Is Coleman F. Brown Elementary a good school?

Coleman F. Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 407 students attended Coleman F. Brown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Coleman F. Brown Elementary?

Students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Coleman F. Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Somerset Middle High : Fred C. Beyer High

Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Summary:

Coleman F. Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 418 students in grades K-5. Unfortunately, this school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools academically.

The academic performance at Coleman F. Brown Elementary is well below the Sylvan Union Elementary District and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.52% of Coleman F. Brown students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.4% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2017-2018 to 31.4% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Additionally, 82.78% of Coleman F. Brown students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, significantly higher than the district average of 69.17%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Sylvan Union Elementary District generally perform better academically than Coleman F. Brown Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that the challenges faced by Coleman F. Brown may be unique within the district. The school's performance has also declined over the past decade, dropping from the top 35% of California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to the bottom 5% in recent years. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

Detail:

Public K-5

2024 Vera Cruz Dr.
Modesto, CA 95355-2404

(209) 574-5100

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5558^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Coleman F. Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 407

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

White:

21.9%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coleman F. Brown Elementary ranks worse than 94.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.82. (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 Student population at Coleman F. Brown Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.4%), White (21.9%), two or more races (12%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coleman F. Brown Elementary is 23.2. 7 elementary schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Coleman F. Brown Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coleman F. Brown Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Coleman F. Brown Elementary 5558^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Coleman F. Brown Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sylvan Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylvan Union Elementary 873^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Coleman F. Brown Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.88	2212^th	4809	54.0%
2005	40.20	2702^nd	4822	44.0%
2006	42.75	2576^th	4818	46.5%
2007	45.09	2614^th	5113	48.9%
2008	38.45	3035^th	5113	40.6%
2009	41.59	2965^th	5193	42.9%
2010	58.19	2088^th	5314	60.7%
2011	73.16	1336^th	5377	75.2%
2012	69.06	1576^th	5390	70.8%
2013	63.22	1936^th	5530	65.0%
2015	21.10	4514^th	5611	19.6%
2016	15.90	4967^th	5614	11.5%
2017	16.97	4951^st	5692	13.0%
2018	23.70	4348^th	5662	23.2%
2019	13.57	5346^th	5789	7.7%
2022	13.23	5513^th	5883	6.3%
2023	12.28	5542^nd	5874	5.7%
2024	11.82	5558^th	5862	5.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.79	1352^nd	3246	58.3%
2019	40.22	1766^th	3275	46.1%
2022	36.13	2111^th	3311	36.2%
2023	24.05	2949^th	3250	9.3%
2024	36.53	2069^th	3160	34.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.98	3479^th	5084	31.6%
2019	18.26	4680^th	5173	9.5%
2022	14.46	4998^th	5264	5.1%
2023	15.89	4979^th	5374	7.4%
2024	15.10	5138^th	5511	6.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.16	4366^th	5413	19.3%
2019	15.58	4987^th	5492	9.2%
2022	14.60	5221^st	5635	7.3%
2023	19.90	4710^th	5617	16.1%
2024	14.51	5161^st	5605	7.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.72	3962^nd	5431	27.0%
2019	13.64	5137^th	5510	6.8%
2022	13.15	5363^rd	5663	5.3%
2023	8.56	5577^th	5650	1.3%
2024	10.51	5449^th	5636	3.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.83	3695^th	4830	23.5%
2019	12.13	4790^th	4963	3.5%
2022	12.28	4939^th	5084	2.9%
2023	10.53	5004^th	5098	1.8%
2024	12.75	4886^th	5102	4.2%

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Rank History for White students at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.88	2404^th	2737	12.2%
2019	14.25	2531^st	2834	10.7%
2022	8.35	2561^st	2726	6.1%
2023	4.65	2591^st	2662	2.7%
2024	19.38	2231^st	2647	15.7%

