Woodrow Elementary

Woodrow Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Modesto, California, operated by Sylvan Union Elementary, instructing 416 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Sylvan Union Elementary (7,974 students total), Woodrow Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Woodrow Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Woodrow Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodrow Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put median household earnings sit near $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Woodrow Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Great Valley Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodrow Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodrow Elementary's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 416). Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 32.2:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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