Somerset Middle

Summary:

Somerset Middle is a public middle school located in Modesto, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 974 students. The school is part of the Sylvan Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 873 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Somerset Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, with academic performance significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.33% of Somerset Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.4% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 23.94%, compared to 34.58% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half or quarter of California middle schools for African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby Daniel J. Savage Middle and Elizabeth Ustach Middle, which are also part of the Sylvan Union Elementary District, consistently outperform Somerset Middle on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch eligibility, may be a significant factor contributing to the lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism at Somerset Middle. Addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups and improving overall academic achievement should be key priorities for the school.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1037 Floyd Ave.
       Modesto, CA  95350-2426


(209) 574-5300

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1720th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Feeder schools for Somerset Middle:

Elementary:    Coleman F. Brown Elementary
    Sherwood Elementary
    Standiford Elementary
    Sylvan Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  20.3 Help
Number of students:  974

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.2%
White:
27.0%
Asian:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Somerset Middle ranks worse than 61.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.52. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.2%), White (27%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Somerset Middle is 20.3, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Somerset Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Somerset Middle 1720th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Somerset Middle in the ranking list.)

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Sylvan Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylvan Union Elementary 873rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Somerset Middle

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Rank History for all students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 74.42 357th 1769 79.8%
2005 79.10 302nd 1777 83.0%
2006 80.97 274th 1804 84.8%
2007 74.73 393rd 1999 80.3%
2008 74.96 386th 2005 80.7%
2009 75.89 377th 2063 81.7%
2010 68.72 585th 2179 73.2%
2011 63.66 722nd 2236 67.7%
2012 50.67 1083rd 2259 52.1%
2013 56.19 988th 2379 58.5%
2015 40.07 1332nd 2477 46.2%
2016 38.91 1399th 2497 44.0%
2017 36.55 1494th 2508 40.4%
2018 40.87 1331st 2480 46.3%
2019 47.17 1232nd 2715 54.6%
2022 35.73 1595th 2740 41.8%
2023 37.11 1559th 2802 44.4%
2024 32.52 1720th 2777 38.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.24 445th 554 19.7%
2022 18.24 539th 665 18.9%
2023 26.86 504th 678 25.7%
2024 14.10 611th 699 12.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.16 369th 1364 72.9%
2019 42.20 610th 1442 57.7%
2022 59.93 297th 1540 80.7%
2023 48.66 474th 1529 69.0%
2024 46.12 537th 1477 63.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.08 1113th 1538 27.6%
2024 25.35 1260th 1550 18.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.19 1189th 2230 46.7%
2019 51.66 970th 2369 59.1%
2022 36.26 1468th 2458 40.3%
2023 37.75 1431st 2549 43.9%
2024 34.37 1594th 2575 38.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.78 1279th 2262 43.5%
2019 49.01 1086th 2380 54.4%
2022 37.45 1423rd 2509 43.3%
2023 33.75 1522nd 2547 40.2%
2024 30.09 1664th 2546 34.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.60 687th 1369 49.8%
2019 41.53 717th 1491 51.9%
2022 27.33 1165th 1531 23.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.23 1244th 2273 45.3%
2019 44.11 1188th 2407 50.6%
2022 34.29 1499th 2527 40.7%
2023 40.03 1349th 2558 47.3%
2024 34.41 1510th 2547 40.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.91 503rd 700 28.1%
2019 19.33 627th 745 15.8%
2022 4.15 699th 733 4.6%
2023 5.09 673rd 718 6.3%
2024 3.38 707th 741 4.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.13 261st 600 56.5%
2019 47.76 297th 643 53.8%
2022 40.66 342nd 637 46.3%
2023 29.56 444th 614 27.7%
2024 36.11 372nd 626 40.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.14 1017th 2072 50.9%
2019 47.50 1010th 2213 54.4%
2022 31.90 1559th 2359 33.9%
2023 33.99 1486th 2391 37.9%
2024 32.28 1553rd 2383 34.8%
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Rank History for White students at Somerset Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.60 1152nd 1496 23.0%
2019 40.00 951st 1602 40.6%
2022 35.41 1010th 1555 35.0%
2023 39.24 929th 1552 40.1%
2024 33.83 995th 1535 35.2%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Somerset Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 996 16 58 86 0 n/a n/a 0 1156
1989 982 14 56 96 0 n/a n/a 0 1148
1990 1062 21 44 106 2 n/a n/a 0 1235
1991 1042 44 42 142 54 n/a n/a 0 1324
1992 1131 25 64 119 1 n/a n/a 0 1340
1993 877 20 41 86 0 n/a n/a 0 1024
1994 847 29 46 78 0 n/a n/a 0 1000
1995 800 29 60 99 0 n/a n/a 0 988
1996 800 29 60 99 0 n/a n/a 0 988
1997 824 31 48 104 0 n/a n/a 0 1007
1998 825 40 41 100 0 n/a n/a 0 1006
1999 880 40 40 101 3 n/a n/a 0 1064
2000 828 38 44 117 5 n/a n/a 0 1032
2001 781 51 67 154 10 n/a n/a 0 1063
2002 716 75 82 236 27 n/a n/a 2 1138
2003 716 75 82 236 27 n/a n/a 2 1138
2004 755 63 77 280 17 n/a n/a 40 1232
2005 776 57 78 289 8 n/a n/a 85 1293
2006 684 56 64 300 5 n/a n/a 106 1215
2007 599 60 52 287 5 n/a n/a 108 1111
2008 521 66 51 260 6 n/a n/a 0 904
2009 498 48 41 228 8 10 120 0 953
2010 442 47 45 323 9 13 53 0 932
2011 407 43 37 340 9 7 49 0 892
2012 421 41 29 321 7 9 44 0 872
2013 379 49 35 306 4 9 46 0 828
2014 385 54 44 400 2 12 47 0 944
2015 386 57 49 428 4 10 48 0 982
2016 397 55 44 432 4 8 45 0 985
2017 377 55 43 423 4 8 51 0 961
2018 327 54 42 418 6 8 46 0 901
2019 327 51 51 445 5 10 46 0 935
2020 329 44 59 444 2 9 42 0 929
2021 318 39 53 463 3 9 48 1 934
2022 277 40 51 456 2 9 49 2 886
2023 263 52 69 518 1 10 58 3 974

