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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 35% and 15.5% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1200 West Rumble Road, 95350·Modesto City High·Modesto·Grades 9-12·2,083 students·80% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 574-1668·Website
Scope Score
47
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #972 statewide · #6 of 8 in Modesto City High

Grace M. Davis High scores 47 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 44th percentile of 1,739 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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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 story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
26%
State 35%
Graduate
95%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
38%
State 36%

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 87.6%
7.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
8.4%
State 15.5%
7.0pp below state avg
College readiness
38.3%
State 35.5%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
26.0%
State 34.6%
8.6pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
26.8%
State 32.1%
5.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.5%
State 4.0%
0.5pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
9.7%
State 17.7%
8.0pp below state avg
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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic62.6%
White15.3%
Asian7.4%
Black3.0%
Other11.7%
GenderFemale 48.5%Male 51.5%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
2,083
633 above CA avg (~1,450)
Free/Reduced Lunch
80%
16pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
1 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$19,085
CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
9.7% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
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.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Homeless+36.6pp
63.4% vs 26.8% overall · n=41
Suspension · Asian+3.2pp
7.7% vs 4.5% overall · n=182
ELA · English Learner−35.4pp
4.4% vs 39.8% overall · n=113
2 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Disabilities−14.2pp
0.0% vs 14.2% overall · n=40
Math · Black−12.2pp
0.0% vs 12.2% overall · n=15

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income362 tested
ELA 35.1%·Math 11.3%· -5.0pp vs district
Hispanic275 tested
ELA 40.5%·Math 11.3%· -1.7pp vs district
English Learner117 tested
ELA 4.4%·Math 4.3%· -2.3pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$66K
$19K below CA median
Median Home Value
$368K
$291K below CA median
Bachelor's+
21%
14pp 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
14.0 years avg experience
130 teachers · 4% second-year
Teacher Credentials
83% fully credentialed
4.4% on intern/emergency permit
AP Courses Offered
22 AP courses
64 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 nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
95.1%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 59th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
8.4%
↓ vs CA 15.5% · 43th pctile
College readiness · 20%
38.3%
↑ vs CA 35.5% · 52th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
26.0%
↓ vs CA 34.6% · 44th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
26.8%
↑ vs CA 32.1% · 54th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.5%
↓ vs CA 4.0% · 48th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
9.7%
↓ vs CA 17.7% · 44th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1147214%26%24%37%40%−7
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 114823%10%17%71%12%−11
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/116212%16%63%19%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. 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
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Grace M. Davis High ←—478.4%26.0%—4.5%
Thomas Downey High2.7 mi4914.4%34.2%—5.1%
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center1.8 mi270.0%3.1%—5.6%
California average—4715.5%34.6%—4.0%
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%
Scope Score history
47%47%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #980 → #1063 → #1024 → #981 → #972
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,739 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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Frequently asked questions

Is Grace M. Davis High a good high school?
Grace M. Davis High has a Scope Score of 47 out of 100, placing it in the 44th percentile of California high schools and ranked #972 statewide. 8.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 7.0 percentage points below 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 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 #972 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 44th 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 32.1%. 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 47/100 (44th 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.
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