Schools in West Modesto · Modesto City High School District, Modesto City Elementary School District

West Modesto’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

In West Modesto, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving West Modesto, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#792of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

18%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Students per teacher

22.0

CA 21.6

Schools in town

29,358 students on the public path

In brief

West Modesto’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 387 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Modesto’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,989 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

23 elementary schools, then six middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind West Modesto’s grade

C Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

C: better than 25% of California school districts, #792 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 25%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (387)Better than 17%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,733 test results and a graduating class of 3,850 could put West Modesto anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of West Modesto’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,735 in math, 12,731 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Modesto, with each school’s own grade.

23 schools teach K in West Modesto’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
West Modesto	C	Modesto City Elementary K–8 · Paradise Elementary K–8 · Modesto City High 9–12
Modesto	C	Modesto City Elementary K–8 · Sylvan Union Elementary K–8 · Modesto City High 9–12

West Modesto’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

West Modesto’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

23 elementary schools, then six middle and seven high schools

What’s behind West Modesto’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Three districts serve West Modesto

Well below the state in reading

West Modesto vs. its neighbors

Every school in West Modesto

Questions about West Modesto’s schools

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