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Elementary Schools in Modesto, California

50 schools ranked by our 6-dimension composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

How Modesto schools compare

Modesto's 50 ranked elementary schools average a composite score of 41.1 — 4.4 points below the California state average of 45.5. Scores range from 20.8 to 62.5, a 41.7-point spread.

The top-ranked school is Paradise Elementary with a composite of 62.5 and 35.4% of students exceeding standard.

Chronic absenteeism in Modesto averages 15.6%, which is above the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite
41.1
State avg: 45.5
Score Range
41.7
20.8 – 62.5
Avg Exceeded %
13.4%
State avg: 21.0%
Schools Ranked
50
With composite scores
# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Paradise Elementary
Paradise Elementary
Stanislaus 62.5 35.4% 67.1% 11.5% 0.0%
2 Lakewood Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 59.8 35.9% 61.4% 5.1% 1.7%
3 Enslen Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 55.9 30.4% 63.1% 10.4% 1.0%
4 Hart-Ransom Academic Charter
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
Stanislaus 54.5 13.1% 45.8% 0.2% 0.0%
5 Stanislaus Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary
Stanislaus 53.5 23.9% 51.5% 10.3% 0.0%
6 Mary Ann Sanders Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 52.4 22.0% 48.3% 11.6% 1.0%
7 Paradise Charter
Paradise Elementary
Stanislaus 48.8 28.4% 59.3% 13.0% 0.0%
8 Sonoma Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 48.2 25.1% 51.3% 13.6% 3.6%
9 Shiloh Charter
Shiloh Elementary
Stanislaus 48.1 15.6% 40.2% 14.3% 0.6%
10 Agnes M. Baptist Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary
Stanislaus 48.0 25.3% 47.4% 6.9% 2.2%
11 Hart-Ransom Elementary
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
Stanislaus 46.8 17.1% 49.2% 14.6% 4.9%
12 Standiford Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 46.3 26.3% 39.7% 19.2% 6.6%
13 Freedom Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 46.3 17.8% 45.6% 11.6% 1.6%
14 John Fremont Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 45.5 12.3% 33.9% 9.9% 1.9%
15 M. Robert Adkison Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 45.5 13.9% 41.3% 8.7% 0.4%
16 Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary
Stanislaus 45.0 16.4% 42.6% 12.3% 0.0%
17 Alberta Martone Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 45.0 14.1% 33.6% 14.1% 1.9%
18 Stockard Coffee Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 43.8 14.2% 40.5% 11.2% 2.8%
19 El Vista Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 42.4 10.3% 26.9% 13.7% 2.4%
20 Elihu Beard Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 41.7 12.8% 33.9% 20.3% 3.3%
21 Orchard Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 41.6 13.9% 38.1% 12.8% 3.1%
22 Bernard L. Hughes Elementary
Empire Union Elementary
Stanislaus 40.9 11.1% 33.3% 19.6% 1.0%
23 Fairview Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 39.9 10.3% 31.6% 7.2% 0.0%
24 Virginia Parks Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 39.7 11.2% 29.7% 15.0% 1.5%
25 Mildred Perkins Elementary
Salida Union Elementary
Stanislaus 39.7 17.5% 39.3% 13.5% 1.3%
26 Woodrow Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 39.0 10.7% 29.5% 18.2% 4.0%
27 Shackelford Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 38.9 10.9% 26.7% 8.9% 1.1%
28 Robertson Road Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 38.7 11.1% 30.1% 16.3% 2.1%
29 Sherwood Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 38.3 12.3% 35.7% 13.1% 2.1%
30 Franklin Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 38.2 7.8% 26.5% 3.4% 1.4%
31 Catherine Everett Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 37.8 8.4% 28.3% 14.0% 2.9%
32 Bret Harte Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 36.7 8.2% 22.2% 15.4% 1.1%
33 Westport Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 36.7 10.0% 26.5% 18.6% 1.5%
34 Harriette Kirschen Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 36.3 5.6% 20.1% 25.7% 1.9%
35 Sylvan Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 36.3 7.0% 21.8% 14.5% 2.4%
36 Wilson Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 36.2 7.9% 22.2% 13.9% 3.3%
37 Josephine Chrysler Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary
Stanislaus 36.1 4.3% 16.7% 21.2% 0.1%
38 Christine Sipherd Elementary
Empire Union Elementary
Stanislaus 36.0 17.2% 37.9% 19.7% 2.1%
39 Rose Avenue Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 35.7 9.5% 29.7% 20.0% 0.6%
40 George Eisenhut Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary
Stanislaus 35.4 6.9% 23.8% 18.7% 2.5%
41 William Garrison Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 35.0 6.3% 20.1% 18.3% 1.7%
42 John Muir Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 34.5 8.9% 29.2% 21.7% 3.7%
43 James Marshall Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 34.3 4.0% 16.4% 18.5% 1.9%
44 Burbank Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 34.1 6.6% 16.8% 24.2% 3.9%
45 Capistrano Elementary
Empire Union Elementary
Stanislaus 33.1 7.3% 24.6% 29.8% 3.4%
46 Alice N. Stroud Elementary
Empire Union Elementary
Stanislaus 32.6 8.0% 28.6% 15.6% 1.0%
47 Tuolumne Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 31.9 3.7% 17.1% 20.3% 0.8%
48 Coleman F. Brown Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary
Stanislaus 30.4 5.8% 21.6% 22.9% 4.1%
49 Orville Wright Elementary
Modesto City Elementary
Stanislaus 29.7 3.8% 12.8% 19.1% 3.1%
50 Stanislaus County Special Education
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Stanislaus 20.8 5.1% 11.8% 47.7% 3.3%