Is Robertson Road Elementary a good school?

Robertson Road Elementary ranks 4134 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Robertson Road Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 303 students attended Robertson Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robertson Road Elementary?

Students at Robertson Road Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Robertson Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robertson Road Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Evelyn Hanshaw Middle High : Modesto High

Robertson Road Elementary

Summary:

Robertson Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 331 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Robertson Road Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (26.6% in 2022-2023, compared to the district average of 33.4% to 34.6% at nearby schools), consistently low test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are below district and state averages, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (95.47% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). The school's student-teacher ratio of 22.3 is also relatively high compared to nearby schools. Over time, Robertson Road Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, dropping from the 2nd to the 1st percentile of California elementary schools.

While the nearby Franklin Elementary, James Marshall Elementary, and Burbank Elementary schools also struggle with low performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the Paradise Elementary and Paradise Charter schools, which are in a different Paradise Elementary District, perform significantly better on academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

Detail:

Public K-6

1821 Robertson Rd.
Modesto, CA 95351-3427

(209) 574-8402

District: Modesto City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4134^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,372

Students who attend Robertson Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High:	Modesto High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 303

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

Two or more races:

7.3%

White:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Robertson Road Elementary ranks worse than 70.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.68. (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 (81.8%), two or more races (7.3%), White (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robertson Road Elementary is 20.4, which is the 5^th best among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Robertson Road Elementary employs 14.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robertson Road Elementary is $13,372, which is the 10^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robertson Road Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Robertson Road Elementary 4134^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Robertson Road Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Modesto City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Modesto City Elementary 1224^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Robertson Road Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.15	4399^th	4809	8.5%
2005	9.30	4686^th	4822	2.8%
2006	6.29	4764^th	4818	1.1%
2007	8.06	5008^th	5113	2.1%
2008	7.77	5012^th	5113	2.0%
2009	12.79	4861^st	5193	6.4%
2010	17.45	4747^th	5314	10.7%
2011	21.62	4565^th	5377	15.1%
2012	13.68	5038^th	5390	6.5%
2013	25.26	4382^nd	5530	20.8%
2015	38.54	3100^th	5611	44.8%
2016	31.73	3626^th	5614	35.4%
2017	23.70	4367^th	5692	23.3%
2018	26.55	4121^st	5662	27.2%
2019	32.99	3697^th	5789	36.1%
2021	18.76	1188^th	1417	16.2%
2022	23.49	4496^th	5883	23.6%
2023	25.81	4287^th	5874	27.0%
2024	27.68	4134^th	5862	29.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.75	2139^th	3246	34.1%
2019	46.47	1418^th	3275	56.7%
2021	38.43	330^th	602	45.2%
2022	52.51	1077^th	3311	67.5%
2023	57.16	897^th	3250	72.4%
2024	51.59	1099^th	3160	65.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.98	3092^nd	5084	39.2%
2019	46.38	2657^th	5173	48.6%
2021	30.45	809^th	1110	27.1%
2022	34.92	3440^th	5264	34.7%
2023	37.42	3282^nd	5374	38.9%
2024	36.18	3438^th	5511	37.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.87	3840^th	5413	29.1%
2019	32.24	3651^st	5492	33.5%
2021	20.42	1041^st	1267	17.8%
2022	21.59	4553^rd	5635	19.2%
2023	31.94	3584^th	5617	36.2%
2024	25.61	4182^nd	5605	25.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.06	2049^th	2128	3.7%
2019	17.90	2508^th	2585	3.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.52	4058^th	5431	25.3%
2019	34.84	3404^th	5510	38.2%
2021	20.25	1035^th	1272	18.6%
2022	25.94	4138^th	5663	26.9%
2023	22.96	4451^st	5650	21.2%
2024	29.31	3884^th	5636	31.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robertson Road Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.62	3447^th	4830	28.6%
2019	42.28	2806^th	4963	43.5%
2022	34.31	3343^rd	5084	34.2%
2023	39.22	2968^th	5098	41.8%
2024	37.99	3117^th	5102	38.9%

