School Profile · Modesto
Fred C. Beyer High: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
Fred C. Beyer posts 47% meeting the standard against 35% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
1717 Sylvan Avenue, 95355·Modesto City High·Modesto·Grades 9-12·1,609 students·62% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 574-1647·Website
Scope Score
57
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #540 statewide · #2 of 8 in Modesto City High
Fred C. Beyer High scores 57 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 69th percentile of 1,739 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “47% proficient” and call it done. Fred C. Beyer deserves a closer read. The school sits in Modesto, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 56.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
The story this school is actually telling
Proficient by 11th grade
47%
State 35%
Graduate
93%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
44%
State 36%
Of 100 students here: 47 are proficient by 11th grade → 93 graduate → 44 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
56.7%
Low-income · ELA · met standard
Fred C. Beyer's most underrated number
56.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
Fred C. Beyer low-income: 56.7%State low-income: 38.2%
The 7 things our score weighs
Graduation rate
92.9%
State 87.6%
5.3pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
21.7%
State 15.5%
6.2pp above state avg
College readiness
44.3%
State 35.5%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
47.2%
State 34.6%
12.6pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
19.3%
State 32.1%
12.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.1%
State 4.0%
0.1pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
16.0%
State 17.7%
1.7pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 46
James C. Enochs High
Modesto City High · 1.8 mi
Solid
62/100
Thomas Downey High
Modesto City High · 2.3 mi
Developing
49/100
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center
Modesto City High · 2 mi
Needs Support
27/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic52.8%
White26.6%
Asian4.5%
Black3.4%
Other12.7%
GenderFemale 49.7%Male 50.3%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
1,609
Near CA avg (~1,450)
Free/Reduced Lunch
62%
2pp below CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
1 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$21,617
CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
16.0% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
At Fred C. Beyer High in Modesto, 56.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Fred C. Beyer High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 16.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (58.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 54.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 217 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Disabilities+10.8pp
30.1% vs 19.3% overall · n=266
Suspension · Black+9.5pp
13.6% vs 4.1% overall · n=59
ELA · English Learner−54.6pp
8.3% vs 62.9% overall · n=24
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−27.4pp
4.2% vs 31.6% overall · n=24
Math · Disabilities−24.4pp
7.0% vs 31.4% overall · n=43
Math Exceeded · Black−11.7pp
0.0% vs 11.7% overall · n=17
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income218 tested
ELA 56.7%·Math 23.9%· +16.6pp vs district
Hispanic169 tested
ELA 58.0%·Math 21.0%· +15.8pp vs district
White110 tested
ELA 72.6%·Math 47.3%· +17.1pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$80K
$5K below CA median
Median Home Value
$415K
$245K below CA median
Bachelor's+
22%
13pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2022) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
17.3 years avg experience
96 teachers · 2% second-year
Teacher Credentials
85% fully credentialed
AP Courses Offered
23 AP courses
78 students qualified via AP exam
Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
92.9%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 56th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
21.7%
↑ vs CA 15.5% · 56th pctile
College readiness · 20%
44.3%
↑ vs CA 35.5% · 55th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
47.2%
↑ vs CA 34.6% · 59th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
19.3%
↑ vs CA 32.1% · 60th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.1%
↓ vs CA 4.0% · 50th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
16.0%
↓ vs CA 17.7% · 59th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 348 | 32% | 31% | 20% | 17% | 63% | +16 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 350 | 12% | 20% | 20% | 48% | 31% | +8 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 363 | 7% | 22% | 61% | 10% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 217 | 56.7% | +17 | +18 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 169 | 58.0% | +16 | +19 |
| White | 106 | 72.6% | +17 | +11 |
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred C. Beyer High ← | — | 57 | 21.7% | 47.2% | — | 4.1% |
| James C. Enochs High | 1.8 mi | 62 | 22.8% | 46.6% | — | 3.2% |
| Thomas Downey High | 2.3 mi | 49 | 14.4% | 34.2% | — | 5.1% |
| Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center | 2 mi | 27 | 0.0% | 3.1% | — | 5.6% |
| California average | — | 47 | 15.5% | 34.6% | — | 4.0% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
92.9%
AP Exam Prepared
44.3%
A-G Completion
43.4%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
67.1%
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #820 → #842 → #652 → #685 → #540
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,739 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
Frequently asked questions
Is Fred C. Beyer High a good high school?
Fred C. Beyer High has a Scope Score of 57 out of 100, placing it in the 69th percentile of California high schools and ranked #540 statewide. 21.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.2 percentage points above the California average of 15.5%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Fred C. Beyer High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 47.2% of students at Fred C. Beyer High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 21.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 21.7% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 698 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Fred C. Beyer High rank in California?
Fred C. Beyer High ranks #540 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 69th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Fred C. Beyer High?
19.3% of students at Fred C. Beyer High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 32.1%. The suspension rate is 4.1%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Fred C. Beyer High compare to other schools in Modesto?
Fred C. Beyer High scores 57/100 (69th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,609 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Fred C. Beyer High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Fred C. Beyer High in Modesto, 56.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Fred C. Beyer High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 16.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (58.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 54.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 217 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.