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 Somerset Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1156 52.5 22.0 n/a
1989 1148 53.5 21.4 n/a
1990 1235 56.3 21.9 n/a
1991 1324 60.7 21.8 n/a
1992 1340 61.7 21.7 19.5
1993 1024 41.5 24.7 6.4
1994 1000 41.0 24.4 20.4
1995 988 43.2 22.9 26
1996 988 43.2 22.9 26
1997 1007 44.8 22.5 26.2
1998 1006 45.4 22.2 26.1
1999 1064 45.3 23.5 22.9
2000 1032 46.9 22.0 22
2001 1063 46.5 22.9 24.1
2002 1138 49.7 22.9 17.7
2003 1138 49.7 22.9 17.7
2004 1232 51.2 24.1 26.8
2005 1293 56.6 22.8 28.3
2006 1215 58.2 20.9 43.5
2007 1111 51.8 21.4 49.6
2008 904 52.9 17.1 55
2009 953 42.6 19.4 47.7
2010 932 41.0 22.7 54.1
2011 892 n/a n/a 53.7
2012 872 37.5 23.2 57.3
2013 828 38.7 21.3 56.5
2014 944 43.8 21.5 58.5
2015 982 42.0 23.3 61.5
2016 985 44.0 22.3 64.6
2017 961 39.8 24.1 61.3
2018 901 38.8 23.2 66.1
2019 935 41.0 22.8 57.8
2020 929 n/a n/a 66.6
2021 934 44.0 21.2 58.2
2022 886 43.8 20.2 54.6
2023 974 47.7 20.3 67.5

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 Somerset Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1156 52.5 22.0 n/a
1989 1148 53.5 21.4 n/a
1990 1235 56.3 21.9 n/a
1991 1324 60.7 21.8 n/a
1992 1340 61.7 21.7 19.5
1993 1024 41.5 24.7 6.4
1994 1000 41.0 24.4 20.4
1995 988 43.2 22.9 26
1996 988 43.2 22.9 26
1997 1007 44.8 22.5 26.2
1998 1006 45.4 22.2 26.1
1999 1064 45.3 23.5 22.9
2000 1032 46.9 22.0 22
2001 1063 46.5 22.9 24.1
2002 1138 49.7 22.9 17.7
2003 1138 49.7 22.9 17.7
2004 1232 51.2 24.1 26.8
2005 1293 56.6 22.8 28.3
2006 1215 58.2 20.9 43.5
2007 1111 51.8 21.4 49.6
2008 904 52.9 17.1 55
2009 953 42.6 19.4 47.7
2010 932 41.0 22.7 54.1
2011 892 n/a n/a 53.7
2012 872 37.5 23.2 57.3
2013 828 38.7 21.3 56.5
2014 944 43.8 21.5 58.5
2015 982 42.0 23.3 61.5
2016 985 44.0 22.3 64.6
2017 961 39.8 24.1 61.3
2018 901 38.8 23.2 66.1
2019 935 41.0 22.8 57.8
2020 929 n/a n/a 66.6
2021 934 44.0 21.2 58.2
2022 886 43.8 20.2 54.6
2023 974 47.7 20.3 67.5

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Somerset Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1232nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1559th of 2802 Middle schools
 10.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Somerset Middle)44.934.7
 10.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sylvan Union Elementary)53.540.9
 12.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Somerset Middle)38.632.8
 5.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sylvan Union Elementary)44.437.5
 6.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Somerset Middle)47.839.3
 8.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sylvan Union Elementary)56.145.8
 10.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Somerset Middle)32.226.5
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sylvan Union Elementary)45.535.4
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Somerset Middle)45.933.1
 12.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sylvan Union Elementary)53.945.2
 8.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Somerset Middle)3020.3
 9.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sylvan Union Elementary)47.734.2
 13.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Somerset Middle)29.115.1
 14%
   8th Grade Science (Sylvan Union Elementary)35.627.5
 8.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students935974
 4.2%
African American5152
 2%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian5169
 35.3%
Hispanic445518
 16.4%
Pacific Islander1010
White327263
 19.6%
Two or More Races4658
 26.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.8%67.5%
 9.7%


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Students at Somerset Middle are 53% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 974 students attended Somerset Middle.

Somerset Middle ranks 1720th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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