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Sylvan Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sylvan Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 326 students on Coffee Road in Modesto, operating within the Sylvan Union Elementary district, but its academic performance has been a significant concern, ranking in the bottom 15% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school's test scores are well below average, with only about 1 in 4 students proficient in English and 1 in 5 proficient in Math and Science, which is lower than nearby schools like Standiford Elementary and Stockard Coffee Elementary. This is puzzling because Sylvan has more teachers per student and spends more money per student—over $20,800—than other schools in its district. Despite these resources, student learning outcomes have not improved, and the school's statewide ranking has dropped sharply in recent years.

However, there is a notable bright spot: the school has made tremendous progress in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half to 14.5%, which is now better than the district and state averages. This success shows the school can effectively manage one major challenge. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Sylvan Elementary is investing resources and getting kids to school, turning that attendance into academic achievement remains its core struggle.

326

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,881

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2908 Coffee Rd.
Modesto, CA 95355-1757

(209) 574-5600

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Sylvan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

20.6%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg38%

California avg41%

5,083^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	17.2	5083 of 5857	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5263 of 5869	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4344 of 5859	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3032 of 5883	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3930 of 5789	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3516 of 5662	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	4045 of 5692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	5101 of 5614	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	5091 of 5611	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	52.8	2516 of 5530	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.7	3097 of 5390	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	2674 of 5377	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1938 of 5314	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	2248 of 5193	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	1603 of 5113	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.1	2484 of 5113	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.0	2378 of 4818	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	2260 of 4822	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.1	1705 of 4809	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	1232 of 2227	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1311 of 2585	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	2804 of 3245	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1606 of 3311	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4685 of 5597	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4457 of 5612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3692 of 5609	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2496 of 5635	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	3514 of 5492	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3413 of 5413	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	4702 of 5107	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4957 of 5107	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4886 of 5087	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3477 of 5084	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3787 of 4963	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2884 of 4830	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4761 of 5460	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5008 of 5517	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	4003 of 5363	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2241 of 5264	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	3618 of 5173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2763 of 5084	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4882 of 5628	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5438 of 5643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4761 of 5638	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3629 of 5663	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3985 of 5510	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3352 of 5431	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	1537 of 2635	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2213 of 2598	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2364 of 2651	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1719 of 2726	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2457 of 2834	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	2195 of 2737	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)14th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 9, 2014

The area in which the school is located is high traffic to not only cars but obvious drug dealing. The staff in the front office gives minimal help,but the few teachers that we worked with were nice and caring. Very little concern from parents as to how their students are doing in school let alone help with volunteering with the school. I attempted to contact the PTA president 3 times and never received a call back. When asked the front office they said they couldn't help me. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sylvan Elementary

How many students attend Sylvan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Sylvan Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sylvan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sylvan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerset Middle
High : Fred C. Beyer High

What district is Sylvan Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sylvan Elementary?

Students at Sylvan Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Sylvan Elementary a good school?

Sylvan Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

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