Mary Ann Sanders Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Modesto, California, Mary Ann Sanders Elementary serves 558 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Sylvan Union Elementary.

Within Sylvan Union Elementary, which oversees 13 schools and 7,974 students, Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Mary Ann Sanders Elementary records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Stanislaus County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mary Ann Sanders Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary Ann Sanders Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.7%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of -1.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Stanislaus County) records that median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is one.

Freedom Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary Ann Sanders Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 562 students in 2018 compared to 558 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.