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Woodrow Elementary

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Woodrow Elementary ranks 4257 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodrow Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 416 students in Modesto, part of the Sylvan Union Elementary district, which serves a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, Woodrow's test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, a trend seen in several area schools with similar student populations. However, the school shows a notable strength in effectively serving its Special Education students, ranking well above average statewide in this area. While chronic student absenteeism has improved dramatically from a few years ago, it remains higher than the district average, which can impact learning. Interestingly, nearby Standiford Elementary and Agnes M. Baptist Elementary achieve stronger academic results with similar resources and student demographics, suggesting school-level practices make a significant difference.

Comparisons with other local schools reveal important insights. For instance, Great Valley Academy, a nearby charter school, has higher scores but also serves a student population with different needs. Meanwhile, William Garrison Elementary spends much more per student but has the lowest scores in the comparison, showing that funding alone does not guarantee results. Woodrow's performance for English Language Learner students has been inconsistent in recent years, indicating a potential area for focus, while its high student-to-teacher ratio is similar to some peers but higher than others like Sylvan Elementary.

416

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,085

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Woodrow Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-1234

(209) 574-5700

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

Students who attend Woodrow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Grace M. Davis High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,257^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	26.6	4257 of 5857	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	4027 of 5869	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4127 of 5859	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3513 of 5883	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4484 of 5789	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3652 of 5662	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	3996 of 5692	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	3474 of 5614	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.0	4225 of 5611	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.9	2933 of 5530	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	2829 of 5390	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	2969 of 5377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	2984 of 5314	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	2582 of 5193	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.0	2659 of 5113	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	2288 of 5113	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.5	2116 of 4818	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.2	2434 of 4822	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.2	2452 of 4809	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.7	1363 of 2585	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	2000 of 3162	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	2805 of 3245	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.7	977 of 3311	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	885 of 3275	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	1015 of 3246	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3800 of 5597	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4000 of 5612	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3767 of 5609	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3601 of 5635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4887 of 5492	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4166 of 5413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4069 of 5107	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3654 of 5107	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3550 of 5087	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3210 of 5084	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3394 of 4963	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3364 of 4830	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3567 of 5460	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	3335 of 5517	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3530 of 5363	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2625 of 5264	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	4044 of 5173	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2820 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4375 of 5628	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3777 of 5643	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4177 of 5638	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3172 of 5663	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3570 of 5510	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3016 of 5431	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	852 of 2847	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.9	1480 of 2420	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1882 of 2598	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1935 of 2651	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2059 of 2661	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2228 of 2726	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2690 of 2834	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1983 of 2737	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+43 vs school

Disabled (2019)47th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science19%-14 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
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
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
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
Catherine Everett Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 Mount Vernon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1992	428	20	20.9	80.6%	67 (15.7%)	16 (3.7%)	281 (65.7%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	25	4403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		21.4	4734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	331	15.8		15.8	27.6	30.9	35.7	37.1			32.9	33.3	26.3	16.1	19.1			23.6	89.7				89.7		$19,831	$3,454	$16,377
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		$18,712	$2,893	$15,819
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
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		$18,784	$2,866	$15,918
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Elementary

What schools do graduates of Woodrow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerset Middle
High : Grace M. Davis High

Is Woodrow Elementary a good school?

Woodrow Elementary ranks 4257^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Woodrow Elementary in?

Sylvan Union Elementary

How many students attend Woodrow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Woodrow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Elementary?

Students at Woodrow Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

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