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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813011491
M. Robert Adkison Elementary
1824 Nadine Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 556-1600 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
472 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.5pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| Math | 11.9% | 25.9% | 29.4% | 32.9% |
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 | 42.5% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.8% | 17.8% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 29.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.1% | 26.6% |
| 2016-17 | 37.3% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 M. Robert Adkison Elementary
M. Robert Adkison Elementary's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Robert Adkison Elementary this school | 531 | 88.9% | 37.2% |
| Goshen Elementary Visalia | 549 | 88.5% | 27.9% |
| Burbank Elementary Modesto | 572 | 91.1% | 18.0% |
| Centralia Elementary Anaheim | 496 | 87.7% | 35.9% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Escondido | 498 | 87.3% | 29.1% |
| Mitchell Elementary Atwater | 528 | 86.0% | 42.8% |
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 M. Robert Adkison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,731 of 5,151 | #34 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,462 of 5,172 ▲ 561 | #30 of 100 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,685 of 5,172 ▲ 585 | #31 of 100 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.4pp | #131 of 5,116 | #3 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,071 of 5,915 | #47 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,575 of 5,352 | #92 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #3,959 of 5,354 | #76 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #1,235 of 5,625 | #20 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #1,104 of 3,837 | #4 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
531
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 531 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 89% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 24.2 | 24.4:1 | 85% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 25.2 | 24.4:1 | 88% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 26 | 25.0:1 | 90% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 29 | 23.7:1 | 93% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 29 | 23.6:1 | 90% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | N/A | N/A | 89% (511) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M. Robert Adkison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (688 to 531); teachers down 28% (29 to 21).
About M. Robert Adkison Elementary
M. Robert Adkison Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Modesto, California. It reports enrollment of 531 students in kindergarten through 6.
M. Robert Adkison Elementary is run by Ceres Unified, whose 23 schools enroll 13,665 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% Asian and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 50%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
M. Robert Adkison Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 18 points.
Test results at M. Robert Adkison Elementary are 9.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.2% actual, 27.5% predicted).
In Stanislaus County, home to about 553,990 people, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. M. Robert Adkison Elementary shares Stanislaus County with 189 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Stanislaus County Special Education, is the closest to M. Robert Adkison Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 37.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
M. Robert Adkison Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 120 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Ceres Unified
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Virginia Parks ElementaryElementary · 643 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 Special Education0.1 mi · 462
- Aspire Summit Charter Academy0.4 mi · 355
- Virginia Parks Elementary0.7 mi · 643
- Caswell Elementary0.8 mi · 653
- Tuolumne Elementary0.9 mi · 624
- Mae Hensley Junior High1.1 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About M. Robert Adkison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at M. Robert Adkison Elementary?
M. Robert Adkison Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-06.
Is M. Robert Adkison Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
M. Robert Adkison Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does M. Robert Adkison Elementary have?
M. Robert Adkison Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
What is the student diversity at M. Robert Adkison Elementary?
Student demographics at M. Robert Adkison Elementary are roughly 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees M. Robert Adkison Elementary?
M. Robert Adkison Elementary is overseen by Ceres Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.