Walter M. Brown Elementary

Located at 1400 Georgetown St., in Turlock, California, Walter M. Brown Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 645 students (grades K through 6), part of Turlock Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

Within Turlock Unified, which oversees 14 schools and 13,478 students, Walter M. Brown Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Walter M. Brown Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Walter M. Brown Elementary records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walter M. Brown Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.1%; Walter M. Brown Elementary posts 20.8%, -15.3 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Stanislaus County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Walter M. Brown Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Turlock Junior High, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter M. Brown Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walter M. Brown Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

Walter M. Brown Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walter M. Brown Elementary has edged up 5%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 27% across the same window.

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