Is Orville Wright Elementary a good school?

Orville Wright Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Orville Wright Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 367 students attended Orville Wright Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orville Wright Elementary?

Students at Orville Wright Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Orville Wright Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orville Wright Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Loma Junior High High : Peter Johansen High

Orville Wright Elementary

Summary:

Orville Wright Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 361 students in grades K-6. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

Orville Wright Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Modesto City Elementary district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were around 15-20 percentage points lower than the district and 30-40 percentage points lower than the state average. The school's performance in Science is also significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Orville Wright Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.9% in 2018-2019 to 59.2% in 2021-2022, which is substantially higher than the district and state averages.

While Orville Wright Elementary struggles academically, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Shackelford Elementary and John Muir Elementary, demonstrate relatively stronger performance in standardized test scores and other metrics. Examining the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights and opportunities for collaboration and shared learning to help address the significant challenges faced by Orville Wright Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

1602 Monterey St.
Modesto, CA 95354-4251

(209) 574-8462

District: Modesto City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5693^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,576

Students who attend Orville Wright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Loma Junior High
High:	Peter Johansen High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 367

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

9.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orville Wright Elementary ranks worse than 97.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.56. (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 (83.4%), White (9.5%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orville Wright Elementary is 21.1, which is the 10^th best among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Orville Wright Elementary employs 17.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orville Wright Elementary is $14,576, which is the 5^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orville Wright Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orville Wright Elementary 5693^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Orville Wright 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 Orville Wright Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.55	4582^nd	4809	4.7%
2005	10.74	4616^th	4822	4.3%
2006	9.61	4653^rd	4818	3.4%
2007	12.75	4788^th	5113	6.4%
2008	14.25	4699^th	5113	8.1%
2009	18.12	4568^th	5193	12.0%
2010	23.05	4374^th	5314	17.7%
2011	36.45	3503^rd	5377	34.9%
2012	26.66	4197^th	5390	22.1%
2013	9.18	5334^th	5530	3.5%
2015	8.40	5550^th	5611	1.1%
2016	10.37	5419^th	5614	3.5%
2017	8.78	5553^rd	5692	2.4%
2018	7.90	5537^th	5662	2.2%
2019	7.68	5671^st	5789	2.0%
2021	11.90	1357^th	1417	4.2%
2022	8.76	5790^th	5883	1.6%
2023	7.62	5809^th	5874	1.1%
2024	9.56	5693^rd	5862	2.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.92	2994^th	3246	7.8%
2019	22.56	3043^rd	3275	7.1%
2021	38.23	331^st	602	45.0%
2022	21.93	3110^th	3311	6.1%
2023	21.52	3073^rd	3250	5.4%
2024	34.44	2218^th	3160	29.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.78	4923^rd	5084	3.2%
2019	10.18	5047^th	5173	2.4%
2021	18.96	1009^th	1110	9.1%
2022	11.38	5139^th	5264	2.4%
2023	9.46	5294^th	5374	1.5%
2024	11.77	5323^rd	5511	3.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.51	5165^th	5413	4.6%
2019	10.05	5309^th	5492	3.3%
2021	10.18	1247^th	1267	1.6%
2022	8.18	5593^rd	5635	0.7%
2023	8.14	5562^nd	5617	1.0%
2024	11.04	5420^th	5605	3.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.36	1990^th	2128	6.5%
2019	16.27	2563^rd	2585	0.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.85	5399^th	5431	0.6%
2019	7.32	5440^th	5510	1.3%
2021	16.62	1118^th	1272	12.1%
2022	11.60	5473^rd	5663	3.4%
2023	8.91	5571^st	5650	1.4%
2024	10.26	5462^nd	5636	3.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Orville Wright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.26	4632^nd	4830	4.1%
2019	10.75	4836^th	4963	2.6%
2022	11.50	4968^th	5084	2.3%
2023	7.71	5070^th	5098	0.5%
2024	10.50	4983^rd	5102	2.3%

