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Standiford Elementary

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Standiford Elementary ranks 2813 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Standiford Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 433 students in Modesto's Sylvan Union Elementary district, consistently earning a 3-star rating while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, Standiford shows notable strengths, particularly in science and math where its proficiency rates exceed the state average and outperform many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Coleman F. Brown Elementary, Sylvan Elementary, and Woodrow Elementary. The school is also effective in supporting students with special needs and has managed chronic absenteeism better than several peers. While its overall state ranking has declined from pre-pandemic highs, it has stabilized in recent years and is now the highest-performing school within its own district among those with comparable demographics.

When compared to all nearby schools, Standiford's performance is strong relative to its resources and community. However, a school like Enslen Elementary in the neighboring Modesto City Elementary district achieves higher scores, but it also serves a significantly more affluent community. For families in its area, Standiford represents a solid choice that achieves better-than-expected results in core subjects, especially STEM, despite the broader challenges faced by the district.

433

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,510

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Tokay Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-3535

(209) 574-5400

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Standiford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

23.1%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

California avg41%

2,813^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	46.2	2813 of 5857	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2596 of 5869	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	2557 of 5859	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	1995 of 5883	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1900 of 5789	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1930 of 5662	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.1	1384 of 5692	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	1427 of 5614	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	1848 of 5611	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.3	1508 of 5530	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	1437 of 5390	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	1086 of 5377	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	984 of 5314	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	886 of 5193	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	1133 of 5113	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	1444 of 5113	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	877 of 4818	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.1	849 of 4822	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	84.6	720 of 4809	85.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.7	199 of 2227	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	382 of 2585	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	361 of 2128	83.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	2083 of 3162	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1523 of 3311	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	2480 of 3275	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	520 of 3246	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2900 of 5597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2721 of 5612	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	2373 of 5609	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2399 of 5635	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	2133 of 5492	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1911 of 5413	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	2936 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2977 of 5107	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2846 of 5087	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2368 of 5084	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	3139 of 4963	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2305 of 4830	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3523 of 5460	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2699 of 5517	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2906 of 5363	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	2166 of 5264	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1735 of 5173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1791 of 5084	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	2497 of 5628	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	2361 of 5643	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2589 of 5638	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1654 of 5663	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	1610 of 5510	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	1874 of 5431	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1078 of 2847	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	1448 of 2635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1662 of 2598	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	1426 of 2651	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	1306 of 2661	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1344 of 2726	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	1242 of 2834	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1378 of 2737	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science39%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8122	625	31	20.2	66.1%	168 (26.9%)	17 (2.7%)	329 (52.6%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (12.6%)	37.3	3391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		45	2859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	532	30.8	30.8	20.3	33.0	38.2	53.2	36.1	26.3	39.4	27.0	34.2	31.9	94.4	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,007	$3,131	$17,876
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3	47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1	66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4	58.5	91.8			91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Standiford Elementary

Is Standiford Elementary a good school?

Standiford Elementary ranks 2813^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Standiford Elementary?

Students at Standiford Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Standiford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Standiford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerset Middle
High : Fred C. Beyer High

What district is Standiford Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

How many students attend Standiford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Standiford Elementary.

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