Tuolumne Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary school in Modesto, California, Tuolumne Elementary educates 624 students from grades K through 8, run under Modesto City Elementary. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Tuolumne Elementary sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Modesto City Elementary, which oversees 26 schools and 14,444 students, Tuolumne Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tuolumne Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%); the rest is composed of 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Tuolumne Elementary shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Tuolumne Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Tuolumne Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Tuolumne Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.9%.

Across the wider county, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tuolumne Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Orville Wright Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Tuolumne Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.5%.

Tuolumne Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tuolumne Elementary has climbed 9%, going from 573 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.