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Virginia Parks Elementary

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Virginia Parks Elementary ranks 4246 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Parks Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 643 students in Modesto's Ceres Unified district, operating in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the lower percentiles statewide, with science scores being a particular area of concern. However, the school has made a remarkable and successful effort to improve student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages. Performance varies for different groups of students; for instance, the school has historically shown strength in supporting English Learners, while outcomes for other groups have been more inconsistent.

When compared to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Virginia Parks spends less per student than some peers like Walter White Elementary and outperforms them academically, yet it trails significantly behind a school with very similar demographics, La Rosa Elementary, which achieves much higher test scores. This contrast with La Rosa within the same district suggests that improvement is possible. Furthermore, the school outperforms the nearby Aspire Summit Charter Academy in several areas, despite that charter school having more funding per student.

643

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,213

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1021 Moffett Rd.
Modesto, CA 95351-4904

(209) 556-1670

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Virginia Parks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Junior High
	Mae Hensley Junior High
High:	Ceres High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

11.0%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,246^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	26.8	4246 of 5857	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4295 of 5869	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3852 of 5859	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3857 of 5883	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3357 of 5789	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3348 of 5662	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	4272 of 5692	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	4050 of 5614	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	3858 of 5611	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	2878 of 5530	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	3140 of 5390	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	3284 of 5377	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	2474 of 5314	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	2263 of 5193	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	2099 of 5113	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	2027 of 5113	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	1825 of 4818	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.5	1639 of 4822	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.0	1228 of 4809	74.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1441 of 2227	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1782 of 2585	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	1993 of 3162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1771 of 3245	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1668 of 3311	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1967 of 3275	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	1421 of 3246	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4283 of 5597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3789 of 5612	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3871 of 5609	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3590 of 5635	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3251 of 5492	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3297 of 5413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3403 of 5107	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3489 of 5107	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2671 of 5087	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2783 of 5084	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2404 of 4963	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2564 of 4830	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3590 of 5460	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4240 of 5517	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3407 of 5363	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3126 of 5264	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2837 of 5173	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2729 of 5084	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3891 of 5628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4412 of 5643	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3628 of 5638	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3849 of 5663	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3279 of 5510	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3223 of 5431	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	2305 of 2847	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2297 of 2635	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.4	2631 of 2651	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2538 of 2661	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2476 of 2726	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2163 of 2834	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2271 of 2737	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, November 5, 2017

My experience with VP is they not equipped to handle a child with ADHD or ODD. Do not send your child here if they are not robots. The school doesn’t have time to ask your child what’s wrong and will send them straight to the office. Therefore they will treat your child poorly because they don’t have time to deal with an emotional child. They have labeled my child emotional disturbed now and telling me they do not want my child at their school because they don’t have time to ask him what’s wrong or deal with his emotions. Please do not send your child here if they are difficult or different because they will get treated poorly and it will cause tons stress for you. I’m just trying to save another mother the heartache I’m feeling right now. I’m hurt and sadly deeply that my child may not return because he has anxiety. 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)	% 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
Virginia Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	1021 Moffett Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1670	643	26	24.6	83.7%	71 (11.0%)	14 (2.2%)	486 (75.6%)	50 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	26.8	4246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		25.8	4295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	49	13.2		13.2	30.4	28.6	36.1	40.4			34.1	32.3	29.8	19.3	21.0			25.5	92.2	95.2	96.1	95.2	93.2	96.1	$18,213	$2,828	$15,385
Aspire Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2036 East Hatch Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 538-8082	355	16	21.8	72.7%	26 (7.3%)	14 (3.9%)	243 (68.5%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.7%)	17.6	5042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.8	5228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	186	23.6		23.6	11.8	11.9	38.2				20.6	19.6	11.5	21.8				17.4	97.3				97.3		$21,541	$2,662	$18,879
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	43.7	2966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		36.6	3399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	433	19.1		19.1	30.0	50.0	35.6	59.0			42.6	37.1	52.3	20.2	48.4			37.8							$18,818	$4,502	$14,316
Caswell Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 North Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1620	653	26	25.6	86.7%	14 (2.1%)	8 (1.2%)	624 (95.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	4845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		21.1	4764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	81	6.6		6.6	20.9	22.8	38.2	32.4			28.1	25.8	25.6	14.3	21.1			22.0							$16,878	$2,248	$14,630
Carroll Fowler Elementary	Public	K-6	2611 Garrison St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1640	522	21	24.8	91.8%	82 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	406 (77.8%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	23.1	4588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		19.8	4887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.7%	299	9.2		9.2	39.7	28.8	31.6	27.5			31.7	36.8	31.8	17.1	5.0			21.7							$18,323	$2,541	$15,782
Orville Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Monterey St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8462	399	16	24.6	92.5%	47 (11.8%)	7 (1.8%)	329 (82.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	8.4	5714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.6	5700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	14	3.9		3.9	10.3	18.6	10.0	14.5			13.4	19.1	16.4	3.9	9.0			12.5	96.2						$23,032	$4,441	$18,591
Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	12	5503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.7	5645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.8%	142	7.3	18.2	12.6	21.1	21.9	18.2	17.3	11.9	26.2	19.6	26.4	10.6	14.5	7.3	7.9	21.2	15.1	94.4			96.6	95.5	96.6	$20,370	$3,542	$16,828
Samuel Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-6	3618 Helen Perry Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1690	570	24	23.7	79.3%	62 (10.9%)	5 (0.9%)	417 (73.2%)	73 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	31.5	3839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		25	4364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	525	22.9		22.9	30.8	37.5	53.5	26.1			36.4	36.4	20.0	35.2	16.3			25.9							$18,906	$3,322	$15,584
Walter White Elementary	Public	K-6	2904 Sixth St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1710	526	24	21.9	91.1%	55 (10.5%)	8 (1.5%)	426 (81.0%)	27 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8.2	5723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.2	5546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	177	3.0		3.0	13.9	11.1	7.6	26.2			14.4	24.2	5.5	1.5	7.9			9.7							$19,109	$3,092	$16,017
La Rosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1660	516	22	23.5	83.9%	61 (11.8%)	12 (2.3%)	349 (67.6%)	82 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	66.3	1774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.4	2095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	321	49.4		49.4	47.8	53.0	46.2	53.3			49.8	71.2	52.2	38.8	42.6			50.7							$18,149	$2,717	$15,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Parks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Virginia Parks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Parks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Junior High
Middle : Mae Hensley Junior High
High : Ceres High

What district is Virginia Parks Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

Is Virginia Parks Elementary a good school?

Virginia Parks Elementary ranks 4246^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Parks Elementary?

Students at Virginia Parks Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Virginia Parks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Virginia Parks Elementary.

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