Is Westport Elementary a good school?

Westport Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Westport Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 364 students attended Westport Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westport Elementary?

Students at Westport Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 10% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Westport Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westport Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High High : Central Valley High

Westport Elementary

Summary:

Westport Elementary is a public elementary school located in Modesto, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 364 students. The school is part of the Ceres Unified School District, which is ranked 1110 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westport Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2085 out of 5530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 4889 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. Westport Elementary consistently underperforms the Ceres Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 27.27% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and 16.74% in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages.

While Westport Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary and Joel J. Hidahl Elementary, there are some exceptions. For example, Westport Elementary outperforms Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary in 3rd grade ELA/Literacy and 3rd grade Mathematics. However, these instances are relatively few, and the overall trend is that Westport Elementary lags behind its neighboring schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

5218 South Carpenter
Modesto, CA 95358-9613

(209) 556-1700

District: Ceres Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4889^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,569

Students who attend Westport Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 364

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

10.2%

African American:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westport Elementary ranks worse than 83.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Westport Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ceres Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.2%), White (10.2%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westport Elementary is 24.2, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westport Elementary is $8,569. 8 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westport Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westport Elementary 4889^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Westport Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ceres Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ceres Unified 1110^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westport Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.03	3565^th	4809	25.9%
2005	32.96	3111^th	4822	35.5%
2006	31.58	3200^th	4818	33.6%
2007	36.21	3157^th	5113	38.3%
2008	41.80	2836^th	5113	44.5%
2009	60.05	1913^th	5193	63.2%
2010	63.86	1792^nd	5314	66.3%
2011	64.05	1799^th	5377	66.5%
2012	62.30	1924^th	5390	64.3%
2013	60.53	2085^th	5530	62.3%
2015	26.49	3984^th	5611	29.0%
2016	29.30	3830^th	5614	31.8%
2017	24.37	4313^th	5692	24.2%
2018	32.21	3645^th	5662	35.6%
2019	29.87	3947^th	5789	31.8%
2022	18.42	5016^th	5883	14.7%
2023	17.66	5090^th	5874	13.3%
2024	19.73	4889^th	5862	16.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.81	582^nd	3246	82.1%
2019	53.37	1074^th	3275	67.2%
2022	43.88	1545^th	3311	53.3%
2023	34.37	2218^th	3250	31.8%
2024	38.34	1932^nd	3160	38.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.76	2966^th	5084	41.7%
2019	39.03	3195^th	5173	38.2%
2022	24.41	4297^th	5264	18.4%
2023	20.51	4670^th	5374	13.1%
2024	22.68	4560^th	5511	17.3%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	6.73	74^th	74	0.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.30	3186^th	5413	41.1%
2019	30.22	3804^th	5492	30.7%
2022	22.86	4423^rd	5635	21.5%
2023	21.06	4604^th	5617	18.0%
2024	25.50	4195^th	5605	25.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.18	4003^rd	5431	26.3%
2019	29.21	3855^th	5510	30.0%
2022	14.52	5249^th	5663	7.3%
2023	15.19	5154^th	5650	8.8%
2024	15.61	5103^rd	5636	9.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westport Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.35	2651^st	4830	45.1%
2019	37.82	3109^th	4963	37.4%
2022	24.91	4125^th	5084	18.9%
2023	24.13	4178^th	5098	18.0%
2024	26.39	3997^th	5102	21.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Westport Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	249	13	6	160	5	n/a	n/a	0	433
1989	240	14	5	166	6	n/a	n/a	0	431
1990	241	13	8	179	4	n/a	n/a	0	445
1991	257	14	10	215	6	n/a	n/a	0	502
1992	246	10	13	243	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
1993	246	16	10	247	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
1994	244	11	10	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1995	234	17	6	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
1996	234	17	6	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
1997	219	12	4	270	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
1998	210	14	5	256	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1999	222	13	9	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
2000	230	17	3	273	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
2001	214	13	2	291	1	n/a	n/a	0	521
2002	184	10	1	354	4	n/a	n/a	0	553
2003	184	10	1	354	4	n/a	n/a	0	553
2004	159	6	4	366	5	n/a	n/a	3	543
2005	175	4	7	356	0	n/a	n/a	2	544
2006	123	3	3	308	4	n/a	n/a	4	445
2007	95	4	0	317	5	n/a	n/a	6	427
2008	74	2	2	323	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	59	0	2	319	2	1	10	0	393
2010	57	0	1	338	3	1	3	0	403
2011	55	2	2	371	3	1	0	0	434
2012	50	3	5	378	1	2	1	0	440
2013	46	3	5	404	1	2	0	0	461
2014	48	2	5	397	0	2	0	0	454
2015	41	1	8	379	1	1	1	0	432
2016	56	2	7	377	1	2	1	0	446
2017	44	2	5	386	0	1	1	0	439
2018	55	0	4	377	0	1	1	0	438
2019	51	0	3	356	0	1	1	0	412
2020	53	0	1	371	0	1	0	0	426
2021	48	0	2	361	0	0	0	0	411
2022	44	0	1	344	1	0	0	0	390
2023	37	4	0	321	1	0	1	0	364

