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Grace M. Davis High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Grace M. Davis posts 26% meeting the standard and 8.4% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1200 West Rumble Road, 95350 (opens in new tab)·Modesto City High·Modesto·Grades 9-12·2,083 students·80% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 574-1668·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4547
% Exceeded8%16%
% Met+26%36%
Grad rate95.1%86.6%
College readiness38.3%33.9%
Absence26.8%30.2%
Suspension4.5%3.6%
Scope Score
45
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,259 statewide · #6 of 9 in Modesto City High

Grace M. Davis High scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 42nd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “26% proficient” and call it done. Grace M. Davis deserves a closer read. The school sits in Modesto, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 42nd percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAOrange(Declined)MathOrange(Increased)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 26% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1138%35%36%41%40%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1114%6%9%12%12%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
26%
State 36%
Graduate
95%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
38%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 26 are proficient by 11th grade → 95 graduate → 38 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
95.1%
State 86.6%
8.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
8.4%
State 15.8%
7.4pp below state avg
College readiness
38.3%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness above state avg
Met or exceeded
26.0%
State 35.7%
9.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
26.8%
State 30.2%
3.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.5%
State 3.6%
0.8pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
9.7%
State 18.0%
8.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Grace M. Davis High in Modesto, 35.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Grace M. Davis High trails its district average for low-income students by 5.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (11.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (40.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 35.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 353 students tested.

All students at this school: 26% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 26%, district —, state 36%26%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 23%, district 28%, state 32%23% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 26%, district 28%, state 32%26% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 25%, district 34%, state 44%25% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 27%, district 33%, state 42%27% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 5%, state 11%4% · −22 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 31%, district 44%, state 56%31% · +5 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 24%, district 47%, state 72%24% · −2 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 22%, district 39%, state 56%22% · −4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 7%, state 15%5% · −21 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 13%, district 24%, state 26%13% · −13 vs school

5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored

In the 2020-21 federal collection — the newest there is — English learners students were 23% of Grace M. Davis's enrollment but 3% of its AP seats; ask the school what's changed since.

Hispanic56.8% AP · 63.1% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.4% enroll.
Asian14.8% AP · 5.7% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander2.3% AP · 0.7% enroll.
Black1.1% AP · 3.5% enroll.
White20.5% AP · 20.1% enroll.
Two or more races4.5% AP · 6.4% enroll.
English learners3.4% AP · 22.6% enroll.
Students with disabilities0.0% AP · 13.6% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 26.8%, district 29.6%, state 30.2%26.8% · −3.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.5%, district —, state 3.6%4.5% · +0.8pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1226.6%

Where the path goes

The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.

Estimated K-12 Path
Middle
Aspire Vanguard College P…
18
→
High
Grace M. Davis High
45
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
59%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Grace M. Davis's class of 2023, 59% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 465 completers, 59% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 21 (5%)California State University 43 (9%)California community college 194 (42%)In-state private 5 (1%)Out-of-state, 4-year 7 (2%)Out-of-state, 2-year 3 (1%)Not enrolled 192 (41%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 29 of Grace M. Davis's 426 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Davis the most common landing, with 10 enrollees.

Applied75fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted66
Enrolled29
Where they landed (fall 2025)

5 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 59% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (194) than at UC (21).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff130 teachers
Avg. experience14.0 years
Fully credentialed83%
Intern / emergency permit4.4%
Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers64 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers42 students
Advanced Coursework

Grace M. Davis's teachers are authorized to teach 11 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Calculus AB, Statistics, and Chemistry.

AP subjects taught11
Math & Computer Science (2)Calculus AB · Statistics
Sciences (2)Biology · Chemistry
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (4)European History · Human Geography · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,085, CA average $14,491$19,085 · spent at this school
Federal share$837 per student

$837 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic62.6%
District 63.7% · CA 56.1%
White15.3%
District 16.9% · CA 19.9%
Other11.7%
District 11.7% · CA 9.0%
Asian7.4%
District 5.1% · CA 10.2%
Black3.0%
District 2.5% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 80.2% (16pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$76K · CA $85K
Median home value$429K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+21% · CA 35%
ZIP population57,136
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 18% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Grace M. Davis High a good high school?

Grace M. Davis High has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 42nd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,259 statewide. 8.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 7.4 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Grace M. Davis High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 26.0% of students at Grace M. Davis High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 17.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.4% 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. 954 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Grace M. Davis High rank in California?

