Summary:
ZIP code 95354 has five elementary schools, all serving kindergarten through grade 6: four are in Modesto City Elementary District and Capistrano is in Empire Union Elementary District. In 2025–2026, the five-school averages were 38% in English language arts (ELA), 28% in math, and 25% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. The most important takeaway is that averages below the state mask a very wide divide between the schools.
Enslen Elementary leads in all three subjects, with 68% proficient in ELA, 57% in math, and 43% in science—19, 18, and 7 points above state results. At the other end, Orville Wright Elementary has the lowest ELA result, 16%, 33 points below the state. Wilson Elementary is lowest in math at 16% and science at 15%, respectively 22 and 21 points below the state. El Vista Elementary ranks second in ELA and math, while Capistrano Elementary is second in science.
Average results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 4 points, math 3, and science 5, narrowing the average gap to the state by 3, 1, and 1 points. All five schools improved in ELA and math, but science rose at only three; Enslen and Wilson declined. SchoolDigger ranks Enslen at the 80th percentile with four stars, while Orville Wright is at the 7th percentile with no stars. For context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 45% at Enslen, compared with an 88% average at the other four schools; its student-teacher ratio was 22, within the range across the schools of 20.6 to 26. These are differences to consider, not explanations for achievement.
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