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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 Coleman F. Brown Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	632	22	86	99	18	n/a	n/a	0	857
1989	733	43	84	104	2	n/a	n/a	0	966
1990	749	48	91	151	13	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1991	789	70	99	154	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1992	782	62	92	190	13	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1993	386	45	64	96	5	n/a	n/a	0	596
1994	442	39	38	113	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
1995	470	27	31	125	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1996	470	27	31	125	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1997	411	58	20	144	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1998	365	38	18	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
1999	311	43	19	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
2000	335	33	15	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2001	295	46	22	171	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2002	267	52	26	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
2003	267	52	26	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
2004	254	41	43	204	7	n/a	n/a	13	562
2005	267	30	52	241	5	n/a	n/a	21	616
2006	248	43	54	242	5	n/a	n/a	24	616
2007	218	29	47	236	4	n/a	n/a	24	558
2008	159	32	34	197	3	n/a	n/a	0	425
2009	144	28	27	185	7	9	55	0	455
2010	137	26	23	200	3	4	18	0	411
2011	151	35	22	181	5	5	18	0	417
2012	137	31	17	198	5	7	11	0	406
2013	161	31	19	201	5	11	16	0	444
2014	147	38	21	192	3	6	25	0	432
2015	149	38	16	206	1	5	24	0	439
2016	125	32	22	214	3	7	26	0	429
2017	130	28	28	227	2	8	32	0	455
2018	116	18	25	238	1	7	32	0	437
2019	98	24	35	236	1	4	37	0	435
2020	89	21	40	232	1	7	41	0	431
2021	83	21	45	207	0	8	39	0	403
2022	89	16	40	209	0	5	40	0	399
2023	82	21	50	207	1	5	52	0	418
2024	89	13	45	201	2	8	49	0	407

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Coleman F. Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	857	38.9	22.0	n/a
1989	966	43.6	22.1	n/a
1990	1052	47.6	22.1	n/a
1991	1114	48.8	22.8	n/a
1992	1139	49.6	22.9	32.7
1993	596	32.1	18.6	68.3
1994	637	30.7	20.7	34.5
1995	655	31.9	20.5	40.5
1996	655	31.9	20.5	40.5
1997	634	33.5	18.9	60.4
1998	572	33.9	16.9	68.5
1999	529	31.6	16.7	67.5
2000	549	31.7	17.3	70.9
2001	534	30.9	17.3	67.4
2002	547	31.9	17.1	67.6
2003	547	31.9	17.1	67.6
2004	562	32.6	17.2	59
2005	616	34.4	17.9	55
2006	616	35.6	17.3	64.4
2007	558	34.5	16.2	67.2
2008	425	29.8	14.3	80.9
2009	455	26.2	15.6	73.6
2010	411	19.5	21.0	80
2011	417	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	406	14.0	29.0	78.8
2013	444	17.0	26.1	77.7
2014	432	18.0	24.0	79.2
2015	439	19.0	23.1	79.7
2016	429	18.0	23.8	83.2
2017	455	13.5	33.7	80
2018	437	15.5	28.1	84.7
2019	435	16.5	26.3	72.2
2020	431	n/a	n/a	71
2021	403	17.5	23.0	67.2
2022	399	17.5	22.8	69.2
2023	418	17.6	23.7	82.8
2024	407	17.5	23.2	84.3

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 Coleman F. Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	857	38.9	22.0	n/a
1989	966	43.6	22.1	n/a
1990	1052	47.6	22.1	n/a
1991	1114	48.8	22.8	n/a
1992	1139	49.6	22.9	32.7
1993	596	32.1	18.6	68.3
1994	637	30.7	20.7	34.5
1995	655	31.9	20.5	40.5
1996	655	31.9	20.5	40.5
1997	634	33.5	18.9	60.4
1998	572	33.9	16.9	68.5
1999	529	31.6	16.7	67.5
2000	549	31.7	17.3	70.9
2001	534	30.9	17.3	67.4
2002	547	31.9	17.1	67.6
2003	547	31.9	17.1	67.6
2004	562	32.6	17.2	59
2005	616	34.4	17.9	55
2006	616	35.6	17.3	64.4
2007	558	34.5	16.2	67.2
2008	425	29.8	14.3	80.9
2009	455	26.2	15.6	73.6
2010	411	19.5	21.0	80
2011	417	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	406	14.0	29.0	78.8
2013	444	17.0	26.1	77.7
2014	432	18.0	24.0	79.2
2015	439	19.0	23.1	79.7
2016	429	18.0	23.8	83.2
2017	455	13.5	33.7	80
2018	437	15.5	28.1	84.7
2019	435	16.5	26.3	72.2
2020	431	n/a	n/a	71
2021	403	17.5	23.0	67.2
2022	399	17.5	22.8	69.2
2023	418	17.6	23.7	82.8
2024	407	17.5	23.2	84.3

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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