Julien Elementary

Located at 1924 East Canal Dr., in Turlock, California, Julien Elementary is a well-populated elementary campus that educates 826 students (grades K through 6), operated by Turlock Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 78% larger than typical.

Across the 14 schools in Turlock Unified (13,478 students total), Julien Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Julien Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Stanislaus County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Julien Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Julien Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.8%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of -8.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Julien Elementary is one.

Turlock High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Julien Elementary. On composite proficiency, Julien Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 24.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 831 students in 2018 compared to 826 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Julien Elementary typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.