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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Empire Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-6	5201 First St	Empire	95319	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-2970	384	16	24.0	89.6%	42 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	325 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	15.4	5193^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.8	5121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	72	12.7	12.7	21.7	31.7	18.2	27.6	25.1	21.7	16.7	9.1	19.0	16.4	95%	0%	$1,649	$398	$1,251
Alice N. Stroud Elementary	1.2mi	Public	K-6	815 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 491-0754	379	16	23.6	81.3%	71 (18.7%)	7 (1.8%)	275 (72.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	20.6	4760^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.2%		26.4	4289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%	471	17.5	17.5	31.3	25.8	30.2	34.6	30.3	33.3	11.3	9.5	25.5	18.9	97%	0%	$1,643	$418	$1,225
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-6	512 North McClure Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-1330	455	17	26.7	82.4%	58 (12.7%)	22 (4.8%)	289 (63.5%)	46 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	14 (3.1%)	25.6	4335^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.5%		35.1	3572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%	763	14.1	14.1	35.4	34.4	31.3	40.6	35.4	33.9	17.2	9.5	28.1	22.3	≥ 98%		$1,566	$320	$1,246
Capistrano Elementary	2.3mi	Public	K-6	400 Capistrano Dr.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-8664	469	18	26.0	89.8%	45 (9.6%)	22 (4.7%)	358 (76.3%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	27.6	4182^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	28.1%		20.3	4803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%	621	30.4	30.4	18.6	46.0	39.3	19.1	30.2	22.9	42.2	25.0	7.8	24.4	94%	0%	$1,667	$400	$1,267
Christine Sipherd Elementary	2.4mi	Public	K-6	3420 East Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-4844	505	21	24.0	82.4%	122 (24.2%)	31 (6.1%)	291 (57.6%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	44.6	2942^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.4%		41.4	3125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%	183	31.8	31.8	40.3	40.6	49.2	50.0	45.0	46.3	29.7	23.8	34.4	33.7	98%	0%	$1,648	$388	$1,260
Lakewood Elementary	2.6mi	Public	K-6	2920 Middleboro Pl.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8152	395	18	22.2	42.5%	129 (32.7%)	9 (2.3%)	183 (46.3%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.7%)	71.3	1516^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.7	1130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%	386	42.9	42.9	59.5	56.5	58.7	63.2	59.4	54.8	48.4	44.4	50.9	49.1	97%	0%	$26,031	$24,380	$1,651
Freedom Elementary	2.8mi	Public	K-5	2101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3400	713	29	25.0	50.2%	172 (24.1%)	13 (1.8%)	290 (40.7%)	141 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	77 (10.8%)	50.3	2596^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.4%		53.3	2402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	194	29.4	29.4	37.8	43.2	47.5		42.9	53.2	45.1	38.7		45.5	98%	0%	$19,205	$18,824	$381
Samuel Vaughn Elementary	3.1mi	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%)	36.8	3449^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.7%		31.5	3839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%	390	22.8	22.8	25.0	35.4	38.0	55.7	38.7	33.8	32.3	26.6	38.6	32.6	97%	0%	$23,681	$20,244	$3,437
El Vista Elementary	3.1mi	Public	K-6	450 El Vista Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1972	447	22	20.6	86.6%	57 (12.8%)	13 (2.9%)	340 (76.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	34.2	3648^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.3%		24.7	4435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%	787	19.6	19.6	38.0	38.5	48.3	46.8	42.6	35.2	21.0	15.8	27.9	25.5	96%	0%	$29,535	$27,580	$1,955
Sonoma Elementary	3.2mi	Public	K-6	1325 Sonoma Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8432	536	25	21.1	57.8%	136 (25.4%)	8 (1.5%)	291 (54.3%)	45 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.5%)	62.8	1940^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.6%		63	1921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%	19	35.6	35.6	60.0	51.5	45.8	55.7	53.5	60.0	48.5	36.7	39.3	46.7	96%	0%	$29,321	$27,590	$1,731

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