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What's one thing Stockard Coffee Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867006498
Stockard Coffee Elementary
3900 Northview Dr., Modesto, CA 95355 · (209) 574-5500 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
21.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
290 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 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
63%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
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
37.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 28.6% | 23.2% | 33.9% |
| Math | 13.7% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 36.3% |
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 | 42.9% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.2% | 39.1% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.4% | 38.9% |
| 2016-17 | 44.6% | 33.1% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Stockard Coffee Elementary
Stockard Coffee Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockard Coffee Elementary this school | 461 | 62.9% | 40.1% |
| James Earl Carter Elementary Palm Desert | 487 | 63.2% | 55.2% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Santa Ana | 433 | 61.2% | 44.4% |
| Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 487 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| Mission Meadows Elementary Oceanside | 473 | 63.6% | 37.2% |
| River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter West Sacramento | 446 | 62.8% | N/A |
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 Stockard Coffee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,471 of 5,151 | #28 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,476 of 5,172 ▼ 117 | #31 of 100 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,661 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #30 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #1,259 of 5,116 | #21 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #2,901 of 5,915 | #65 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,155 of 5,352 | #39 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,513 of 5,354 | #14 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #3,333 of 5,625 | #77 of 105 |
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
461
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 461 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 21.5 | 21.7:1 | 56% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 21.5 | 22.0:1 | 58% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 37% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 18.8 | 24.6:1 | 51% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 20 | 25.6:1 | 50% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | N/A | N/A | 51% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 28% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 32 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stockard Coffee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (461 to 461); teachers up 12% (18.8 to 21).
About Stockard Coffee Elementary
Among the schools in Modesto, California, is Stockard Coffee Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 461 students in kindergarten through 5.
Sylvan Union Elementary (13 schools, 7,974 students) runs Stockard Coffee Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Stockard Coffee Elementary is 54% Hispanic. Other students are 25% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. For comparison, Stanislaus County is about 50% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Stockard Coffee Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The teaching staff at Stockard Coffee Elementary is 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 21.9:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Stanislaus County.
The allk12 Grade for Stockard Coffee Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Stockard Coffee Elementary is 42.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 190 public schools operate in Stanislaus County, serving about 106,477 students.
Fred C. Beyer High is located about 0.4 miles from Stockard Coffee Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 35.5% proficiency; Stockard Coffee Elementary posts 40.1%.
Stockard Coffee Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 461 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 484. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.9:1.
Community posts for Stockard Coffee Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Fred C. Beyer High0.4 mi · 1,609
- Sylvan Elementary1.1 mi · 326
- Sherwood Elementary1.2 mi · 489
- Somerset Middle1.3 mi · 947
- Elizabeth Ustach Middle1.4 mi · 1,016
- Coleman F. Brown Elementary1.5 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Stockard Coffee ElementaryHow many students attend Stockard Coffee Elementary?
Stockard Coffee Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Stockard Coffee Elementary serve?
Stockard Coffee Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stockard Coffee Elementary?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Stockard Coffee Elementary.
How diverse is Stockard Coffee Elementary?
Stockard Coffee Elementary reports a student body of 25% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Stockard Coffee Elementary public or private?
Stockard Coffee 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.