Schools in Bret Harte · Modesto City Elementary School District, Modesto City High School District

Bret Harte’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bret Harte’s districts is 17%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bret Harte, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#792of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

17%

▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Students per teacher

22.0

CA 21.6

Schools in town

29,299 students on the public path

In brief

Bret Harte’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bret Harte’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

C: better than 25% of California school districts, #792 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 25%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (275)Better than 21%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,604 test results and a graduating class of 3,850 could put Bret Harte anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Bret Harte’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,606 in math, 12,602 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bret Harte, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Bret Harte’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.

Bret Harte’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

Bret Harte’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

What’s behind Bret Harte’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Bret Harte

Well below the state in reading

Bret Harte vs. its neighbors

Every school in Bret Harte

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