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How has Fred C. Beyer High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,609
High
DISTRICT 1,917 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY HIGH·NCES 062515003734
Fred C. Beyer High
1717 Sylvan Ave., Modesto, CA 95355 · (209) 574-1647 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,609 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,000 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 408 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 411 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 377 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 413 | 26% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
62.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.9pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.6% | 31.3% | 20.1% | 16.9% |
| Math | 11.7% | 19.7% | 20.3% | 48.3% |
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 | 62.9% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 27.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 30.8% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 22.1% |
| 2020-21 | 45.3% | 21.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 54.8% | 29.1% |
| 2016-17 | 61.1% | 31.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Fred C. Beyer High
Fred C. Beyer High's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred C. Beyer High this school | 1,609 | 62.2% | 44.6% |
| Redlands East Valley High Redlands | 1,845 | 60.8% | 50.3% |
| Buena High Ventura | 1,585 | 60.2% | 38.0% |
| John H. Pitman High Turlock | 1,986 | 65.9% | 39.4% |
| Monterey High Monterey | 1,401 | 58.2% | 44.5% |
| East Union High Manteca | 1,524 | 62.4% | 33.4% |
Matched among California high 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 Fred C. Beyer High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #414 of 1,052 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #408 of 1,056 ▲ 2 | #2 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #402 of 1,056 ▲ 106 | #2 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.7pp | #95 of 1,044 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,609 | #507 of 2,093 | #12 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #833 of 1,352 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #304 of 1,351 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #1,009 of 1,575 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #772 of 802 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,609
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 2,631
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 1,609 | 73.6 | 21.9:1 | 62% (1,000) |
| 2023-24 | 1,590 | 74.6 | 21.3:1 | 60% (955) |
| 2022-23 | 1,575 | 68.3 | 23.1:1 | 55% (874) |
| 2020-21 | 1,620 | 68 | 23.8:1 | 53% (856) |
| 2017-18 | 1,624 | 67 | 24.2:1 | 56% (902) |
| 2015-16 | 1,716 | 69 | 24.9:1 | 48% (832) |
| 2010-11 | 2,047 | N/A | N/A | 34% (697) |
| 2000-01 | 2,954 | 115 | 25.7:1 | 5% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 2,631 | 103 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred C. Beyer High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,624 to 1,609); teachers up 10% (67 to 73.6).
About Fred C. Beyer High
Fred C. Beyer High is a large high school in Modesto City High, located in Modesto, California. Total enrollment is 1,609 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
The district, Modesto City High, has 15,334 students enrolled across 8 schools.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at Fred C. Beyer High. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. That is in line with Stanislaus County, where about 50% of residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Its staff includes 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.9 students per teacher. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. Fred C. Beyer High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. The average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
In California, Fred C. Beyer High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.6% actual against a predicted 43.1%.
For the population of Stanislaus County, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Stanislaus County, 190 public schools serve about 106,477 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fred C. Beyer High is closest to Stockard Coffee Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Fred C. Beyer High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Fred C. Beyer High's average proficiency of 44.6% compares with 33.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 1,620 students in 2020-21 and 1,609 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
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- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Nearby schools
- Stockard Coffee Elementary0.4 mi · 461
- Sylvan Elementary0.8 mi · 326
- Somerset Middle1.0 mi · 947
- Sherwood Elementary1.1 mi · 489
- Coleman F. Brown Elementary1.2 mi · 378
- Elizabeth Ustach Middle1.2 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About Fred C. Beyer HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fred C. Beyer High?
Fred C. Beyer High enrolls approximately 1,609 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fred C. Beyer High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fred C. Beyer High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fred C. Beyer High have?
Fred C. Beyer High employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Fred C. Beyer High?
Student demographics at Fred C. Beyer High are roughly 27% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred C. Beyer High?
Fred C. Beyer High is overseen by Modesto City High in Stanislaus County.
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