Total enrollment
7,974
+70 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Sylvan Union Elementary
California · 7,974 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Sylvan Union Elementary system: 13 public K-12 schools serving approximately 7,974 students inside California, averaging 613 per school.
4-year change in Sylvan Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sylvan Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #285 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,974 | #189 of 587 | #1,175 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #183 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #278 of 587 | #8,620 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.5% | #296 of 587 | #2,373 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #115 of 530 | #911 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sylvan Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Mary Ann Sanders Elementary at 46.9% proficient to Coleman F. Brown Elementary at 17.8%, a gap of 29.1 points. That is the 222nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 8,058 to 7,974 students (down 1%) and from 318 to 372 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ustach Middle | Modesto | Middle | 06-08 | 1,016 |
| Somerset Middle | Modesto | Middle | 06-08 | 947 |
| Daniel J. Savage Middle | Modesto | Middle | 06-08 | 906 |
| Crossroads Elementary | Riverbank | Elementary | KG-05 | 752 |
| Freedom Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 713 |
| Orchard Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 579 |
| Mary Ann Sanders Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 558 |
| Sherwood Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 489 |
| Stockard Coffee Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 461 |
| Standiford Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Woodrow Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 416 |
| Coleman F. Brown Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 378 |
| Sylvan Elementary | Modesto | Elementary | KG-05 | 326 |
About Sylvan Union Elementary
As a low-population district in California, Sylvan Union Elementary enrolls 7,974 students across 13 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Sylvan Union Elementary is made up of 10 elementary and 3 middle.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 7,974 students, remained close to its prior level from the 7,904 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Sylvan Union Elementary discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.