Modesto City High

Summary:

The Modesto City High district serves approximately 10,500 students across eight traditional and alternative high schools (grades 9-12) in California's Central Valley, with performance varying significantly across campuses.

Top academic performers in the district include James C. Enochs High, which has the highest test scores and ranking, followed by Fred C. Beyer High with exceptional English scores, and Joseph A. Gregori High, which boasts the highest graduation rate. In contrast, Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center faces severe challenges, with very low test scores and an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 77%.

Key district findings show mathematics is a widespread challenge, with every school scoring below the state average, yet the Modesto City High district maintains a strong 92.9% graduation rate overall. School rankings can fluctuate year-to-year, and there is no clear link between higher per-student spending, smaller class sizes, and better academic outcomes, as evidenced by the alternative school's results.

District Detail

426 Locust St.
Modesto, CA 95351-2699

(209) 574-1500

SchoolDigger Rank:
873^rd of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 15,334

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peter Johansen High	Public	9-12	641 Norseman Dr.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1760	2,029	91	22.3	81.9%	251 (12.4%)	53 (2.6%)	1,474 (72.6%)	69 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.7%)	164 (8.1%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256	11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5	43.0	43.0	13.1	13.1	$19,513	$2,827	$16,686
Fred C. Beyer High	Public	9-12	1717 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1647	1,609	74	21.8	62.2%	428 (26.6%)	55 (3.4%)	849 (52.8%)	89 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (10.8%)	63.2	734^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		64.8	654^th of 2159 public high schools	69.7%	80		28.5		28.7	62.9	62.9	31.4	31.4	$21,348	$2,746	$18,602
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	Public	9-12	1440 Sunrise Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1701	479	33	14.4	87.9%	66 (13.8%)	19 (4.0%)	346 (72.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.1%)	8.5	2095^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		11.6	1969^th of 2159 public high schools	8.8%	126		2.0		2.5	4.8	4.8	1.4	1.4	$23,165	$3,219	$19,946
Grace M. Davis High	Public	9-12	1200 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1668	2,083	95	21.9	80.2%	319 (15.3%)	63 (3.0%)	1,304 (62.6%)	170 (8.2%)	11 (0.5%)	18 (0.9%)	198 (9.5%)	32.5	1436^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		39.3	1256^th of 2159 public high schools	41.8%	180	7.6	21.9	5.3	18.4	39.8	39.8	12.2	12.2	$18,989	$2,805	$16,184
Modesto High	Public	9-12	18 H St.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1776	2,292	104	22.0	83.7%	146 (6.4%)	46 (2.0%)	1,767 (77.1%)	168 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	150 (6.5%)	43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%		35.1	1367^th of 2159 public high schools	36.7%	188	8.4	28.9		22.7	45.3	45.3	19.9	19.9	$18,957	$2,731	$16,226
Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		38.8	1272^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.1%	159	7.4	28.8	13.3	24.2	47.9	47.9	20.5	20.5	$19,656	$2,735	$16,921
James C. Enochs High	Public	9-12	3201 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1719	2,304	98	23.5	45.5%	623 (27.0%)	61 (2.6%)	1,055 (45.8%)	255 (11.1%)	5 (0.2%)	18 (0.8%)	284 (12.3%)	69.5	613^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		77.9	438^th of 2159 public high schools	79.7%	175		38.4		38.3	60.6	60.6	32.6	32.6	$18,409	$2,442	$15,967
Joseph A. Gregori High	Public	9-12	3701 Pirrone Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1738	2,346	102	22.9	58.6%	435 (18.5%)	54 (2.3%)	1,356 (57.8%)	187 (8.0%)	6 (0.3%)	22 (0.9%)	284 (12.1%)	49.7	1050^th of 2162 public high schools	51.4%		54.1	904^th of 2159 public high schools	58.1%	146		27.1	28.6	27.1	47.3	47.3	24.2	24.2	$17,998	$2,429	$15,569

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Empire Union Elementary	0.52 mi	6	1163^rd
Stanislaus County Office of Education	1.28 mi	7
SBE - Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	1.29 mi	1
Modesto City Elementary	1.36 mi	26	1210^th
Sylvan Union Elementary	1.73 mi	13	851^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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