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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867006503
Woodrow Elementary
800 Woodrow Ave., Modesto, CA 95350 · (209) 574-5700 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- B-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
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
353 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 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
59%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
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
27.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 18.9% | 23.1% | 45.3% |
| Math | 9.1% | 18.6% | 24.1% | 48.2% |
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 | 31.6% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 28.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.3% | 27.3% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 33.7% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 24.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Woodrow Elementary
Woodrow Elementary's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Elementary this school | 416 | 84.9% | 29.8% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Clovis | 465 | 84.9% | 32.2% |
| Powers-Ginsburg Elementary Fresno | 421 | 82.9% | 30.1% |
| Westmont Elementary Westminster | 441 | 81.2% | 36.0% |
| Catherine Everett Elementary Modesto | 428 | 80.6% | 26.2% |
| Johnson Park Elementary Olivehurst | 456 | 80.7% | 24.1% |
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 Woodrow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #3,547 of 5,151 | #55 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #3,449 of 5,172 ▼ 217 | #53 of 100 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,817 of 5,172 ▼ 136 | #64 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #997 of 5,116 | #17 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,491 of 5,915 | #75 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,652 of 5,352 | #74 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #1,909 of 5,354 | #26 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1,682 of 5,625 | #29 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #825 of 1,139 | #25 of 36 |
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
416
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 416 | 17.4 | 23.9:1 | 85% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 16.9 | 23.4:1 | 85% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 17.5 | 23.4:1 | 79% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 17 | 25.8:1 | 74% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 12.4 | 32.2:1 | 74% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | 74% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 62% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 40% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (400 to 416); teachers up 40% (12.4 to 17.4).
About Woodrow Elementary
Modesto, California, is home to Woodrow Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 416 students in 2024-25.
A total of 13 schools make up Sylvan Union Elementary, with 7,974 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Woodrow Elementary is 59% Hispanic. Next come 20% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. The county population is about 50% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 23.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Woodrow Elementary, which has 17.4. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Woodrow Elementary is about 85%. For comparison, public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
Woodrow Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools.
Woodrow Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.8%) and its predicted rate (29.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Stanislaus County show that median household income comes to about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Stanislaus County counts 190 public schools with about 106,477 students.
Measured in a straight line, Great Valley Academy is about 0.3 miles from Woodrow Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Woodrow Elementary is behind the 33.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Woodrow Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 439 in 2020-21 to 416 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.8:1 to 23.9:1.
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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 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
- Great Valley Academy0.3 mi · 972
- Grace M. Davis High0.4 mi · 2,083
- Elihu Beard Elementary0.6 mi · 467
- Catherine Everett Elementary0.9 mi · 428
- George Eisenhut Elementary1.1 mi · 513
- Sherwood Elementary1.2 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Woodrow Elementary?
Woodrow Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodrow Elementary serve?
Woodrow Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodrow Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodrow Elementary are roughly 20% White, 59% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodrow Elementary?
Woodrow Elementary is overseen by Sylvan Union Elementary in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.