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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Alberta Martone Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513009156
Alberta Martone Elementary
1413 Poust Rd., Modesto, CA 95358 · (209) 574-8172 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
508 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (92).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 36.0% |
| Math | 12.4% | 16.8% | 27.6% | 43.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.4% | 24.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 35.7% |
| 2017-18 | 53.6% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 46.4% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alberta Martone Elementary
Alberta Martone Elementary's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Martone Elementary this school | 627 | 81.0% | 34.4% |
| Virginia Parks Elementary Modesto | 643 | 83.7% | 28.3% |
| Cunningham Elementary Turlock | 597 | 79.4% | 18.4% |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta | 635 | 80.2% | 39.7% |
| Hamilton TK-8 Novato | 544 | 82.0% | 27.9% |
| Crestwood Elementary Visalia | 594 | 78.3% | 31.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alberta Martone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,027 of 5,151 | #44 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,308 of 5,172 ▼ 421 | #50 of 100 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #3,101 of 5,172 ▼ 233 | #43 of 100 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,630 of 5,116 | #38 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #1,172 of 5,915 | #26 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,756 of 5,352 | #30 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #3,202 of 5,354 | #55 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #2,092 of 5,625 | #43 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #919 of 1,139 | #27 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
627
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 24.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 627 | 29.3 | 21.4:1 | 81% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 29.1 | 22.2:1 | 85% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 29.5 | 22.8:1 | 77% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 26 | 24.0:1 | 78% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 82% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 26 | 25.0:1 | 82% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 89% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 34 | 24.1:1 | 50% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 29 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alberta Martone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (611 to 627); teachers up 17% (25 to 29.3).
About Alberta Martone Elementary
Alberta Martone Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Modesto, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 627 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 35% above that.
Alberta Martone Elementary is in Modesto City Elementary, a district with 14,444 students across 26 schools.
Alberta Martone Elementary is 74% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 50% Hispanic among all Stanislaus County residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.4:1, with 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Alberta Martone Elementary is 81%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alberta Martone Elementary would score about 32.1%. It scores 34.4%, 2.3 points above that figure.
Stanislaus County census figures show that the median household income is $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, enrolling about 106,477 students in all.
Stanislaus County West Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Alberta Martone Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Alberta Martone Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Alberta Martone Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (624) and 2024-25 (627). Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.0:1 in 2020-21, and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Alberta Martone Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Modesto City Elementary
- Bret Harte ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Roosevelt Junior HighMiddle · 818 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 786 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 777 students
- La Loma Junior HighMiddle · 705 students
- Mark Twain Junior HighMiddle · 658 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Modesto HighHigh · 2,292 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Nearby schools
- Stanislaus County West Campus0.5 mi · 56
- William Garrison Elementary1.3 mi · 352
- Hart-Ransom Elementary1.4 mi · 705
- Josephine Chrysler Elementary1.8 mi · 621
- Franklin Elementary1.9 mi · 777
- John Fremont Elementary1.9 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Alberta Martone ElementaryHow large is Alberta Martone Elementary?
Alberta Martone Elementary enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-06.
Is Alberta Martone Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alberta Martone Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Alberta Martone Elementary have?
Alberta Martone Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Alberta Martone Elementary?
Student demographics at Alberta Martone Elementary are roughly 10% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Alberta Martone Elementary in?
Alberta Martone Elementary is part of Modesto City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.