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Orchard Elementary

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Orchard Elementary ranks 3148 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 579 students in Modesto's Sylvan Union Elementary district, operating efficiently with a student-teacher ratio of about 21 to 1.

The school shows a mix of strengths and challenges, performing in the middle range compared to other schools in the area. A key strength is in mathematics, where student proficiency exceeds both the district and state averages. The school also excels at getting students to attend class regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate much better than the state average, which is a significant accomplishment. However, performance in English Language Arts lags behind some higher-performing nearby schools like Lakewood Elementary and Sonoma Elementary.

Interesting patterns emerge when looking at different groups of students: special education students perform exceptionally well here, and the school achieves its results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools with similar or lower performance, such as Sylvan Elementary. While the school's statewide ranking has varied over the years, its current trajectory shows improvement from recent lows, and its strong attendance and math programs provide a solid foundation for continued growth.

579

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,957

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Wisdom Way
Modesto, CA 95355-8836

(209) 552-3100

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daniel J. Savage Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,148^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary

851^st of 1,543Sylvan 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	41.1	3148 of 5857	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3776 of 5869	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3317 of 5859	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2929 of 5883	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	3529 of 5789	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	3140 of 5662	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	2848 of 5692	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	2296 of 5614	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	2879 of 5611	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	2058 of 5530	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	1619 of 5390	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	2095 of 5377	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	1645 of 5314	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	1648 of 5193	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	1600 of 5113	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	1637 of 5113	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	1674 of 4818	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.9	2197 of 4822	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.4	1993 of 4809	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	554 of 2227	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	1531 of 2585	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	2260 of 3245	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	2526 of 3311	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1448 of 3275	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	1255 of 3246	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2679 of 5597	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	3281 of 5612	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2595 of 5609	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2798 of 5635	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	3194 of 5492	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2671 of 5413	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2540 of 5107	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	3276 of 5107	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3003 of 5087	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2326 of 5084	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	3536 of 4963	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3165 of 4830	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2125 of 5460	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	3390 of 5517	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2903 of 5363	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2210 of 5264	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	3320 of 5173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3002 of 5084	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3411 of 5628	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4005 of 5643	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3890 of 5638	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2895 of 5663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3636 of 5510	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3533 of 5431	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	600 of 2635	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	814 of 2420	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	2002 of 2598	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2118 of 2651	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2077 of 2661	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	2028 of 2726	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2270 of 2834	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	2060 of 2737	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)77th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)30th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science28%-4 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
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
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
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
Coleman F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2024 Vera Cruz Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5100	378	18	21.6	83.6%	68 (18.0%)	21 (5.6%)	190 (50.3%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.9%)	18.6	4951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		11.8	5565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	614	19.2	19.2	29.1	13.6	26.9		22.9	38.2	6.8	15.4		19.9							$17,733	$964	$16,769
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
Sylvan Elementary	Public	K-5	2908 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5600	326	18	18.1	80.4%	67 (20.6%)	15 (4.6%)	175 (53.7%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	17.2	5083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.4	5263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	180	20.9	20.9	23.8	20.3	30.2		24.2	23.8	18.6	14.0		19.4	93.3	96.7			93.3		$20,881	$1,049	$19,832
Christine Sipherd Elementary	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%)	41.4	3125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.8	3616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	491	19.1	19.1	57.8	31.3	32.3	41.9	41.2	59.7	25.4	19.1	34.9	35.5	94.3	95.7		94.3	95.7	94.3	$17,294	$2,740	$14,554
Freedom Elementary	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%)	53.3	2402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		51.9	2454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.2%	52	29.0	29.0	50.9	46.9	48.4		48.7	46.7	46.0	34.7		42.2							$13,438	$849	$12,589
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
Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	46.2	2813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	2596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	217	39.4	39.4	36.3	38.3	45.1		39.5	39.3	36.3	43.7		39.6	87.9	91.4			93.1		$17,510	$958	$16,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Elementary

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Daniel J. Savage Middle
High : Fred C. Beyer High

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary?

Students at Orchard Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 3148^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Orchard Elementary.

What district is Orchard Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

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