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Elihu Beard Elementary

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Elihu Beard Elementary ranks 3747 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elihu Beard Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 467 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, which faces systemic academic challenges across the region.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, and while its test scores are below state averages, it has shown remarkable resilience and improvement, climbing from historical lows to rank in the 36th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year. Notably, Elihu Beard outperforms its own district in mathematics and shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and Hispanic students, with upper-grade reading scores approaching district averages. A major success story is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from nearly 47% to just over 20% in recent years, correlating with its academic recovery.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal complex factors at play. For instance, Enslen Elementary, in the same district less than two miles away, scores much higher but also serves a student population with far less economic disadvantage. Meanwhile, William Garrison Elementary spends nearly 50% more per student yet ranks significantly lower. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Standiford Elementary (in Sylvan Union Elementary), Elihu Beard faces a pronounced challenge in science proficiency, an area identified for potential growth as the school builds on its recent positive trajectory.

467

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,097

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 Bowen Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-3019

(209) 574-1942

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Elihu Beard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Junior High
High:	Grace M. Davis High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

14.6%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,747^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3747 of 5857	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4286 of 5869	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4360 of 5859	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	4045 of 5883	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1307 of 1417	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4923 of 5789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5180 of 5662	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	5109 of 5692	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	5432 of 5614	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	5085 of 5611	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	3080 of 5530	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	2292 of 5390	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	2976 of 5377	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	2158 of 5314	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	1909 of 5193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.3	2593 of 5113	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.3	3409 of 5113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.4	3350 of 4818	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	2586 of 4822	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	2564 of 4809	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.8	2132 of 2585	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	997 of 2128	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	1039 of 3162	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	2120 of 3245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2201 of 3311	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	353 of 602	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3565 of 5597	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4412 of 5612	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3926 of 5609	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3202 of 5635	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1046 of 1267	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4749 of 5492	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5037 of 5413	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2585 of 5107	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2881 of 5107	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2977 of 5087	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3868 of 5084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4490 of 4963	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4182 of 4830	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3346 of 5460	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3818 of 5517	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3804 of 5363	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3336 of 5264	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1010 of 1110	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4306 of 5173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4565 of 5084	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3638 of 5628	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3845 of 5643	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4458 of 5638	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4471 of 5663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1216 of 1272	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4470 of 5510	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4876 of 5431	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	2429 of 2661	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2334 of 2726	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	2574 of 2834	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	2709 of 2737	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)18th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	467	22	20.7	80.3%	68 (14.6%)	32 (6.9%)	280 (60.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	32.7	3747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		26	4286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	539	12.8		12.8	31.2	30.2	45.2	42.9			36.5	30.7	33.9	27.7	29.8			30.7	62.9	67.0	75.3	68.0	62.9	70.1	$22,097	$3,183	$18,914
Woodrow Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Woodrow Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5700	416	17	23.8	84.9%	83 (20.0%)	15 (3.6%)	247 (59.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.6%)	26.6	4257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		28.9	4027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	230	18.8		18.8	28.6	31.4	33.8				31.6	26.9	29.6	26.3				27.7							$18,085	$974	$17,111
Great Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Tully Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-2283	972	42	23.1	44.5%	275 (28.3%)	31 (3.2%)	556 (57.2%)	34 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	34.2	3637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.4	3273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	364	23.8	25.3	24.5	28.4	36.0	38.6	43.8	44.1	56.1	40.8	29.5	36.0	28.0	26.7	35.5	31.3	31.1							$12,809	$724	$12,085
Catherine Everett Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 Mount Vernon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1992	428	20	20.9	80.6%	67 (15.7%)	16 (3.7%)	281 (65.7%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	25	4403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		21.4	4734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	331	15.8		15.8	27.6	30.9	35.7	37.1			32.9	33.3	26.3	16.1	19.1			23.6	89.7				89.7		$19,831	$3,454	$16,377
John Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8122	625	31	20.2	66.1%	168 (26.9%)	17 (2.7%)	329 (52.6%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.6%)	37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		45	2859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	532	30.8		30.8	20.3	33.0	38.2	53.2			36.1	26.3	39.4	27.0	34.2			31.9	94.4	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,007	$3,131	$17,876
Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	46.2	2813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	2596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	217	39.4		39.4	36.3	38.3	45.1				39.5	39.3	36.3	43.7				39.6	87.9	91.4			93.1		$17,510	$958	$16,552
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	819 Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5200	489	24	20.3	68.9%	132 (27.0%)	7 (1.4%)	267 (54.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.8%)	36.1	3472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.6	3024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	448	23.5		23.5	48.5	34.2	37.7				39.7	48.5	24.4	22.4				30.6	95.8				96.9		$15,656	$909	$14,747
George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	513	22	23.0	87.3%	50 (9.7%)	10 (1.9%)	366 (71.3%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.7%)	18.6	4957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.4	4743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	214	11.7		11.7	24.1	23.9	32.5	30.7			27.8	26.8	22.5	11.7	17.7			19.7	97.5				97.5		$18,712	$2,893	$15,819
William Garrison Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 Teresa St.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8132	352	21	16.4	85.8%	45 (12.8%)	10 (2.8%)	234 (66.5%)	15 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	39 (11.1%)	15	5259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		18.6	4974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	285	9.1		9.1	29.2	25.0	35.7	23.1			28.0	16.7	12.5	6.8	11.5			12.0	40.0	50.0	64.0	60.0	50.0	62.0	$32,714	$4,798	$27,916
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3		47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1			66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4			58.5	91.8			91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Elihu Beard Elementary

What district is Elihu Beard Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elihu Beard Elementary?

Students at Elihu Beard Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 7% African American.

Is Elihu Beard Elementary a good school?

Elihu Beard Elementary ranks 3747^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elihu Beard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Elihu Beard Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elihu Beard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elihu Beard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Junior High
High : Grace M. Davis High

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