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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 Orville Wright Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	176	3	73	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
1989	179	12	67	227	2	n/a	n/a	0	487
1990	192	2	66	257	4	n/a	n/a	0	521
1991	163	2	67	298	8	n/a	n/a	0	538
1992	148	3	65	321	9	n/a	n/a	0	546
1993	125	2	54	340	4	n/a	n/a	0	525
1994	108	4	51	368	3	n/a	n/a	0	534
1995	169	2	44	347	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
1996	169	2	44	347	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
1997	185	0	38	341	7	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	175	1	37	357	4	n/a	n/a	0	574
1999	176	0	21	378	6	n/a	n/a	0	581
2000	175	3	17	422	7	n/a	n/a	0	624
2001	159	5	18	407	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
2002	106	14	10	479	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2003	106	14	10	479	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2004	77	9	12	495	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
2005	70	17	15	502	2	n/a	n/a	0	606
2006	78	15	15	459	4	n/a	n/a	0	571
2007	67	9	15	409	6	n/a	n/a	4	510
2008	65	7	18	396	2	n/a	n/a	0	488
2009	62	3	15	409	0	0	1	0	490
2010	54	3	14	398	2	0	5	0	476
2011	45	1	10	378	2	0	6	0	442
2012	49	5	15	382	3	0	18	0	472
2013	31	7	12	370	4	0	19	0	443
2014	33	3	5	316	4	0	17	0	378
2015	40	5	5	318	3	0	13	0	384
2016	29	5	4	307	1	1	17	0	364
2017	48	6	4	315	0	1	19	0	393
2018	50	7	4	312	0	1	22	0	396
2019	63	4	4	304	0	0	24	0	399
2020	49	5	4	305	1	0	17	0	381
2021	36	7	5	293	0	0	15	0	356
2022	31	4	5	301	0	0	14	0	355
2023	48	6	4	290	1	0	12	0	361
2024	35	6	4	306	1	0	15	0	367

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 Orville Wright Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	454	18.6	24.4	n/a
1989	487	18.9	25.7	n/a
1990	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1991	538	21.0	25.6	n/a
1992	546	21.3	25.6	94.9
1993	525	26.0	20.2	95
1994	534	26.4	20.2	94.9
1995	565	26.4	21.4	94.9
1996	565	26.4	21.4	94.9
1997	571	22.4	25.5	94.9
1998	574	25.0	23.0	94.9
1999	581	26.0	22.3	94.8
2000	624	26.0	24.0	97.6
2001	592	29.0	20.4	92.2
2002	613	32.5	18.9	99.3
2003	613	32.5	18.9	99.3
2004	597	32.0	18.7	99.5
2005	606	33.0	18.4	99.5
2006	571	34.0	16.8	99.5
2007	510	31.0	16.5	100.2
2008	488	35.2	13.9	96.7
2009	490	31.0	15.3	96.1
2010	476	28.0	17.0	94.5
2011	442	n/a	n/a	96.4
2012	472	26.0	18.1	n/a
2013	443	21.0	21.0	99.3
2014	378	19.0	19.8	92.6
2015	384	19.0	20.2	98.4
2016	364	16.0	22.7	98.9
2017	393	19.0	20.6	99.2
2018	396	20.0	19.8	99
2019	399	19.0	21.0	98
2020	381	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	356	15.2	23.3	97.2
2022	355	15.8	22.3	96.6
2023	361	15.8	22.7	95.3
2024	367	17.3	21.1	98.6

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 Orville Wright Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	454	18.6	24.4	n/a
1989	487	18.9	25.7	n/a
1990	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1991	538	21.0	25.6	n/a
1992	546	21.3	25.6	94.9
1993	525	26.0	20.2	95
1994	534	26.4	20.2	94.9
1995	565	26.4	21.4	94.9
1996	565	26.4	21.4	94.9
1997	571	22.4	25.5	94.9
1998	574	25.0	23.0	94.9
1999	581	26.0	22.3	94.8
2000	624	26.0	24.0	97.6
2001	592	29.0	20.4	92.2
2002	613	32.5	18.9	99.3
2003	613	32.5	18.9	99.3
2004	597	32.0	18.7	99.5
2005	606	33.0	18.4	99.5
2006	571	34.0	16.8	99.5
2007	510	31.0	16.5	100.2
2008	488	35.2	13.9	96.7
2009	490	31.0	15.3	96.1
2010	476	28.0	17.0	94.5
2011	442	n/a	n/a	96.4
2012	472	26.0	18.1	n/a
2013	443	21.0	21.0	99.3
2014	378	19.0	19.8	92.6
2015	384	19.0	20.2	98.4
2016	364	16.0	22.7	98.9
2017	393	19.0	20.6	99.2
2018	396	20.0	19.8	99
2019	399	19.0	21.0	98
2020	381	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	356	15.2	23.3	97.2
2022	355	15.8	22.3	96.6
2023	361	15.8	22.7	95.3
2024	367	17.3	21.1	98.6

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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