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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 Robertson Road Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	104	51	178	232	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
1989	142	55	237	239	3	n/a	n/a	0	676
1990	104	50	260	248	7	n/a	n/a	0	669
1991	92	59	246	279	1	n/a	n/a	0	677
1992	98	43	235	304	4	n/a	n/a	0	684
1993	90	36	220	315	2	n/a	n/a	0	663
1994	98	37	198	336	3	n/a	n/a	0	672
1995	106	42	126	344	1	n/a	n/a	0	619
1996	106	42	126	344	1	n/a	n/a	0	619
1997	90	41	110	348	4	n/a	n/a	0	593
1998	81	52	97	392	10	n/a	n/a	0	632
1999	75	38	72	377	13	n/a	n/a	0	575
2000	64	46	76	376	14	n/a	n/a	0	576
2001	69	42	57	385	13	n/a	n/a	0	566
2002	63	32	56	439	10	n/a	n/a	0	600
2003	63	32	56	439	10	n/a	n/a	0	600
2004	37	33	54	425	6	n/a	n/a	1	556
2005	40	25	44	371	4	n/a	n/a	7	491
2006	48	25	38	353	5	n/a	n/a	8	477
2007	43	26	38	359	4	n/a	n/a	3	473
2008	43	25	29	346	8	n/a	n/a	0	451
2009	31	23	25	303	4	3	1	0	390
2010	26	16	29	299	2	3	3	0	378
2011	24	18	26	336	3	2	9	0	418
2012	30	22	38	335	2	2	12	0	441
2013	33	11	33	323	1	2	18	0	421
2014	29	5	31	297	2	2	16	0	382
2015	26	8	24	327	0	2	20	0	407
2016	16	8	18	342	0	1	17	0	402
2017	21	5	19	333	1	1	20	0	400
2018	29	5	20	329	0	7	23	0	413
2019	22	3	20	294	1	4	15	0	359
2020	26	7	20	292	1	1	19	0	366
2021	27	4	17	284	1	1	19	0	353
2022	16	8	16	272	1	0	23	0	336
2023	15	11	13	268	1	0	23	0	331
2024	12	11	8	248	1	1	22	0	303

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 Robertson Road Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	569	24.0	23.7	n/a
1989	676	24.0	28.1	n/a
1990	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1991	677	26.3	25.7	n/a
1992	684	26.7	25.6	94.9
1993	663	28.3	23.4	95
1994	672	27.1	24.8	89
1995	619	25.8	24.0	93.7
1996	619	25.8	24.0	93.7
1997	593	24.8	23.9	91.6
1998	632	26.8	23.6	83.4
1999	575	27.8	20.7	87.8
2000	576	24.0	24.0	99.5
2001	566	26.5	21.4	94
2002	600	31.0	19.4	88.7
2003	600	31.0	19.4	88.7
2004	556	29.5	18.8	95.9
2005	491	26.0	18.9	100.8
2006	477	25.0	19.1	101.1
2007	473	26.0	18.2	95.3
2008	451	27.0	16.7	94.2
2009	390	22.5	15.9	92.3
2010	378	21.9	17.2	91.3
2011	418	n/a	n/a	93.8
2012	441	21.0	21.0	n/a
2013	421	16.5	25.4	99.3
2014	382	16.0	23.8	97.4
2015	407	17.0	23.9	98.5
2016	402	17.0	23.6	99.3
2017	400	17.0	23.5	98.3
2018	413	19.0	21.7	99.3
2019	359	17.0	21.1	99.2
2020	366	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	353	15.5	22.7	97.7
2022	336	16.7	20.0	98.5
2023	331	14.8	22.3	95.5
2024	303	14.8	20.4	96.7

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 Robertson Road Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	569	24.0	23.7	n/a
1989	676	24.0	28.1	n/a
1990	669	26.0	25.7	n/a
1991	677	26.3	25.7	n/a
1992	684	26.7	25.6	94.9
1993	663	28.3	23.4	95
1994	672	27.1	24.8	89
1995	619	25.8	24.0	93.7
1996	619	25.8	24.0	93.7
1997	593	24.8	23.9	91.6
1998	632	26.8	23.6	83.4
1999	575	27.8	20.7	87.8
2000	576	24.0	24.0	99.5
2001	566	26.5	21.4	94
2002	600	31.0	19.4	88.7
2003	600	31.0	19.4	88.7
2004	556	29.5	18.8	95.9
2005	491	26.0	18.9	100.8
2006	477	25.0	19.1	101.1
2007	473	26.0	18.2	95.3
2008	451	27.0	16.7	94.2
2009	390	22.5	15.9	92.3
2010	378	21.9	17.2	91.3
2011	418	n/a	n/a	93.8
2012	441	21.0	21.0	n/a
2013	421	16.5	25.4	99.3
2014	382	16.0	23.8	97.4
2015	407	17.0	23.9	98.5
2016	402	17.0	23.6	99.3
2017	400	17.0	23.5	98.3
2018	413	19.0	21.7	99.3
2019	359	17.0	21.1	99.2
2020	366	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	353	15.5	22.7	97.7
2022	336	16.7	20.0	98.5
2023	331	14.8	22.3	95.5
2024	303	14.8	20.4	96.7

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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