Bret Harte Elementary

Located at 909 Glenn Ave., in Modesto, California, Bret Harte Elementary is a sizable primary school that enrolls 867 students (grades K through 6), run under Modesto City Elementary. That puts it 86% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Modesto City Elementary comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,444 students; Bret Harte Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Bret Harte Elementary reports that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bret Harte Elementary has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bret Harte Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Stanislaus County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bret Harte Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Evelyn Hanshaw Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bret Harte Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 20.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Bret Harte Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 956 (now 867). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 89% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.