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B−

Modesto City High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Modesto, Ceres and Riverbank.

Modesto’s School Grade C better than 33% of California school districts

Students
15,334
Schools
8
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
The gist

What stands out about Modesto City High School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • 22 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CModesto 219,652C+Ceres 48,982B−Riverbank 26,557

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Modesto. Grade by grade →

K–630 schoolsModesto City Elementary School District
7–87 middle schoolsSylvan Union Elementary School District
9–126 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 3,580 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.7% · 3,581 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 86.2% · 3,850 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
15,253’20
15,311’21
15,482’22
15,451’23
15,334’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%White 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 6%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Joseph A. Gregori High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
B
2,346 students23:1
James C. Enochs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
A−
2,304 students24:1
Modesto High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
B
2,292 students22:1
Thomas Downey High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
C+
2,192 students24:1
Grace M. Davis High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
C−
2,083 students22:1
Peter Johansen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
B−
2,029 students22:1
Fred C. Beyer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
B−
1,609 students22:1
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Modesto
D−
479 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.