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El Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 447 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, which faces challenges as it ranks in the bottom quarter of districts statewide.

The school's story is one of notable ups and downs; its statewide ranking has swung dramatically over the years, recently dropping from the 46th to the 24th percentile. While math scores are a significant area for growth, the school has shown real strengths, including a remarkable reduction in chronic absenteeism from 45.7% to 13.7%, now beating both district and state averages. Historically, its program for English Learners has been very effective, and current 5th graders are performing particularly well in English Language Arts. The school also receives more funding per student ($23,799) than many nearby schools like Rose Avenue Elementary ($19,753) and Capistrano Elementary ($17,406).

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools, especially the "proximity paradox" with Lakewood Elementary, which is less than two miles away but ranks 57 percentile points higher. Other schools in the same district, such as Sonoma Elementary, also achieve stronger, more consistent results. This suggests that while El Vista serves a community with high economic need, its performance volatility and specific academic challenges point to factors within the school's control, such as instructional consistency and how its substantial resources are used, as key opportunities for improvement.

447

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,799

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 El Vista Ave.
Modesto, CA 95354-1802

(209) 574-1972

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend El Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Loma Junior High
High:	Peter Johansen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

12.8%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2024 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2024) to 24th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,435^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary 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	24.7	4435 of 5857	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3158 of 5869	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3886 of 5859	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3355 of 5883	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1075 of 1417	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4394 of 5789	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4599 of 5662	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4663 of 5692	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	5434 of 5614	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	5317 of 5611	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	5415 of 5530	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	5268 of 5390	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	5120 of 5377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	4334 of 5314	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	4134 of 5193	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	4382 of 5113	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	4113 of 5113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	4055 of 4818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	4123 of 4822	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3771 of 4809	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	1143 of 3162	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1354 of 3245	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	580 of 3311	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	314 of 602	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	821 of 3275	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	40.1	1765 of 3246	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4388 of 5597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	3051 of 5612	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4365 of 5609	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3941 of 5635	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1161 of 1267	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4102 of 5492	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4382 of 5413	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3729 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2231 of 5107	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	2876 of 5087	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2141 of 5084	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	2905 of 4963	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3726 of 4830	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3470 of 5460	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	2209 of 5517	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	3005 of 5363	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	2085 of 5264	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	619 of 1110	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3274 of 5173	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3720 of 5084	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	4083 of 5628	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3003 of 5643	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3285 of 5638	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2772 of 5663	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	756 of 1272	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4317 of 5510	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4412 of 5431	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1890 of 2598	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2560 of 2726	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2481 of 2737	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science18%-15 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)	% 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 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	% 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
El Vista Elementary	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%)	24.7	4435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		40.4	3158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1277	17.9	17.9	28.6	26.3	49.3	31.7	34.4	19.1	19.0	22.4	18.3	19.8	90.2	95.1		95.1	91.5	95.1	$23,799	$3,572	$20,227
Capistrano Elementary	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%)	20.3	4803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		24.7	4397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	406	12.5	12.5	21.7	26.7	26.6	36.4	27.8	20.3	33.3	10.9	21.2	21.2	94.5			97.3	95.9		$17,406	$2,832	$14,574
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	561	24	23.0	74.9%	128 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	355 (63.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	28.5	4096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	4183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	87	17.1	17.1	37.0	26.0	32.9	37.8	33.6	42.0	16.9	15.8	28.9	26.2							$19,753	$2,846	$16,907
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Wilson Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8452	283	13	21.7	84.1%	47 (16.6%)	6 (2.1%)	208 (73.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	19.7	4853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.3	5280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	427	19.2	19.2	20.0	27.3	22.2	43.8	27.9	13.3	17.7	6.4	28.1	15.4							$21,893	$4,551	$17,342
Lakewood Elementary	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%)	80.7	1130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		80.6	1130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%		52.4	52.4	61.9	62.7	61.9	74.0	64.6	54.7	53.7	55.6	67.4	57.2							$20,897	$3,284	$17,613
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	1215 Lucerne Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8182	567	24	23.1	81.0%	114 (20.1%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.5%)	34 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	68 (12.0%)	27.6	4163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		31.3	3826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	337	14.7	14.7	39.0	19.1	38.2	38.1	33.7	42.9	19.1	22.1	14.5	25.5	97.2						$19,797	$3,001	$16,796
Sonoma Elementary	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%)	63	1921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.2	1720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	201	29.2	29.2	63.6	42.4	59.4	66.7	57.6	55.4	36.4	40.6	46.3	44.6	78.5	93.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	95.4	$21,966	$3,349	$18,617
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
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary	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%)	35.1	3572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		27.8	4129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	557	26.2	26.2	34.3	28.8	42.9	43.1	37.1	42.3	16.7	33.9	24.6	29.6	94.9	95.9	96.9	95.9	95.9	96.9	$17,383	$2,744	$14,639
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Wisdom Way	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3100	579	28	20.6	70.1%	120 (20.7%)	32 (5.5%)	324 (56.0%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	52 (9.0%)	41.1	3148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		32.1	3776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	628	28.4	28.4	40.3	31.9	40.9		37.5	51.3	30.9	34.1		38.1	94.7	96.5	97.4	98.3	95.6		$13,957	$863	$13,094

Frequently Asked Questions about El Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of El Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Loma Junior High
High : Peter Johansen High

What is the racial makeup of El Vista Elementary?

Students at El Vista Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is El Vista Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

Is El Vista Elementary a good school?

El Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend El Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended El Vista Elementary.

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