Alberta Martone Elementary

Alberta Martone Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Modesto, California, operated by Modesto City Elementary, works with 627 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% above typical.

Alberta Martone Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by Modesto City Elementary, a district that caters to 14,444 students overall.

On demographics, Alberta Martone Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 10% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alberta Martone Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.2%; this one delivers 35.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put median household earnings sit near $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Alberta Martone Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Stanislaus County West Campus, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alberta Martone Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Alberta Martone Elementary's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 627). Class-load math has tightened: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Alberta Martone Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.