Grace M. Davis High ranks #1,259 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 42nd 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 Grace M. Davis High?

26.8% of students at Grace M. Davis High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.5%. 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 Grace M. Davis High compare to other schools in Modesto?

Grace M. Davis High scores 45/100 (42nd 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 2,083 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Grace M. Davis High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Grace M. Davis High in Modesto, 35.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Grace M. Davis High trails its district average for low-income students by 5.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (11.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (40.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 35.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 353 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.

What AP courses are offered at Grace M. Davis High?

Grace M. Davis High's teachers are authorized to teach 11 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Human Geography, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Grace M. Davis High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 29 Grace M. Davis High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
95.1%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 59th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
8.4%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 42th pctile
College readiness · 20%
38.3%
↑ vs CA 33.9% · 53th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
26.0%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 43th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
26.8%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 53th pctile
▼ 2.2pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
4.5%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 46th pctile
▼ 1.6pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
9.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 39th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1147214%26%24%37%40%−9
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 114823%10%17%71%12%−12

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide6212%16%63%19%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged35335.1%−5−3
Hispanic/Latino26740.5%−2+2
English Learners1134.4%−2−6
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = the same students tracked across grades, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Grace M. Davis High ←—458.4%26.0%——4.5%
Thomas Downey High2.7 mi4714.4%34.2%——5.1%
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center1.8 mi250.0%3.1%——5.6%
California average—4715.8%35.7%——3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
95.1%
AP Exam Prepared
38.3%
A-G Completion
35.7%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
58.7%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20194544#11447.9%25.7%20.9%6.8%—
20224240#12674.5%20.4%43.3%5.7%—
20234543#12176.5%22.4%32.7%5.5%—
20244646#11578.4%26.5%29.0%6.0%—
20254542#12598.4%26.0%26.8%4.5%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female20.8%27.6%+6.8pp
Male20.5%25.7%+5.2pp
Asian16.7%17.8%+1.1pp
Black/African American22.7%29.2%+6.5pp
Filipino19.0%19.1%+0.1pp
White25.0%25.0%+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino21.9%27.8%+5.9pp
Pacific Islander25.0%22.2%-2.8pp
Two or More Races24.7%28.7%+4.0pp
Students with Disabilities23.9%36.7%+12.8pp
English Learners20.1%26.7%+6.6pp
Homeless66.7%63.4%-3.3pp
Military-Connected22.6%18.8%-3.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged22.2%28.3%+6.1pp
All Students20.7%26.6%+5.9pp
American Indian/Alaska Native—18.2%—
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20257566293.693.763.95
20246454233.723.823.96
20235040213.823.974.05
20224332103.673.823.96
20216040153.623.874.04
20204138223.803.843.92
20193226143.813.843.89
20183224123.904.034.10
20173221103.613.824.06
20163222173.643.813.85
2015191383.753.933.98
2014191763.883.963.99

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20253953
Berkeley2024295‹3
Berkeley20233353
Berkeley2022214‹3
Berkeley2021264‹3
Davis2025512010
Davis2024461910
Davis20232613‹3
Davis2022269‹3
Davis202145144
Irvine20252311‹3
Irvine2024154‹3
Irvine2023163‹3
Irvine202212‹3‹3
Irvine2021164‹3
Los Angeles2025363‹3
Los Angeles2024364‹3
Los Angeles202314‹3‹3
Los Angeles202223‹3‹3
Los Angeles2021233‹3
Merced202557548
Merced202450456
Merced202334286
Merced202219183
Merced202136274
Riverside20251412‹3
Riverside2021135‹3
San Diego2025235‹3
San Diego20242511‹3
San Diego202320126
San Diego2022136‹3
San Diego2021193‹3
Santa Barbara202531133
Santa Barbara202421133
Santa Barbara202313113
Santa Barbara20221612‹3
Santa Barbara202127114
Santa Cruz20252416‹3
Santa Cruz20242821‹3
Santa Cruz20232514‹3
Santa Cruz2022198‹3
Santa Cruz20213118‹3
Universitywide2025756629
Universitywide2024645423
Universitywide2023504021
Universitywide2022433210
Universitywide2021604015

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count8
AP enrollment88
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 100 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections19
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,921

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California214.5%
California State University439.3%
California community college19441.7%
In-state private51.1%
Out-of-state, 4-year71.5%
Out-of-state, 2-year30.7%
Not enrolled19241.3%

465 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 59% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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