Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANISLAUS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063795006397
Stanislaus Elementary
1931 Kiernan Ave., Modesto, CA 95356 · (209) 545-0718 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
186 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Stanislaus Elementary→Prescott Junior High
Based on grade levels within Stanislaus Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
49.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 30.4% | 23.4% | 24.1% |
| Math | 24.4% | 25.0% | 28.1% | 22.5% |
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 | 52.5% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.1% | 42.2% |
| 2020-21 | 42.6% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.9% | 44.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.5% | 54.9% |
| 2016-17 | 53.3% | 48.6% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Stanislaus Elementary
Stanislaus Elementary's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus Elementary this school | 307 | 60.6% | 49.0% |
| Woodside Elementary Concord | 289 | 60.6% | 37.8% |
| Fern Drive Elementary Fullerton | 372 | 59.7% | 44.8% |
| Jack London Elementary Santa Rosa | 258 | 60.1% | 30.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary Concord | 267 | 56.2% | 34.3% |
| Hawthorne Elementary San Diego | 248 | 61.7% | 54.2% |
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 Stanislaus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,785 of 5,151 | #13 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,636 of 5,172 ▲ 149 | #14 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,850 of 5,172 ▲ 199 | #14 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,572 of 5,116 | #36 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,705 of 5,915 | #90 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #564 of 5,352 | #7 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #606 of 5,354 | #2 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #3,454 of 5,625 | #81 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #2,075 of 3,837 | #19 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
307
-41 (-12%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 307 | 16.1 | 19.1:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 16.3 | 17.9:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 15.3 | 20.6:1 | 60% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 55% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 48% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | N/A | N/A | 42% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 25% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 20 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanislaus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (360 to 307); teachers unchanged (16 to 16.1).
About Stanislaus Elementary
This page covers Stanislaus Elementary, a small elementary school in Modesto, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 307 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 34% below that mark.
Stanislaus Union Elementary runs 6 schools with a combined 3,325 students. Stanislaus Elementary is one of them.
The student body at Stanislaus Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. The remaining shares are 26% White, 13% Asian, and 13% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Stanislaus Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1, with 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stanislaus Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%; the prediction is 44.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stanislaus County show that the median household earns about $81,468 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Stanislaus County has 190 public schools with about 106,477 students, including Stanislaus Elementary.
Stanislaus Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.1% on proficiency, and Stanislaus Elementary is above that at 49.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 348 to 307, a 12% drop.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Stanislaus Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Stanislaus Union Elementary
- Prescott Junior HighMiddle · 746 students
- Josephine Chrysler ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Agnes M. Baptist ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Mary Lou Dieterich ElementaryElementary · 532 students
- George Eisenhut ElementaryElementary · 513 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
- Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary1.1 mi · 532
- Agnes M. Baptist Elementary1.3 mi · 606
- George Eisenhut Elementary1.8 mi · 513
- Mildred Perkins Elementary2.0 mi · 362
- Joseph A. Gregori High2.0 mi · 2,346
- Prescott Junior High2.0 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Stanislaus ElementaryHow large is Stanislaus Elementary?
Stanislaus Elementary enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Stanislaus Elementary serve?
Stanislaus Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Stanislaus Elementary have?
Stanislaus Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanislaus Elementary?
At Stanislaus Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Stanislaus Elementary?
Stanislaus Elementary is overseen by Stanislaus Union Elementary in Stanislaus County.
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