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westport Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	433	19.6	22.0	n/a
1989	431	18.4	23.4	n/a
1990	445	18.0	24.7	n/a
1991	502	21.0	23.9	n/a
1992	513	21.3	24.0	75
1993	521	19.0	27.4	72.2
1994	502	18.5	27.1	66.3
1995	502	19.5	25.7	74.5
1996	502	19.5	25.7	74.5
1997	506	24.6	20.6	79.1
1998	485	23.5	20.6	81.6
1999	527	26.5	19.9	81.2
2000	523	26.5	19.7	81.3
2001	521	27.8	18.7	81.6
2002	553	27.5	20.1	82.3
2003	553	27.5	20.1	82.3
2004	543	26.5	20.5	84.8
2005	544	26.0	20.9	83
2006	445	20.0	22.3	83.9
2007	427	18.5	23.1	86.7
2008	405	20.0	20.3	90.1
2009	393	19.0	19.7	86.5
2010	403	18.5	21.7	91.8
2011	434	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	440	18.0	24.4	99.3
2013	461	18.0	25.6	89.8
2014	454	18.0	25.2	92.5
2015	432	18.0	24.0	91.9
2016	446	18.0	24.7	89.9
2017	439	18.0	24.3	93.8
2018	438	18.0	24.3	90.4
2019	412	18.0	22.8	92.2
2020	426	n/a	n/a	92
2021	411	18.0	22.8	91.5
2022	390	18.0	21.6	89.7
2023	364	15.0	24.2	89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westport Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	433	19.6	22.0	n/a
1989	431	18.4	23.4	n/a
1990	445	18.0	24.7	n/a
1991	502	21.0	23.9	n/a
1992	513	21.3	24.0	75
1993	521	19.0	27.4	72.2
1994	502	18.5	27.1	66.3
1995	502	19.5	25.7	74.5
1996	502	19.5	25.7	74.5
1997	506	24.6	20.6	79.1
1998	485	23.5	20.6	81.6
1999	527	26.5	19.9	81.2
2000	523	26.5	19.7	81.3
2001	521	27.8	18.7	81.6
2002	553	27.5	20.1	82.3
2003	553	27.5	20.1	82.3
2004	543	26.5	20.5	84.8
2005	544	26.0	20.9	83
2006	445	20.0	22.3	83.9
2007	427	18.5	23.1	86.7
2008	405	20.0	20.3	90.1
2009	393	19.0	19.7	86.5
2010	403	18.5	21.7	91.8
2011	434	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	440	18.0	24.4	99.3
2013	461	18.0	25.6	89.8
2014	454	18.0	25.2	92.5
2015	432	18.0	24.0	91.9
2016	446	18.0	24.7	89.9
2017	439	18.0	24.3	93.8
2018	438	18.0	24.3	90.4
2019	412	18.0	22.8	92.2
2020	426	n/a	n/a	92
2021	411	18.0	22.8	91.5
2022	390	18.0	21.6	89.7
2023	364	15.0	24.2	89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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