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Westport Elementary

Q: Is Westport Elementary a good school?

Westport Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Westport Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Westport Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Westport Elementary?

Students at Westport Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Westport Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westport Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High High : Central Valley High

Public Grades K-6

4581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westport Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 364 students in Modesto's Ceres Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, currently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools with a 1-star rating; this represents a steep, decade-long decline from a 3-star rating. Proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages, though there is notable inconsistency—for example, 3rd-grade math scores are relatively strong while 6th-grade English scores are very low. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains an issue at 18.6%. The school operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (24-to-1) and lower per-student spending ($18,098) than many nearby schools, such as Sinclear Elementary and Joel J. Hidahl Elementary in the same Ceres Unified district.

When compared to local schools with similar student demographics, Westport generally underperforms. Its English proficiency is notably lower than at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary, another Ceres Unified school. The school's science scores have shown extreme volatility in recent years, and the academic struggles persist even as attendance has improved, suggesting challenges may be rooted in instructional quality or curriculum. For parents, the analysis indicates that while Westport serves a high-need community, its academic outcomes are among the weakest in the area, lagging behind most peers in its own district and neighboring Modesto City Elementary district.

364

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,045

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5218 South Carpenter
Modesto, CA 95358-9613

(209) 556-1700

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Westport Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

White:

8.8%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,581^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Ceres Unified

1045^th of 1,543Ceres Unified 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	23.1	4581 of 5857	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4896 of 5869	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5077 of 5859	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5016 of 5883	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3947 of 5789	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3645 of 5662	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.4	4313 of 5692	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	3830 of 5614	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	3984 of 5611	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.5	2085 of 5530	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	1924 of 5390	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.1	1799 of 5377	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	1792 of 5314	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	1913 of 5193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.8	2836 of 5113	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	3157 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.6	3200 of 4818	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	3111 of 4822	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3565 of 4809	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1934 of 3162	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	2215 of 3245	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1545 of 3311	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	1074 of 3275	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	582 of 3246	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4079 of 5597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4202 of 5612	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4598 of 5609	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4423 of 5635	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3804 of 5492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3186 of 5413	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3602 of 5107	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	4002 of 5107	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4169 of 5087	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4125 of 5084	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3109 of 4963	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2651 of 4830	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4101 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4565 of 5517	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4662 of 5363	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4297 of 5264	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3195 of 5173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2966 of 5084	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4566 of 5628	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5110 of 5643	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5144 of 5638	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5249 of 5663	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3855 of 5510	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4003 of 5431	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	74 of 74	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2024)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-14 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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					$22,045	$20,004	$2,041
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		$23,235	$21,342	$1,893
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	$24,258	$22,364	$1,894
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					$24,327	$21,050	$3,277
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						$45,798	$43,706	$2,092
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					$25,973	$24,030	$1,943
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Public	K-8	4927 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	503	22	22.9	69.8%	112 (22.3%)	4 (0.8%)	368 (73.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	41.3	3132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		32.2	3768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	636	14.6	36.1	25.9	42.6	37.5	30.9	55.8	47.5	60.0	46.1	54.2	30.6	18.2	41.5	25.0	31.2	32.8						$23,260	$21,058	$2,202
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	$27,211	$25,132	$2,079
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		$27,965	$25,936	$2,029
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						$33,610	$31,886	$1,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Westport Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westport Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westport Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High : Central Valley High

What district is Westport Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Westport Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Westport Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westport Elementary?

Students at Westport Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Asian.

Is Westport Elementary a good school?

Westport Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of California elementary schools.

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