Is Walter M. Brown Elementary a good school?

Walter M. Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Walter M. Brown Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 642 students attended Walter M. Brown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walter M. Brown Elementary?

Students at Walter M. Brown Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Walter M. Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter M. Brown Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Marvin A. Dutcher Middle Middle : Turlock Junior High

Walter M. Brown Elementary

Summary:

Walter M. Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Turlock, California, serving 642 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Turlock Unified School District, which is ranked 1044 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter M. Brown Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly lower than the Turlock Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.18% of Walter M. Brown students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.45% for Turlock Unified and 47.04% for California. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2018-2019 to 31.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than nearby schools like Cunningham Elementary and Wakefield Elementary.

Walter M. Brown Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district average and several nearby schools. The school's underperformance is consistent across all student subgroups, suggesting that it is struggling to effectively support the academic needs of its diverse student population. While Walter M. Brown is part of the same school district as several nearby schools, its academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic status are generally worse than its counterparts, such as Walnut Elementary Education Center, which is located just 1.02 miles away and consistently outperforms Walter M. Brown Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

1400 Georgetown St.
Turlock, CA 95382-0756

(209) 634-7231

District: Turlock Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4977^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,671

Students who attend Walter M. Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marvin A. Dutcher Middle
	Turlock Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 642

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

27.4%

Asian:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walter M. Brown Elementary ranks worse than 84.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Turlock Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.51. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.6%), White (27.4%), Asian (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter M. Brown Elementary is 22.9. 4 elementary schools in the Turlock Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Walter M. Brown Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter M. Brown Elementary is $10,671, which is the 3^rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Turlock Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walter M. Brown Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter M. Brown Elementary 4977^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walter M. Brown Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Turlock Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Turlock Unified 1044^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walter M. Brown Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	34.29	3274^th	5113	36.0%
2008	22.79	4133^rd	5113	19.2%
2009	24.51	4099^th	5193	21.1%
2010	29.86	3863^rd	5314	27.3%
2011	31.29	3894^th	5377	27.6%
2012	21.08	4580^th	5390	15.0%
2013	30.39	4011^th	5530	27.5%
2015	25.66	4070^th	5611	27.5%
2016	21.63	4459^th	5614	20.6%
2017	20.42	4661^st	5692	18.1%
2018	24.96	4243^rd	5662	25.1%
2019	20.04	4797^th	5789	17.1%
2021	23.70	1080^th	1417	23.8%
2022	20.17	4832^nd	5883	17.9%
2023	15.68	5260^th	5874	10.5%
2024	18.51	4977^th	5862	15.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.09	1389^th	3246	57.2%
2019	24.87	2876^th	3275	12.2%
2021	49.06	215^th	602	64.3%
2022	41.14	1733^rd	3311	47.7%
2023	43.35	1595^th	3250	50.9%
2024	29.89	2559^th	3160	19.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.33	1779^th	2420	26.5%
2024	24.74	2126^th	2634	19.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.85	3859^th	5084	24.1%
2019	22.60	4383^rd	5173	15.3%
2021	30.91	801^st	1110	27.8%
2022	18.00	4783^rd	5264	9.1%
2023	19.52	4743^rd	5374	11.7%
2024	20.89	4711^th	5511	14.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.35	3740^th	5413	30.9%
2019	22.28	4442^nd	5492	19.1%
2021	22.91	971^st	1267	23.4%
2022	20.98	4624^th	5635	17.9%
2023	14.62	5181^st	5617	7.8%
2024	17.79	4897^th	5605	12.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.06	1341^st	2128	37.0%
2019	35.78	1493^rd	2585	42.2%
2021	22.90	241^st	293	17.7%
2022	23.95	1802^nd	2227	19.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.10	4569^th	5431	15.9%
2019	18.91	4759^th	5510	13.6%
2021	26.21	913^th	1272	28.2%
2022	20.61	4652^nd	5663	17.9%
2023	18.51	4867^th	5650	13.9%
2024	19.79	4743^rd	5636	15.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.94	3276^th	4830	32.2%
2019	19.99	4376^th	4963	11.8%
2022	24.02	4187^th	5084	17.6%
2023	18.71	4576^th	5098	10.2%
2024	25.56	4063^rd	5102	20.4%

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Rank History for White students at Walter M. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.47	2659^th	2737	2.8%
2019	12.73	2557^th	2834	9.8%
2022	6.52	2607^th	2726	4.4%
2023	2.86	2637^th	2662	0.9%
2024	7.84	2498^th	2647	5.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Walter M. Brown Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	508	24	48	227	2	n/a	n/a	11	820
2006	449	24	48	268	5	n/a	n/a	13	807
2007	385	23	47	269	5	n/a	n/a	16	745
2008	323	25	48	253	7	n/a	n/a	0	656
2009	313	22	42	234	7	6	24	0	648
2010	268	22	33	259	5	4	16	0	607
2011	305	17	41	324	5	5	12	0	709
2012	266	17	43	365	7	4	16	0	718
2013	251	18	43	326	2	3	15	0	658
2014	223	18	35	343	4	3	13	0	639
2015	239	19	35	349	6	1	21	0	670
2016	221	18	40	350	4	2	26	0	661
2017	225	17	42	330	2	3	23	0	642
2018	206	18	51	313	5	1	22	0	616
2019	188	19	56	312	8	3	26	0	612
2020	187	16	54	326	6	3	29	0	621
2021	181	21	57	332	3	4	24	0	622
2022	183	17	62	327	5	2	24	0	620
2023	176	22	55	357	6	2	24	0	642

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walter M. Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	820	39.6	20.7	44.3
2006	807	39.6	20.4	49.9
2007	745	35.6	20.9	53.9
2008	656	36.8	17.8	61.1
2009	648	31.0	19.1	64.5
2010	607	28.6	21.2	70.7
2011	709	n/a	n/a	67.6
2012	718	32.1	22.3	n/a
2013	658	30.1	21.8	71.7
2014	639	28.0	22.8	73.6
2015	670	27.0	24.8	73.3
2016	661	27.0	24.4	69.9
2017	642	27.0	23.7	65.4
2018	616	28.0	22.0	71.3
2019	612	28.0	21.8	70.8
2020	621	n/a	n/a	70.5
2021	622	29.0	21.4	62.5
2022	620	28.7	21.6	68.1
2023	642	28.0	22.9	66.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walter M. Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	820	39.6	20.7	44.3
2006	807	39.6	20.4	49.9
2007	745	35.6	20.9	53.9
2008	656	36.8	17.8	61.1
2009	648	31.0	19.1	64.5
2010	607	28.6	21.2	70.7
2011	709	n/a	n/a	67.6
2012	718	32.1	22.3	n/a
2013	658	30.1	21.8	71.7
2014	639	28.0	22.8	73.6
2015	670	27.0	24.8	73.3
2016	661	27.0	24.4	69.9
2017	642	27.0	23.7	65.4
2018	616	28.0	22.0	71.3
2019	612	28.0	21.8	70.8
2020	621	n/a	n/a	70.5
2021	622	29.0	21.4	62.5
2022	620	28.7	21.6	68.1
2023	642	28.0	22.9	66.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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