Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003747
Robertson Road Elementary
1821 Robertson Rd., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 574-8402 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
280 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 | 81 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 131% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
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
29.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 18.5% | 27.8% | 42.4% |
| Math | 11.1% | 18.9% | 26.8% | 43.1% |
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 | 29.8% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 22.6% |
| 2020-21 | 20.8% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.4% | 34.3% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 31.1% | 18.2% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Robertson Road Elementary
Robertson Road Elementary's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Road Elementary this school | 306 | 91.5% | 28.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Stockton | 297 | 89.2% | 13.3% |
| Newcastle Elementary Reseda | 299 | 90.6% | 44.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary Tulare | 309 | 92.2% | 23.6% |
| Barfield Elementary Pomona | 282 | 93.3% | 26.1% |
| Jackson Elementary Fresno | 319 | 90.6% | 25.8% |
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 Robertson Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,695 of 5,151 | #60 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,214 of 5,172 ▼ 114 | #46 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #4,007 of 5,172 ▲ 295 | #69 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,250 of 5,116 | #29 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #4,712 of 5,915 | #91 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #73 of 5,352 | #1 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #3,901 of 5,354 | #71 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #896 of 5,625 | #13 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #837 of 3,837 | #2 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
306
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 306 | 18.7 | 16.4:1 | 92% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 14.9 | 20.4:1 | 97% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 14.8 | 22.3:1 | 95% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 98% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 94% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 26 | 21.8:1 | 94% (532) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 26 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robertson Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (413 to 306); teachers down 2% (19 to 18.7).
About Robertson Road Elementary
Robertson Road Elementary is a small elementary school in Modesto City Elementary, located in Modesto, California. It enrolled 306 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Enrollment across the 26 schools in Modesto City Elementary totals 14,444 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Robertson Road Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 50% of Stanislaus County residents are Hispanic. Robertson Road Elementary has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 92% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 21 points lower.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.9%. Robertson Road Elementary scores 28.5%.
Stanislaus County census figures show that median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robertson Road Elementary is among the 190 public schools in Stanislaus County.
The closest public school to Robertson Road Elementary is Harriette Kirschen Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 28.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 353 in 2020-21 and 306 in 2024-25, a decrease of 47 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.5:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 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 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
Nearby schools
- Harriette Kirschen Elementary0.1 mi · 503
- Burbank Elementary0.5 mi · 572
- James Marshall Elementary0.7 mi · 611
- Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 617
- Aspire University Charter1.0 mi · 423
- Evelyn Hanshaw Middle1.1 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Robertson Road ElementaryHow many students attend Robertson Road Elementary?
Robertson Road Elementary enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Robertson Road Elementary serve?
Robertson Road Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robertson Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robertson Road Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robertson Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Robertson Road Elementary are roughly 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Robertson Road Elementary in?
Robertson Road Elementary is part of Modesto City Elementary.
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