Somerset Middle

Set in Modesto, California, Somerset Middle is a reasonably sized middle school, part of Sylvan Union Elementary. It caters to 947 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Sylvan Union Elementary comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,974 students; Somerset Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Somerset Middle shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Stanislaus County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Somerset Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Stanislaus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Somerset Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sylvan Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Somerset Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Somerset Middle's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 901 (now 947). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 36% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.