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C+

Salida Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
2,038
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,619
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$16.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Salida Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.8M, about $8,219 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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
B−

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 schoolsModesto City High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.1% · 1,513 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 1,514 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Modesto City High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,619 per student · 3% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 69%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,201’20
2,201’21
2,169’22
2,108’23
2,038’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 69%White 16%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dena Boer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salida
B
444 students20:1
Mildred Perkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Modesto
C−
362 students24:1
Sisk Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salida
C+
286 students22:1
Salida Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salida
C−
273 students23:1
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salida
C+
673 students18:1

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.