Stockard Coffee Elementary

Stockard Coffee Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Modesto, California, run under Sylvan Union Elementary, enrolls 461 students, covering grades K through 5.

Stockard Coffee Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Sylvan Union Elementary, a district that hosts 7,974 students overall.

On demographics, Stockard Coffee Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 25% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian. Compared to Stanislaus County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stockard Coffee Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Stockard Coffee Elementary is one.

Fred C. Beyer High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Stockard Coffee Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stockard Coffee Elementary has showed little movement, going from 461 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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