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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95351

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Schools

4,954

Students

Districts

Top rankedVirginia Parks Elementary3235^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Virginia Parks Elementary up 1,011 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Robertson Road Elementary 16.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Elementary schools in ZIP code 95351 include nine schools: seven serving K–6, Aspire University Charter serving K–5, and Tuolumne Elementary serving K–8; eight are in Modesto City Elementary, one is in Ceres Unified, and Aspire is in Aspire University Charter District. The schools’ average 2025–2026 results were 28% in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math, and 17% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Every school was below the state in all three all-grades subjects, and the most important distinction for families is that results vary substantially from school to school.

Virginia Parks Elementary leads the group in ELA at 43% and math at 33%; its math result is 5 points below the state, while its ELA result is 7 points below. Robertson Road Elementary is next in both subjects, with 36% in ELA and 30% in math. Aspire University Charter leads science at 26%, 10 points below the state. At the other end, Tuolumne Elementary is lowest in ELA at 16% and science at 8%, while James Marshall Elementary is lowest in math at 10%. The highest-to-lowest gaps are 27 points in ELA, 23 in math, and 18 in science.

Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the group’s average rose 2 points in ELA, was essentially flat in math, and rose 3 points in science. Virginia Parks had the largest ELA and math gains, up 8 and 7 points; Tuolumne declined in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings place Virginia Parks at the 44th percentile and Robertson Road at the 33rd, both with 2 stars; Tuolumne is at the 2nd percentile. Robertson Road also has the lowest student-teacher ratio, 16.3, while Virginia Parks’ is 24.6. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures ranged from 84% at Virginia Parks to 95% at Shackelford Elementary; these figures are context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	29.1	4073^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%	405	25.9		25.9	33.3	28.4	41.4				34.0	24.3	28.4	31.0				27.7	≥ 98%		$19,020	$1,724	$17,296
Virginia Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	1021 Moffett Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1670	643	26	24.6	83.7%	71 (11.0%)	14 (2.2%)	486 (75.6%)	50 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	39.9	3235^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.4%		26.8	4246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%	1011	17.7		17.7	40.0	41.4	34.0	54.2			42.5	45.7	45.0	12.4	31.6			32.9	≥ 99%		$18,717	$2,229	$16,488
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	19.6	4851^st of 5817 public elementary schools	16.6%		13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%	554	16.5		16.5	14.1	15.7	32.9	41.7			26.8	10.8	11.4	14.1	33.3			17.5			$21,019	$2,079	$18,940
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	23.8	4489^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.8%		22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%	137	22.6		22.6	33.0	34.2	35.9	24.2			32.0	36.7	12.2	24.3	11.5			20.9			$19,368	$2,078	$17,290
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	10.7	5555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	12.8		12.8	8.1	12.1	29.4	28.6			19.8	7.9	8.4	5.9	16.9			9.7	94%	0%	$21,475	$1,935	$19,540
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	31.4	3880^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.3%		28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%	235	17.7		17.7	43.8	37.5	31.4	27.3			35.8	38.8	34.4	22.9	21.2			30.2			$30,319	$2,092	$28,227
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-6	100 School Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8422	495	23	21.0	94.9%	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	25.4	4354^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.2%		23.1	4580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%	226	18.5		18.5	24.6	30.3	33.9	32.3			30.2	43.5	24.6	24.6	16.9			27.7	88%	0%	$21,371	$2,029	$19,342
Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	8.3	5687^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.2%		12	5503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%	184	6.8	9.3	8.0	22.1	13.2	15.3	11.9	19.6	14.3	16.0	22.1	10.4	5.1	5.9	12.5	5.4	10.4	93%	0%	$19,562	$2,577	$16,985
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	12.1	5457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.2%		15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	262	9.1		9.1	13.7	17.7	16.9	27.0			19.0	15.7	13.2	15.6	20.6			16.3	95%	0%	$20,332	$1,943	$18,389

Cities Near Zip Code 95351

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Modesto	0.12 mi	82	583^rd
Ceres	3.34 mi	22	678^th
Empire	6 mi	4	868^th
Salida	6.27 mi	4	325^th
Riverbank	7.27 mi	6	577^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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