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Enrollment
1,016
Middle
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867001828
Elizabeth Ustach Middle
2701 Kodiak Dr., Modesto, CA 95355 · (209) 552-3000 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,016 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
572 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 311 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 345 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
43.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.5% | 27.9% | 25.8% | 27.9% |
| Math | 26.4% | 17.3% | 25.4% | 30.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.9% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 58.4% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.4% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elizabeth Ustach Middle
Elizabeth Ustach Middle's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ustach Middle this school | 1,016 | 56.3% | 46.1% |
| Daniel J. Savage Middle Modesto | 906 | 52.6% | 42.6% |
| Moore Middle Redlands | 988 | 57.3% | 43.4% |
| Frank Augustus Miller Middle Riverside | 844 | 56.9% | 55.4% |
| Cerro Villa Middle Villa Park | 747 | 57.8% | 46.4% |
| Kastner Intermediate Fresno | 1,155 | 52.4% | 57.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elizabeth Ustach Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #405 of 1,224 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #352 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #2 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #564 of 1,227 ▼ 126 | #6 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #69 of 1,214 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #177 of 1,377 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #525 of 1,279 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #263 of 1,278 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #872 of 1,329 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #902 of 930 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,016
+38 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 1,333
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,016 | 49.8 | 20.4:1 | 56% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 1,023 | 47.6 | 21.5:1 | 53% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 1,008 | 48.7 | 20.7:1 | 51% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 36% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 42.7 | 24.2:1 | 41% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 1,035 | 44 | 23.5:1 | 40% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 925 | N/A | N/A | 44% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 1,333 | 61 | 21.9:1 | 31% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Ustach Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,034 to 1,016); teachers up 16% (42.7 to 49.8).
About Elizabeth Ustach Middle
Elizabeth Ustach Middle is a large middle school with its address in Modesto, California. The school enrolls 1,016 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
Sylvan Union Elementary has 7,974 students in 13 schools, and Elizabeth Ustach Middle is one of those schools.
Elizabeth Ustach Middle is 50% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 25% White, 14% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 50% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.4:1, with 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Elizabeth Ustach Middle is 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
allk12 grades Elizabeth Ustach Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Elizabeth Ustach Middle would be expected to post about 46.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Stanislaus County, the median household income is $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Stanislaus County has 190 public schools and roughly 106,477 students.
The nearest public school is James C. Enochs High, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Elizabeth Ustach Middle ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 978 in 2020-21 to 1,016 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvan Union Elementary
- Somerset MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Daniel J. Savage MiddleMiddle · 906 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 752 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 713 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Mary Ann Sanders ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Modesto HighHigh · 2,292 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Nearby schools
- James C. Enochs High0.9 mi · 2,304
- Orchard Elementary1.0 mi · 579
- Mary Ann Sanders Elementary1.1 mi · 558
- Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley1.1 mi · 776
- Fred C. Beyer High1.2 mi · 1,609
- Daniel J. Savage Middle1.2 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Ustach MiddleHow many students attend Elizabeth Ustach Middle?
Elizabeth Ustach Middle enrolls approximately 1,016 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elizabeth Ustach Middle serve?
Elizabeth Ustach Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Elizabeth Ustach Middle have?
Elizabeth Ustach Middle employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Elizabeth Ustach Middle?
Student demographics at Elizabeth Ustach Middle are roughly 25% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Elizabeth Ustach Middle in?
Elizabeth Ustach Middle is part of Sylvan Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.