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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Modesto High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,292
High
DISTRICT 1,917 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY HIGH·NCES 062515003744
Modesto High
18 H St., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 574-1776 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,919 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 | 549 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 554 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 585 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 604 | 26% |
Student demographics
39%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
45.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.7pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp 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 20 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.8% | 24.5% | 20.6% | 34.1% |
| Math | 7.4% | 12.6% | 19.0% | 61.1% |
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 | 45.3% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 12.2% |
| 2020-21 | 52.6% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 56.7% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 24.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Modesto High
Modesto High's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto High this school | 2,292 | 83.7% | 29.1% |
| Corona High Corona | 2,307 | 86.3% | 42.3% |
| Central Valley High Ceres | 2,317 | 87.4% | 37.4% |
| Peter Johansen High Modesto | 2,029 | 81.9% | 30.1% |
| Montclair High Montclair | 2,515 | 83.3% | 46.9% |
| Escondido High Escondido | 1,656 | 82.7% | 40.4% |
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 Modesto High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #827 of 1,052 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #685 of 1,056 ▲ 186 | #12 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #797 of 1,056 ▲ 73 | #14 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #233 of 1,044 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,292 | #164 of 2,093 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #865 of 1,352 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #857 of 1,351 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #509 of 1,575 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #468 of 802 | #2 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
2,292
-273 (-11%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,214
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 2,292 | 104 | 22.0:1 | 84% (1,919) |
| 2023-24 | 2,405 | 111.2 | 21.6:1 | 80% (1,934) |
| 2022-23 | 2,516 | 99.1 | 25.4:1 | 81% (2,033) |
| 2020-21 | 2,565 | 101 | 25.4:1 | 79% (2,018) |
| 2017-18 | 2,544 | 99.9 | 25.5:1 | 79% (2,002) |
| 2015-16 | 2,450 | 96 | 25.5:1 | 78% (1,906) |
| 2010-11 | 2,583 | N/A | N/A | 65% (1,682) |
| 2000-01 | 2,845 | 111 | 25.6:1 | 30% (862) |
| 1990-91 | 2,214 | 94 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Modesto High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (2,544 to 2,292); teachers up 4% (99.9 to 104).
About Modesto High
Modesto High is a large high school with its address in Modesto, California. Enrollment is 2,292 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 174% higher.
Modesto High is run by Modesto City High, whose 8 schools enroll 15,334 students.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Modesto High combined. It is also 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% White, and 2% Black. Stanislaus County's residents are about 50% Hispanic, 27 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Modesto High comes in at 39%.
Dividing enrollment by its 104 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Modesto High reports 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 71% for public schools in Stanislaus County.
Test results at Modesto High are 1.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.1% actual, 30.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Modesto High is among the 190 public schools in Stanislaus County.
James Marshall Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Modesto High is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,292, 11% below the 2,565 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 25.4 in 2020-21 to 22.0 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
Related schools
Other schools in Modesto City High
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
- Fred C. Beyer HighHigh · 1,609 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
- Fred C. Beyer HighHigh · 1,609 students
Nearby schools
- James Marshall Elementary0.6 mi · 611
- Mark Twain Junior High0.8 mi · 658
- Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 777
- Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 617
- Aspire University Charter0.9 mi · 423
- Stanislaus Alternative Charter1.0 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Modesto HighHow large is Modesto High?
Modesto High enrolls approximately 2,292 students in grades 09-12.
Is Modesto High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Modesto High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Modesto High have?
Modesto High employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Modesto High?
At Modesto High, the student body is approximately 6% White, 77% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Modesto High?
Modesto High is overseen by Modesto City High in Stanislaus County.
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