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Sherwood Elementary

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Sherwood Elementary ranks 3472 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 489 students in Modesto, California, operating within the Sylvan Union Elementary district, which has faced systemic academic challenges across its schools.

Academically, Sherwood's statewide ranking has seen a notable decline over the past several years, now placing it below average, with proficiency rates generally trailing both district and state averages, especially in upper grades and science. However, the school shows significant strengths in its third-grade performance, which often exceeds that of nearby schools like Standiford Elementary and Stockard Coffee Elementary, and in its effective management of chronic absenteeism, which is now among the lowest in the district despite serving a population with high economic need.

Compared to other local schools, Sherwood presents a complex picture: it achieves outcomes similar to Great Valley Academy while serving a more economically disadvantaged community, and it spends less per student than higher-spending schools like Sylvan Elementary yet achieves better academic results, suggesting how resources are used is critical. Key areas for attention include addressing the performance drop in fourth grade and ensuring all student subgroups are supported effectively.

489

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,656

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 Rumble Rd.
Modesto, CA 95350-2414

(209) 574-5200

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

White:

27.0%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,472^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	36.1	3472 of 5857	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	3024 of 5869	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2997 of 5859	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	2309 of 5883	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1817 of 5789	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	1388 of 5662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	1939 of 5692	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	2056 of 5614	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	2224 of 5611	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	2212 of 5530	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.6	1601 of 5390	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	54.5	2323 of 5377	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	2434 of 5314	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	1720 of 5193	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	1525 of 5113	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	63.2	1673 of 5113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	1876 of 4818	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.5	2070 of 4822	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.8	1366 of 4809	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	1010 of 3245	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3029 of 5597	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3278 of 5612	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3000 of 5609	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	2473 of 5635	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	2034 of 5492	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	1244 of 5413	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3362 of 5107	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2505 of 5107	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	3203 of 5087	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	2054 of 5084	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	1357 of 4963	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1323 of 4830	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3069 of 5460	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	2543 of 5517	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	2429 of 5363	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	1830 of 5264	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1315 of 5173	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	1106 of 5084	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3690 of 5628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2528 of 5643	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2882 of 5638	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	2007 of 5663	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	1492 of 5510	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	1528 of 5431	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	2460 of 2847	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	2084 of 2598	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	2030 of 2651	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1680 of 2661	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1667 of 2726	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	1575 of 2834	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	1260 of 2737	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)69th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science24%-9 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 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
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	819 Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5200	489	24	20.3	68.9%	132 (27.0%)	7 (1.4%)	267 (54.6%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.8%)	36.1	3472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.6	3024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	448	23.5		23.5	48.5	34.2	37.7				39.7	48.5	24.4	22.4				30.6	95.8				96.9		$15,656	$909	$14,747
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
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
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
Woodrow Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Woodrow Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5700	416	17	23.8	84.9%	83 (20.0%)	15 (3.6%)	247 (59.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.6%)	26.6	4257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		28.9	4027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	230	18.8		18.8	28.6	31.4	33.8				31.6	26.9	29.6	26.3				27.7							$18,085	$974	$17,111
Elihu Beard Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Bowen Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1942	467	22	20.7	80.3%	68 (14.6%)	32 (6.9%)	280 (60.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	32.7	3747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		26	4286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	539	12.8		12.8	31.2	30.2	45.2	42.9			36.5	30.7	33.9	27.7	29.8			30.7	62.9	67.0	75.3	68.0	62.9	70.1	$22,097	$3,183	$18,914
Stockard Coffee Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Northview Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5500	461	21	21.9	62.9%	117 (25.4%)	4 (0.9%)	248 (53.8%)	41 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.5%)	42.2	3057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		44.6	2888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	169	19.4		19.4	34.5	54.0	38.9				42.9	43.1	43.4	29.4				37.6							$16,267	$925	$15,342
Great Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Tully Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-2283	972	42	23.1	44.5%	275 (28.3%)	31 (3.2%)	556 (57.2%)	34 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	34.2	3637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.4	3273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	364	23.8	25.3	24.5	28.4	36.0	38.6	43.8	44.1	56.1	40.8	29.5	36.0	28.0	26.7	35.5	31.3	31.1							$12,809	$724	$12,085
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Elementary

Is Sherwood Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Elementary ranks 3472^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Sherwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerset Middle
High : Fred C. Beyer High

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 27% White, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Sherwood Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

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