K–8 in Modesto, within the Modesto City Elementary district. The most important finding for families is that the school’s 2025–26 results were substantially below district and state levels in all three tested subjects.

Across all grades, 16% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 35% in the district and 49% statewide; math was 10%, versus 24% and 38%; and science was 8%, versus 22% and 36%. That puts Tuolumne 19 to 28 percentage points below the district and 28 to 33 points below the state, depending on the subject. Among nearby schools with current scores, Tuolumne had the lowest ELA and science results and the second-lowest math result; only James Marshall Elementary scored lower in math. Third-grade math is a relative bright spot within Tuolumne: 22% were proficient, compared with 10% across all grades.

Results have weakened since their 2024–25 peak: ELA fell 4 points to 16%, math fell 5 points to 10%, and science fell 5 points to 8% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked Tuolumne in the 2nd percentile statewide that year (rank 5,674 of 5,804, with 0 stars), down from the 6th percentile in 2024–25. Its 2025–26 chronic absenteeism rate was 22%, above the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%; its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.4. The school reported 92% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, an observation about its student population, not an explanation for its scores. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner Students was once notably higher than its overall ranking—40th percentile versus 5th in 2021–22—but had narrowed to 16th versus 4th by 2023–24.

624
Students ?
24.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,799
Per pupil spending ?
91.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 707 Herndon Rd.
       Modesto, CA  95351-4210

(209) 574-8442

District: Modesto City Elementary


Students who attend Tuolumne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High:    Peter Johansen High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.1%
White:
5.1%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 33 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school13%
District avg28%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,674th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,624th of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2023
From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 3% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary
764th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.35674 of 58042.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.05503 of 58576.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.75645 of 58693.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.25621 of 58594.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.85615 of 58834.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.51400 of 14171.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.95665 of 57892.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.85541 of 56622.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.45573 of 56922.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.85316 of 56145.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.15412 of 56113.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.55319 of 55303.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.95128 of 53904.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.84913 of 53778.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.04958 of 53146.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200921.74303 of 519317.1%★☆☆☆☆
200819.44380 of 511314.3%★☆☆☆☆
200717.84453 of 511312.9%★☆☆☆☆
200614.04414 of 48188.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200519.34016 of 482216.7%★☆☆☆☆
200418.24101 of 480914.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.42654 of 316216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202332.22380 of 324526.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.52002 of 331139.5%★★☆☆☆
202127.8517 of 60214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.42676 of 327518.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.62814 of 324613.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20265.75551 of 55690.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.35287 of 55975.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.85478 of 56122.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.85247 of 56096.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.95369 of 56354.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.31257 of 12670.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.35468 of 54920.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.35307 of 54132.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.24945 of 50852.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.44622 of 51079.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.94769 of 51076.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.04787 of 50875.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.74813 of 50845.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.64891 of 49631.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.94731 of 48302.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.75253 of 54122.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.05057 of 54607.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.05210 of 55175.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.85116 of 53634.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.94912 of 52646.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.61090 of 11101.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.85028 of 51732.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.64965 of 50842.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.25285 of 55905.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.85205 of 56287.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.75273 of 56436.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.65488 of 56382.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.05447 of 56633.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.31248 of 12721.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.15247 of 55104.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.05312 of 54312.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.52644 of 29209.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.42811 of 28471.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.02493 of 26355.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.92624 of 27032.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.52413 of 276112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.82487 of 278310.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.72590 of 27816.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202438.1803 of 147845.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.5867 of 152143.0%★★☆☆☆
202246.4566 of 154063.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.82429 of 24832.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.02080 of 253317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.02292 of 255110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.02399 of 25315.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.52445 of 25092.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.32227 of 23254.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.01944 of 239518.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.22009 of 238815.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.42106 of 237411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.92248 of 23594.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20269.02408 of 24933.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.82074 of 254218.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.12181 of 257915.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.72324 of 25318.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.02327 of 24585.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.72395 of 24783.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.42355 of 25347.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.72300 of 25529.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.72311 of 25388.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.72306 of 25278.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state
Mathematics10%-28 vs state
Science8%-28 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Tuolumne Elementary.

Tuolumne Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of California elementary schools.

Students at Tuolumne Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Tuolumne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High : Peter Johansen High

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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