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Best kept secret at Virginia Parks Elementary?
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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813009526
Virginia Parks Elementary
1021 Moffett Rd., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 556-1670 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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
24.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
538 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (107).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
25.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 20.4% | 27.9% | 38.1% |
| Math | 8.7% | 16.8% | 29.7% | 44.7% |
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 | 34.0% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 45.7% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Virginia Parks Elementary
Virginia Parks Elementary's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Parks Elementary this school | 643 | 83.7% | 28.3% |
| Alberta Martone Elementary Modesto | 627 | 81.0% | 34.4% |
| Woodland Prairie Elementary Woodland | 713 | 83.6% | 23.0% |
| Mattie Lou Maxwell Anaheim | 577 | 85.4% | 31.8% |
| Las Palmas Elementary Patterson | 642 | 83.6% | 26.1% |
| Cunningham Elementary Turlock | 597 | 79.4% | 18.4% |
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 Virginia Parks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #3,717 of 5,151 | #61 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #3,706 of 5,172 ▲ 294 | #60 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,545 of 5,172 ▲ 83 | #56 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,962 of 5,116 | #61 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,070 of 5,915 | #23 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,189 of 5,352 | #83 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #3,377 of 5,354 | #60 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #1,811 of 5,625 | #33 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #3,070 of 3,837 | #40 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
643
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 643 | 26.1 | 24.6:1 | 84% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 27.1 | 23.2:1 | 78% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 76% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 79% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 26.5 | 26.1:1 | 78% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 26 | 25.5:1 | 74% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 74% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 45% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 15 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Parks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (691 to 643); teachers down 2% (26.5 to 26.1).
About Virginia Parks Elementary
Virginia Parks Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Modesto, California. It reported 643 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 38% higher.
Virginia Parks Elementary is one of the 23 schools that make up Ceres Unified (13,665 students in total).
The student body at Virginia Parks Elementary is 76% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 50%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
There are 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.6:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Virginia Parks Elementary is about 84%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Virginia Parks Elementary outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Virginia Parks Elementary are 2.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (28.3% actual, 30.5% predicted).
In Stanislaus County, home to about 553,990 people, median household income comes to about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Stanislaus County number 190, with about 106,477 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Aspire Summit Charter Academy, is the closest to Virginia Parks Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Virginia Parks Elementary. On proficiency, Virginia Parks Elementary is ahead of the 27.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Virginia Parks Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 644 to 643.
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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 Ceres Unified
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 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
- Aspire Summit Charter Academy0.6 mi · 355
- Stanislaus County Special Education0.6 mi · 462
- M. Robert Adkison Elementary0.7 mi · 531
- Mae Hensley Junior High0.8 mi · 636
- Caswell Elementary0.9 mi · 653
- Carroll Fowler Elementary1.1 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Parks ElementaryHow large is Virginia Parks Elementary?
Virginia Parks Elementary enrolls approximately 643 students in grades KG-06.
Is Virginia Parks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia Parks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Virginia Parks Elementary have?
Virginia Parks Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
How diverse is Virginia Parks Elementary?
Virginia Parks Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Virginia Parks Elementary?
Virginia Parks Elementary is overseen by Ceres Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.