Fred C. Beyer High

Fred C. Beyer High is a substantial secondary school in Modesto, California, overseen by Modesto City High. The school enrolls 1,609 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% above the state mean of about 838.

Modesto City High comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 15,334 students; Fred C. Beyer High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fred C. Beyer High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 27% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fred C. Beyer High reports 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Fred C. Beyer High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 42.0%.

Across the wider county, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Fred C. Beyer High is one.

Stockard Coffee Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fred C. Beyer High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.0%.

Fred C. Beyer High operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Fred C. Beyer High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,624 (now 1,609). The White share of enrollment decreased from 40% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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