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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95355

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At a glance

Schools

12,133

Students

Districts

Top rankedJames C. Enochs High531^st of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Christine Sipherd Elementary up 183 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sylvan Elementary 18.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 95355 has 14 schools: 10 elementary schools serving K–5 or K–6, one middle school and three high schools serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, elementary schools averaged 40% in ELA, 35% in math and 29% in science, below the supplied state figures in all three subjects; high schools averaged 56% in ELA, above the state figure, but 31% in math and 35% in science, below it. The clearest message for parents is that results vary substantially from school to school, especially among the elementary schools.

Lakewood Elementary led elementary schools in all three subjects, with 59% proficient in ELA, 49% in math and 43% in science—10, 11 and 7 points above the state, respectively. At the other end, Coleman F. Brown Elementary had the lowest elementary ELA and science results, at 22% and 16%; its results were 27 points below the state in ELA and 20 points below in science. Sylvan Elementary had the lowest math result, 19%. Among high schools, James C. Enochs High led in all three subjects, while Thomas Downey High had the lowest results in all three; their gap was 16 points in math and 19 in science. The sole middle school, Elizabeth Ustach Middle, was above the supplied state figures in all three subjects.

Recent trends differ by school type: elementary averages fell 1 point in ELA and 2 in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science rose 2 points; high-school averages improved relative to the state in all three subjects. Lakewood remained the elementary leader despite declines in all three subjects, and SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Enochs fell from the 80th percentile to the 75th even as its test results rose in every subject. Other figures offer context, not explanations: elementary student–teacher ratios range from 18.1 at Sylvan to 22.2 at Lakewood, and all 10 elementary schools report free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025, from 43% at Lakewood to 84% at Coleman F. Brown. School results cover two years, so they show recent changes rather than a long-term trend.

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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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Christine Sipherd Elementary	Public	K-6	3420 East Orangeburg Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-4844	505	21	24.0	82.4%	122 (24.2%)	31 (6.1%)	291 (57.6%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	44.6	2942^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.4%		41.4	3125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%	183	31.8					31.8	40.3	40.6	49.2	50.0				45.0	46.3	29.7	23.8	34.4				33.7	98%	0%	$1,648	$388	$1,260
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-6	2920 Middleboro Pl.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8152	395	18	22.2	42.5%	129 (32.7%)	9 (2.3%)	183 (46.3%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.7%)	71.3	1516^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.7	1130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%	386	42.9					42.9	59.5	56.5	58.7	63.2				59.4	54.8	48.4	44.4	50.9				49.1	97%	0%	$26,031	$24,380	$1,651
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%)	30.8	3935^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		28.5	4096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%	161	19.6					19.6	45.5	37.0	33.3	43.5				38.9	41.8	32.1	11.8	20.3				24.8			$24,279	$22,526	$1,753
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%)	62.8	1940^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.6%		63	1921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%	19	35.6					35.6	60.0	51.5	45.8	55.7				53.5	60.0	48.5	36.7	39.3				46.7	96%	0%	$29,321	$27,590	$1,731
Fred C. Beyer High	Public	9-12	1717 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1647	1,609	74	21.8	62.2%	428 (26.6%)	55 (3.4%)	849 (52.8%)	89 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (10.8%)	60.2	812^th of 2135 public high schools	62.0%		63.2	734^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%	78				33.0		32.9							56.6	56.6							33.0	33.0			$28,550	$26,614	$1,936
Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	44.3	1158^th of 2135 public high schools	45.8%		46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%	45			13.0	30.3		25.6							47.7	47.7							22.6	22.6			$23,476	$21,580	$1,896
James C. Enochs High	Public	9-12	3201 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1719	2,304	98	23.5	45.5%	623 (27.0%)	61 (2.6%)	1,055 (45.8%)	255 (11.1%)	5 (0.2%)	18 (0.8%)	284 (12.3%)	74.6	531^st of 2135 public high schools	75.1%		69.5	613^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%	82				44.8		45.1							64.8	64.8							38.5	38.5			$23,491	$21,666	$1,825
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%)	25.7	4326^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.6%		41.1	3148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%	1178	24.2					24.2	25.8	29.1	24.5					26.3	37.0	27.9	27.4					30.8	88%	0%	$20,842	$19,916	$926
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	65.3	808^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.5%		60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%	93		37.3				37.3				53.1	51.1	54.0		52.8				45.9	42.0	50.8		46.3			$19,647	$18,950	$697
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%)	15.4	5189^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.8%		18.6	4951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%	238	15.5					15.5	13.0	29.1	22.4					22.0	23.9	28.1	6.8					19.1	89%	0%	$28,901	$28,432	$469
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%)	43.8	3001^st of 5817 public elementary schools	48.4%		42.2	3057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	56	31.6					31.6	48.2	29.5	49.3					42.7	37.5	29.5	39.5					35.8	87%	0%	$22,857	$22,446	$411
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%)	16.7	5094^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.4%		17.2	5083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%	11	18.5					18.5	21.2	25.0	31.5					25.9	22.6	22.0	11.1					18.7	57%	0%	$25,139	$24,604	$535
Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3400	713	29	25.0	50.2%	172 (24.1%)	13 (1.8%)	290 (40.7%)	141 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	77 (10.8%)	50.3	2596^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.4%		53.3	2402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	194	29.4					29.4	37.8	43.2	47.5					42.9	53.2	45.1	38.7					45.5	98%	0%	$19,205	$18,824	$381
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3200	558	27	21.0	55.0%	132 (23.7%)	16 (2.9%)	263 (47.1%)	88 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	49 (8.8%)	55.1	2319^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.2	2104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%	215	38.3					38.3	45.4	44.0	53.2					47.5	52.4	36.0	42.6					43.2	97%	0%	$21,782	$21,050	$732

Cities Near Zip Code 95355

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Modesto	0.45 mi	82	583^rd
Riverbank	3.21 mi	6	577^th
Empire	3.54 mi	4	868^th
Oakdale	4.83 mi	10	504^th
Ceres	5.02 mi	22	678^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.