Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003757
Orville Wright Elementary
1602 Monterey St., Modesto, CA 95354 · (209) 574-8462 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
369 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
31%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
13.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
12.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 1 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 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 18.0% | 68.6% |
| Math | 3.6% | 8.9% | 14.9% | 72.6% |
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 | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 11.5% | 6.3% |
| 2021-22 | 11.1% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.2% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 18.0% | 8.9% |
| 2017-18 | 15.8% | 9.5% |
| 2016-17 | 17.8% | 6.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Orville Wright Elementary
Orville Wright Elementary's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orville Wright Elementary this school | 399 | 92.5% | 12.3% |
| Lee Richmond Elementary Hanford | 402 | 90.8% | 41.1% |
| Maurice Sendak Elementary North Hollywood | 421 | 95.0% | 34.4% |
| Don Pedro Elementary Ceres | 439 | 93.6% | 17.8% |
| Belleview Elementary Porterville | 377 | 95.2% | 26.6% |
| Mission Elementary Oceanside | 419 | 90.9% | 27.4% |
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 Orville Wright Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #5,048 of 5,151 | #100 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #4,922 of 5,172 ▲ 145 | #96 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #5,088 of 5,172 ▼ 100 | #100 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #1,843 of 5,116 | #42 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,701 of 5,915 | #76 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,240 of 5,352 | #85 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #3,919 of 5,354 | #73 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #773 of 5,625 | #7 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #1,078 of 1,139 | #34 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
399
+43 (+12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 399 | 16.2 | 24.7:1 | 92% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 17.3 | 21.2:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 15.8 | 22.8:1 | 95% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 97% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 99% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 96% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | 92% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 21 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orville Wright Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (396 to 399); teachers down 19% (20 to 16.2).
About Orville Wright Elementary
Orville Wright Elementary, located in Modesto, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 399 students.
Modesto City Elementary enrolls 14,444 students in 26 schools, including Orville Wright Elementary.
Most students at Orville Wright Elementary are Hispanic: 82% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 12% White and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Stanislaus County is roughly 50% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Orville Wright Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.7:1, with 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. It compares with 71% for public schools in Stanislaus County.
Orville Wright Elementary is 13.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (12.3% versus 25.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Across Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Stanislaus County number 190 and enroll about 106,477.
The next-closest public school is Tuolumne Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Orville Wright Elementary. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Orville Wright Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Orville Wright Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The student count in 2024-25 was 399, 12% above the 356 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Orville Wright Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Tuolumne Elementary0.6 mi · 624
- Wilson Elementary1.0 mi · 283
- M. Robert Adkison Elementary1.1 mi · 531
- Stanislaus County Special Education1.2 mi · 462
- La Loma Junior High1.2 mi · 705
- Virginia Parks Elementary1.4 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Orville Wright ElementaryHow many students attend Orville Wright Elementary?
Orville Wright Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Orville Wright Elementary serve?
Orville Wright Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orville Wright Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orville Wright Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orville Wright Elementary?
Orville Wright Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Orville Wright Elementary public or private?
Orville Wright Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Modesto City Elementary.
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