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Stanislaus County Special Education

Q: Is Stanislaus County Special Education a good school?

Stanislaus County Special Education ranks in the bottom 3.8% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Stanislaus County Special Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Stanislaus County Special Education.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stanislaus County Special Education?

Students at Stanislaus County Special Education are 55% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

5632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 4% of California alternative schools

Summary

Stanislaus County Special Education is a public K-12 school in Modesto, California, serving 462 students through the Stanislaus County Office of Education with a focus on students with diverse learning needs.

The school provides a very low student-teacher ratio of 10-to-1 and spends over $71,000 per student, which is significantly higher than most schools. However, its academic proficiency rates are in the single digits or low teens, and its graduation rate is 7.1% with a 42.9% dropout rate, which are far below state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 47.7%. These outcomes are part of a broader trend within the Stanislaus County Office of Education district, where similar challenges exist for special education programs, as seen at the Stanislaus County West Campus.

Nearby alternative schools show that different models can yield stronger results with fewer resources. For example, Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley and Keyes to Learning Charter have graduation rates above 90% with per-student spending under $15,000. This suggests the population at Stanislaus County Special Education may have exceptionally high needs, or that there are opportunities to examine how resources are used to support student success and life outcomes.

462

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$71,505

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1336 Stonum Rd.
Modesto, CA 95351-5121

(209) 541-2217

District: Stanislaus County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

White:

25.5%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2017 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (7% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,632^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,380^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Stanislaus County Office of Education

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	5632 of 5857	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	5790 of 5869	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	5821 of 5859	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5627 of 5883	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1416 of 1417	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	5709 of 5789	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	5676 of 5692	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	5603 of 5614	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	5088 of 5113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	5102 of 5113	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	4813 of 4818	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	4807 of 4822	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.4	4792 of 4809	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	1174 of 2227	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	261 of 293	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1297 of 2585	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	5016 of 5087	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	5310 of 5363	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1104 of 1110	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	5524 of 5643	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	5618 of 5638	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5330 of 5663	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1271 of 1272	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	5388 of 5510	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1329 of 2847	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	1855 of 2635	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1751 of 2420	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2380 of 2761	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2780 of 2781	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	2460 of 2508	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	2429 of 2497	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	2161 of 2259	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	2203 of 2236	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	2143 of 2179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1990 of 2063	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	1929 of 2005	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1928 of 1999	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	1739 of 1804	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1746 of 1777	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1767 of 1769	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	329 of 1566	79.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2016	8.8	1950 of 2039	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	2106 of 2426	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	2082 of 2354	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	1814 of 2367	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	1985 of 2281	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1912 of 2238	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1552 of 2117	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	1806 of 2063	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1497 of 1901	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	962 of 1653	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+65 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Stanislaus County Special Education

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Stanislaus County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1336 Stonum Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 541-2217	462	45	10.3	55.8%	118 (25.5%)	26 (5.6%)	255 (55.2%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.0%)								(n/a)					0.0	6.7			16.7				9.8	5.9			23.1	9.1			11.4							$71,505	$13	$71,492
Ceres Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	2503 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	37	2	18.5	78.4%	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (78.4%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Endeavor Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 556-1805	98	5	19.6	95.9%	11 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (87.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			6.9		6.9							17.2	17.2							3.5	3.5							$19,476	$1,310	$18,166
Keyes to Learning Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5709 Ninth St.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-6467	348	13	27.8	28.2%	148 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	160 (46.0%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	46.7	6.7		32.9	44.4	56.7	41.9	85.7	45.2	66.7	46.7	55.7	51.9	50.0	22.6	64.3	38.7	40.0	20.0	42.2							$14,987	$726	$14,261
Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 West Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	44	17.7	53.0%	380 (49.0%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (33.2%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.9%)								(n/a)	23.4	20.3	27.9		24.9	32.1	27.1	44.7	36.4	35.0	45.8	60.7	40.7	34.0	22.9	21.3	18.2	33.3	17.0	21.3	24.0	42.5	50.0	62.5	47.5	67.5	45.0	$11,894	$117	$11,777
Stanislaus County West Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2215 Blue Gum Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 567-4739	56	6	9.9	94.6%	8 (14.3%)	9 (16.1%)	37 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)					0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$28,239	$6,664	$21,575
Hart-Ransom Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3920 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 523-0401	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	53.5	33.3	57.1	54.6	46.5	29.0	53.9	65.1	44.4	55.0	59.5	85.3	57.2	38.7	23.1	37.2	25.9	42.5	47.6	32.4	36.6	42.9	45.7	62.9	48.6	48.6	51.4
eCademy Charter at Crane	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Cahill Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	eCademy Charter at Crane District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 669-3410	114	8	14.9	79.8%	28 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)		0.0	12.0		6.8						20.0	43.6	41.3						0.0	7.7	14.7							$14,408	$92	$14,316
Denair Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3460 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-0917	143	11	13.3	76.2%	52 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (49.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)								(n/a)		0.0	15.6		11.8						27.3	50.0	38.4						0.0	3.1	4.1							$18,619	$402	$18,217
Connecting Waters Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12420 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	41	18.7	54.6%	339 (43.7%)	14 (1.8%)	271 (34.9%)	68 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.4%)								(n/a)	23.9	31.9	17.9		25.0	23.4	50.0	34.8	43.6	53.3	43.5	52.2	44.0	33.3	30.8	23.9	20.6	23.3	23.2	13.0	23.3	45.7	54.3	71.4	51.4	50.0	51.4	$14,197	$57	$14,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanislaus County Special Education

What district is Stanislaus County Special Education in?

Stanislaus County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Stanislaus County Special Education?

Students at Stanislaus County Special Education are 55% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Stanislaus County Special Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Stanislaus County Special Education.

Is Stanislaus County Special Education a good school?

Stanislaus County Special Education ranks in the bottom 3.8% of California alternative schools.

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