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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at James Marshall Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003743
James Marshall Elementary
515 Sutter Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 574-8162 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
560 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 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
19%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
21.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
11.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 15.8% | 18.1% | 59.9% |
| Math | 2.0% | 9.2% | 24.1% | 64.7% |
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 | 21.9% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 12.1% |
| 2021-22 | 16.4% | 13.3% |
| 2020-21 | 14.7% | 8.7% |
| 2018-19 | 23.5% | 12.4% |
| 2017-18 | 20.2% | 7.7% |
| 2016-17 | 15.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 James Marshall Elementary
James Marshall Elementary's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Marshall Elementary this school | 611 | 91.7% | 16.2% |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary Selma | 640 | 91.4% | 32.7% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Selma | 634 | 92.4% | 33.5% |
| Bellevue Elementary Atwater | 599 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| Berlyn Elementary Ontario | 639 | 91.7% | 29.3% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Escondido | 679 | 92.2% | 18.8% |
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 James Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #4,868 of 5,151 | #95 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #4,995 of 5,172 ▼ 49 | #99 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,732 of 5,172 ▼ 38 | #90 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,761 of 5,116 | #58 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,303 of 5,915 | #30 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,437 of 5,352 | #44 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #4,449 of 5,354 | #88 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #877 of 5,625 | #12 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #1,208 of 3,837 | #5 of 56 |
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
611
-91 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 611 | 27.4 | 22.3:1 | 92% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 28.6 | 21.0:1 | 97% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 94% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 29 | 24.2:1 | 94% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 35 | 22.3:1 | 97% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 33 | 24.6:1 | 98% (792) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | N/A | N/A | 97% (765) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 41 | 22.8:1 | 98% (911) |
| 1990-91 | 960 | 34 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (782 to 611); teachers down 22% (35 to 27.4).
About James Marshall Elementary
James Marshall Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Modesto, California. It educates 611 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 31% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Modesto City Elementary operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,444 students.
Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at James Marshall Elementary. Next come 4% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 50% Hispanic among all Stanislaus County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at James Marshall Elementary and a ratio of 22.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. Public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
The allk12 Grade for James Marshall Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, James Marshall Elementary is 9.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 16.2% actual, 25.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Stanislaus County has about 553,990 residents, and the median household income is $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Stanislaus County has 190 public schools and roughly 106,477 students.
The closest other public school is Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, James Marshall Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 702 in 2020-21 to 611 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 24.2 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other James Marshall Elementary schools
One other US public school is named James Marshall Elementary. James Marshall Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- James Marshall ElementarySacramento, CA · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 617
- Aspire University Charter0.6 mi · 423
- Modesto High0.6 mi · 2,292
- Robertson Road Elementary0.7 mi · 306
- Harriette Kirschen Elementary0.7 mi · 503
- Burbank Elementary0.7 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About James Marshall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at James Marshall Elementary?
James Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does James Marshall Elementary serve?
James Marshall Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at James Marshall Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at James Marshall Elementary.
How diverse is James Marshall Elementary?
James Marshall Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is James Marshall Elementary public or private?
James Marshall Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Modesto City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.