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If you could change one rule at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867011872
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary
3101 Fine Ave., Modesto, CA 95355 · (209) 552-3200 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
307 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
69%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
45.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.2pp since 2014
Math
51.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.9% | 24.4% | 23.7% | 31.1% |
| Math | 23.0% | 28.3% | 23.0% | 25.8% |
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 | 45.2% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 56.1% | 47.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.6% | 40.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.6% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Mary Ann Sanders Elementary
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Sanders Elementary this school | 558 | 55.0% | 46.9% |
| Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest | 640 | 55.3% | 48.0% |
| Gettysburg Elementary Clovis | 626 | 53.0% | 58.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary Fresno | 611 | 57.1% | 51.5% |
| Lake Hills Elementary Riverside | 638 | 56.4% | 62.9% |
| Edgewater Elementary Marysville | 540 | 58.7% | 33.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Mary Ann Sanders Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,936 of 5,151 | #17 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,503 of 5,172 ▲ 395 | #12 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,429 of 5,172 ▼ 300 | #28 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,168 of 5,116 | #66 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,779 of 5,915 | #41 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,543 of 5,352 | #23 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #779 of 5,354 | #3 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #3,689 of 5,625 | #87 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #3,782 of 3,837 | #53 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
558
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 558 | 26.5 | 21.1:1 | 55% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 27.5 | 22.3:1 | 41% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 26.6 | 23.3:1 | 50% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 38% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 21 | 26.8:1 | 44% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 22 | 27.2:1 | 42% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 41% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Ann Sanders Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (562 to 558); teachers up 26% (21 to 26.5).
About Mary Ann Sanders Elementary
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Modesto, California. The school had 558 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Sylvan Union Elementary has 13 schools; together they serve 7,974 students.
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share in Stanislaus County as a whole is similar, at about 50%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is 26.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.1:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Stanislaus County averages 71%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Mary Ann Sanders Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.3%.
Census estimates describe Stanislaus County this way: the median household income is $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Mary Ann Sanders Elementary, Stanislaus County has 189 other public schools.
Freedom Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.5% proficiency; Mary Ann Sanders Elementary posts 46.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment went from 552 in 2020-21 to 558 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.0:1 to 21.1:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Elizabeth Ustach MiddleMiddle · 1,016 students
- Somerset MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Daniel J. Savage MiddleMiddle · 906 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 752 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 713 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 579 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
- Freedom Elementary0.6 mi · 713
- James C. Enochs High0.7 mi · 2,304
- Daniel J. Savage Middle0.8 mi · 906
- Elizabeth Ustach Middle1.1 mi · 1,016
- Christine Sipherd Elementary1.4 mi · 505
- Orchard Elementary1.8 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Ann Sanders ElementaryHow large is Mary Ann Sanders Elementary?
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mary Ann Sanders Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary?
At Mary Ann Sanders Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mary Ann Sanders Elementary public or private?
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sylvan Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.