Transitional kindergarten · Modesto

55 of Modesto’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 1,945 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 55 campuses in Modesto.

Great Valley Academy: 68 in TKFairview Elementary: 60 in TKMary Ann Sanders Elementary: 60 in TKStanislaus County Special Education: 59 in TKGreat Valley Academy - Salida: 58 in TKJohn Muir Elementary: 55 in TKHart-Ransom Elementary: 52 in TKSonoma Elementary: 52 in TKFranklin Elementary: 51 in TKVirginia Parks Elementary: 48 in TKMildred Perkins Elementary: 47 in TKTuolumne Elementary: 46 in TKAlberta Martone Elementary: 44 in TKBret Harte Elementary: 44 in TKFreedom Elementary: 44 in TKOrchard Elementary: 44 in TKBernard L. Hughes Elementary: 42 in TKChristine Sipherd Elementary: 42 in TKEl Vista Elementary: 41 in TKMary Lou Dieterich Elementary: 40 in TKCapistrano Elementary: 39 in TKSherwood Elementary: 39 in TKAspire University Charter: 38 in TKAspire Summit Charter Academy: 37 in TKJames Marshall Elementary: 37 in TKJosephine Chrysler Elementary: 37 in TKStockard Coffee Elementary: 37 in TKGeorge Eisenhut Elementary: 36 in TKRose Avenue Elementary: 34 in TKWilliam Garrison Elementary: 34 in TKWoodrow Elementary: 34 in TKBurbank Elementary: 33 in TKCatherine Everett Elementary: 32 in TKElihu Beard Elementary: 32 in TKHarriette Kirschen Elementary: 30 in TKEnslen Elementary: 29 in TKConnecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley: 28 in TKHart-Ransom Academic Charter: 28 in TKColeman F. Brown Elementary: 27 in TKSylvan Elementary: 26 in TKStanislaus Elementary: 25 in TKAgnes M. Baptist Elementary: 24 in TKLakewood Elementary: 24 in TKOrville Wright Elementary: 24 in TKShackelford Elementary: 24 in TKStandiford Elementary: 24 in TKM. Robert Adkison Elementary: 23 in TKWestport Elementary: 23 in TKAlice N. Stroud Elementary: 20 in TKRobertson Road Elementary: 20 in TKWilson Elementary: 20 in TKJohn Fremont Elementary: 19 in TKShiloh Charter: 9 in TKParadise Charter: 1 in TKParadise Elementary: 1 in TK
Each dot is a campus with a TK class. A larger dot has more children in TK. North is up.

Eligibility

Who can start TK in 2027–28?

Children who turn 4 by September 1, 2027 can start, and it’s free.

Age

Is my child old enough?

A birthday from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2023 (our arithmetic from the rule). A child who turns 5 by September 1 starts kindergarten instead.

Rule: California Education Code § 48000 (opens in a new tab)

Cost

Does TK cost anything?

No. TK is a free public school year before kindergarten, and enrolling is optional. Hours, before- and after-school care and open seats vary by campus, so ask the school.

Starting ages and cutoff dates →

Where to enroll

Through 9 school districts, or a charter

5 more districts are named on their campuses below.

Campuses

Which Modesto campuses have a TK class?

55 campuses in Modesto had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by ZIP code

9535013 campuses · 478 in TK

  • 68in TK

    Great Valley AcademyCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Stanislaus County Office of Education · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile

  • 55in TK

    John Muir Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile

  • 40in TK

    Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Stanislaus Union Elementary

    Scope Score 77Solid · 58th percentile

  • 39in TK

    Sherwood Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile

  • 37in TK

    Josephine Chrysler Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Stanislaus Union Elementary

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile

  • 36in TK

    George Eisenhut Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Stanislaus Union Elementary

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile

  • 34in TK

    William Garrison Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile

  • 34in TK

    Woodrow Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile

  • 32in TK

    Catherine Everett Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 74Developing · 40th percentile

  • 32in TK

    Elihu Beard Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile

  • 28in TK

    Connecting Waters Charter School - Central ValleyCharter

    Grades TK–12 · Modesto City Elementary · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 76Solid · 52nd percentile

  • 24in TK

    Standiford Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile

  • 19in TK

    John Fremont Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile

9535112 campuses · 446 in TK
953545 campuses · 153 in TK

  • 41in TK

    El Vista Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile

  • 39in TK

    Capistrano Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Empire Union Elementary

    Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile

  • 29in TK

    Enslen Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile

  • 24in TK

    Orville Wright Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Wilson Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 4th percentile

9535510 campuses · 390 in TK

  • 60in TK

    Mary Ann Sanders Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 77Solid · 62nd percentile

  • 52in TK

    Sonoma Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile

  • 44in TK

    Freedom Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile

  • 44in TK

    Orchard Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile

  • 42in TK

    Christine Sipherd Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Empire Union Elementary

    Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile

  • 37in TK

    Stockard Coffee Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile

  • 34in TK

    Rose Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile

  • 27in TK

    Coleman F. Brown Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile

  • 26in TK

    Sylvan Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Sylvan Union Elementary

    Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile

  • 24in TK

    Lakewood Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile

953564 campuses · 154 in TK
953572 campuses · 62 in TK
953589 campuses · 262 in TK

  • 60in TK

    Fairview Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile

  • 52in TK

    Hart-Ransom Elementary

    Grades TK–8 · Hart-Ransom Union Elementary

    Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile

  • 44in TK

    Alberta Martone Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile

  • 44in TK

    Bret Harte Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Modesto City Elementary

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile

  • 28in TK

    Hart-Ransom Academic CharterCharter

    Grades TK–12 · Hart-Ransom Union Elementary · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile

  • 23in TK

    Westport Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Ceres Unified

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile

  • 9in TK

    Shiloh CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Shiloh Elementary · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile

  • 1in TK

    Paradise CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Paradise Elementary · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile

  • 1in TK

    Paradise Elementary

    Grades TK–8 · Paradise Elementary

    Scope Score 84Strong · 84th percentile

Each campus’s TK headcount is from the state’s 2025–26 October enrollment count. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a school’s elementary grades with California elementary schools. A campus without elementary results shows none.

Each headcount counts the students enrolled on one October day, so it shows who enrolled, not seats open now. A campus missing here may still run TK; confirm with the school or district.

Before TK

Too young for TK? Where can my child go?

Modesto has 145 licensed child care programs.

68

child care centers

77

family child care homes

A child born after September 1, 2023 isn’t old enough for TK in 2027–28. Until they are, look at Modesto’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

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Licensed programs from the California Community Care Licensing Division: child care centers as of August 13, 2026, family child care homes as of May 25, 2025. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.