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Mildred Perkins Elementary

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Mildred Perkins Elementary ranks 3262 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mildred Perkins Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 362 students in Modesto, part of the Salida Union Elementary district, which is ranked in the middle of all California districts.

Academically, the school has a mixed performance profile. Its proficiency rates in English and Math are close to the state average, but its Science scores are significantly lower, a particular challenge in the upper grades. When compared to other schools in its own district, like Dena Boer Elementary and Sisk Elementary, Perkins generally falls in the middle. However, the school shows a notable strength in effectively serving its English Language Learner students, where it has historically performed very well compared to schools statewide.

A major positive trend is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping sharply over the past three years to a rate that is now better than some higher-performing peers such as Dena Boer Elementary. Parents should note that the school has the highest student-teacher ratio among the nearby schools analyzed, which may affect individual attention. Compared to higher-performing area schools like Stanislaus Elementary, Perkins faces greater resource constraints per classroom.

362

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,016

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3920 Blue Bird Dr.
Modesto, CA 95356-0254

(209) 545-4415

District: Salida Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

18.2%

Asian:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,262^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Salida Union Elementary

814^th of 1,543Salida Union 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	39.4	3262 of 5857	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3714 of 5869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3372 of 5859	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3448 of 5883	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	955 of 1417	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	3158 of 5789	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	1312 of 2585	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	1220 of 3162	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	504 of 3245	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	1288 of 3311	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	279 of 602	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	736 of 3246	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3006 of 5597	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3486 of 5612	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3231 of 5609	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3147 of 5635	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	857 of 1267	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2925 of 5492	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3852 of 5413	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2727 of 5107	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3161 of 5107	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2752 of 5087	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2371 of 5084	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	2761 of 4963	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2825 of 4830	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3104 of 5460	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3316 of 5517	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2471 of 5363	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	2919 of 5264	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	542 of 1110	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	3228 of 5173	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2740 of 5084	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3290 of 5628	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3703 of 5643	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3290 of 5638	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3403 of 5663	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	845 of 1272	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3152 of 5510	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2477 of 5431	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	2297 of 2726	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)16th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science13%-20 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
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.7	3714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	452	13.1		13.1	46.8	44.4	33.9				41.3	51.0	46.3	14.8				36.1	90.8	93.9	92.3	93.9	95.4	$32,016	$29,966	$2,050
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	532	23	22.7	61.7%	119 (22.4%)	19 (3.6%)	256 (48.1%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.1%)	50.4	2568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		50	2554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	14	29.4		29.4	45.6	36.4	39.7	52.5			43.7	48.5	33.8	35.3	48.8			41.6						$23,609	$23,162	$447
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		38.1	3303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	896	22.1		22.1	52.0	51.6	44.9				49.3	62.3	35.9	33.8				44.5	92.4	94.9	96.2	93.7	96.2	$38,888	$36,356	$2,532
Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	621	28	21.9	92.9%	46 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	388 (62.5%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	92 (14.8%)	12.7	5449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		19.7	4893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	556	14.0		14.0	8.2	13.9	27.7	26.1			18.8	13.0	16.9	10.5	17.8			14.5	96.0	98.0		96.0		$21,599	$20,832	$767
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	30.3	3943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		22.6	4623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	680	29.2		29.2	22.0	38.6	33.3				31.0	32.0	31.8	25.0				29.6						$39,909	$37,574	$2,335
Agnes M. Baptist Elementary	Public	K-6	1825 Cheyenne Way	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-0450	606	28	21.3	72.8%	84 (13.9%)	11 (1.8%)	314 (51.8%)	89 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	90 (14.9%)	59	2118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		63.7	1894^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	224	34.8		34.8	54.3	43.0	46.7	56.0			49.9	59.6	38.0	37.6	44.0			44.7	94.6			95.7		$22,828	$22,212	$616
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		36.6	3398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	713	35.4		35.4	51.3	26.8	47.9				42.2	53.9	26.2	37.5				38.8	94.4		96.3		96.3	$39,375	$37,082	$2,293
George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	513	22	23.0	87.3%	50 (9.7%)	10 (1.9%)	366 (71.3%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.7%)	18.6	4957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.4	4743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	214	11.7		11.7	24.1	23.9	32.5	30.7			27.8	26.8	22.5	11.7	17.7			19.7	97.5			97.5		$22,934	$22,060	$874
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.9	2071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	317	44.1		44.1	54.6	51.1	58.8	47.8			52.5	54.3	48.9	55.9	41.3			49.4	96.4			96.4		$31,289	$30,822	$467
Hart-Ransom Elementary	Public	K-8	3930 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 523-9979	705	33	21.5	43.4%	238 (33.8%)	5 (0.7%)	398 (56.5%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.0%)	62.4	1946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		63.5	1903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	43	42.9	27.7	33.8	51.6	43.8	67.9	47.8	56.8	71.1	55.7	56.5	46.1	41.1	40.7	34.1	33.7	41.4	97.0		98.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Mildred Perkins Elementary

What district is Mildred Perkins Elementary in?

Salida Union Elementary

Is Mildred Perkins Elementary a good school?

Mildred Perkins Elementary ranks 3262^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mildred Perkins Elementary?

Students at Mildred Perkins Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 18% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Mildred Perkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Mildred Perkins Elementary.

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