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Fairview Elementary

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Fairview Elementary ranks 4001 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 786 students in Modesto, part of the Modesto City Elementary district, which has historically faced performance challenges.

Recent data shows Fairview is a remarkable turnaround story, dramatically improving its statewide ranking from the bottom 10% to the 32nd percentile in just one year, with significant gains in English and math scores. A key driver appears to be attendance; the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 7.2% is less than half the district average and far better than nearby schools like Burbank Elementary (24.2%) and Harriette Kirschen Elementary (25.7%). Fairview also shows particular strength in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these results with lower per-student spending than most other schools in its district.

While showing impressive progress, Fairview still faces challenges, notably in 5th-grade math and science, where proficiency rates are low. Its improvement stands out within its district, as other Modesto City Elementary schools like James Marshall Elementary and Shackelford Elementary continue to rank lower. Compared to schools in other districts, such as Sinclear Elementary in the higher-performing Ceres Unified district, Fairview's current trajectory is promising but highlights the ongoing work needed to sustain this positive change.

786

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,972

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1937 West Whitmore Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358-9424

(209) 574-8102

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High:	Thomas Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

Two or more races:

4.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 27 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,001^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	29.5	4001 of 5857	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5313 of 5869	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5489 of 5859	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5584 of 5883	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1331 of 1417	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5480 of 5789	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	5161 of 5662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	5323 of 5692	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	5234 of 5614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5059 of 5611	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	4824 of 5530	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	4508 of 5390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	4409 of 5377	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	4493 of 5314	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	4521 of 5193	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	4532 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	4109 of 5113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	4259 of 4818	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	4256 of 4822	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	4317 of 4809	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.4	1721 of 2585	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1678 of 2128	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	2255 of 3162	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	2075 of 3245	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	2453 of 3311	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	406 of 602	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	2599 of 3275	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2410 of 3246	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4014 of 5597	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5125 of 5612	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5414 of 5609	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5385 of 5635	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1221 of 1267	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5271 of 5492	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4815 of 5413	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3019 of 5107	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4399 of 5107	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4665 of 5087	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4705 of 5084	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4580 of 4963	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4349 of 4830	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3200 of 5460	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4803 of 5517	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4921 of 5363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4830 of 5264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	979 of 1110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4803 of 5173	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4494 of 5084	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3692 of 5628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5029 of 5643	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5057 of 5638	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5350 of 5663	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1113 of 1272	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5147 of 5510	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5050 of 5431	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Wonderful staff and great teachers! This school could use a rich uncle. Hate to see good kids go without.... Close Quote

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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)	% 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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.9	5313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	1312	6.1	6.1	36.5	25.9	41.8	40.0	35.9	45.0	32.1	11.1	20.0	27.5	95.9			96.9		$18,972	$3,264	$15,708
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	909 Glenn Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1952	867	38	22.7	86.5%	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	819 (94.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	17	5102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		20.4	4821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	281	9.7	9.7	18.4	21.9	29.2	27.7	24.2	33.3	15.0	15.5	16.5	20.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$20,145	$2,899	$17,246
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	19.4	19.4	29.3	21.4	32.4	38.2	29.8	40.0	25.6	25.0	29.4	30.1						$30,774	$4,485	$26,289
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.8	5324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	129	10.5	10.5	10.3	16.4	23.4	35.3	21.4	13.9	19.7	23.1	18.6	18.7	97.2					$20,672	$3,141	$17,531
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		16	5215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	190	12.2	12.2	7.3	27.0	25.3	25.0	21.8	11.4	8.8	9.6	19.5	12.4	92.7	96.9	93.8	94.8	93.8	$20,908	$3,509	$17,399
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4	27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9		33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9		32.3						$18,379	$3,047	$15,332
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	9	5.6	5.6	9.1	20.9	21.6	34.1	21.9	13.9	11.8	7.8	11.7	11.2						$21,749	$3,474	$18,275
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	495	23	21.0	94.9%	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23.1	4580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.1	4933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	353	10.8	10.8	28.6	43.6	25.4	16.4	28.2	34.4	26.2	18.5	20.9	24.9	93.9	97.0		93.9		$22,621	$3,759	$18,862
Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	364	15	24.2	91.2%	32 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	308 (84.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.1	4581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.7	4896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	315	19.1	19.1	27.3	30.6	32.8	21.8	28.4	37.8	26.9	17.7	17.5	23.9	96.1					$18,098	$2,429	$15,669
Sinclear Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 Hackett Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1680	581	25	23.2	82.6%	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	491 (84.5%)	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35.6	3528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		29.6	3958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	430	18.5	18.5	57.1	31.7	28.4	38.6	38.3	60.0	24.1	18.5	25.3	30.9	98.0					$19,833	$3,969	$15,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Fairview Elementary.

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks 4001^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evelyn Hanshaw Middle
High : Thomas Downey High

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary?

Students at Fairview Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

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