Sylvan Union Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 D-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Modesto and Riverbank.

At a glance

7,974Students enrolled

13Schools

2Towns served

$16,474Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

65%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ModestoRiverbank

Grades K–6

30 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listModesto City Elementary School District

Grades 7–8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listModesto City High School District

Grades K–5

Crossroads Elementary or California Avenue ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Cardozo Middle544 students · RiverbankRiverbank Unified School District

Grades 9–12

7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listModesto City High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency2.5%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts12%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 87% at Modesto City High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,474

per student each year · 22% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration30%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)21%

State71%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

7,904’20

7,736’21

7,970’22

8,008’23

7,974’24

Students

Hispanic · 51%4,101

White · 24%1,945

Asian · 11%882

Two or more races · 9%687

Black · 3%230

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%93

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Modesto219,215 people · Grades K–6 at Bret Harte Elementary or Fairview Elementary and others

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Riverbank25,166 people

Schools13 in district · 7 next

Level

All 13 Elementary 10 Middle 3

This district · grades K–8

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Crossroads ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 752 students · Riverbank

Public 📚

Freedom ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 713 students · Modesto

Public 📚

Orchard ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 579 students · Modesto

D-Public 📚

Mary Ann Sanders ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 558 students · Modesto

D-Public 📚

Sherwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 489 students · Modesto

C-Public 📚

Stockard Coffee ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 461 students · Modesto

D-Public 📚

Standiford ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 433 students · Modesto

CPublic 📚

Woodrow ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 416 students · Modesto

Public 📚

Coleman F. Brown ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 378 students · Modesto

Public 📚

Sylvan ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 326 students · Modesto

D-Public 📚

Elizabeth Ustach MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,016 students · Modesto

CPublic 📚

Somerset MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 947 students · Modesto

C-Public 📚

Daniel J. Savage MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 906 students · Modesto

CPublic

Where students go next · Modesto City High School District

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Fred C. Beyer HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · Modesto

BPublic 🏫

Grace M. Davis HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,083 students · Modesto

CPublic 🏫

James C. Enochs HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,304 students · Modesto

A-Public 🏫

Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,346 students · Modesto

B+Public 🏫

Modesto HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,292 students · Modesto

BPublic 🏫

Peter Johansen HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,029 students · Modesto

BPublic 🏫

Thomas Downey HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,192 students · Modesto

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.