Is Sylvan Elementary a good school?

Sylvan Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sylvan Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Sylvan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sylvan Elementary?

Students at Sylvan Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sylvan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sylvan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Somerset Middle High : Fred C. Beyer High

Sylvan Elementary

Summary:

Sylvan Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving around 350 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Sylvan Union Elementary School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sylvan Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming test scores compared to district and state averages, and low performance among student subgroups. In 2023-2024, only 21.19% of Sylvan Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 14.38% were proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the district and state averages. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, consistently rank in the bottom 20-25% of their respective statewide subgroups. Additionally, Sylvan Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 74% in 2022-2023.

While Sylvan Elementary's performance is generally lower than other Sylvan Union Elementary schools in the area, such as Woodrow Elementary, Coleman F. Brown Elementary, and Sherwood Elementary, it still outperforms some nearby Modesto City Elementary schools, such as Rose Avenue Elementary and Elihu Beard Elementary, which have even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

2908 Coffee Rd.
Modesto, CA 95355-1757

(209) 574-5600

District: Sylvan Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5256^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Sylvan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerset Middle
High:	Fred C. Beyer High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 320

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

21.6%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sylvan Elementary ranks worse than 89.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.45. (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 Sylvan Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.1%), White (21.6%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sylvan Elementary is 19.3, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Sylvan Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Sylvan Elementary employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sylvan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylvan Elementary 5256^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sylvan Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sylvan Union Elementary:

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

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Rank History for Sylvan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.15	1705^th	4809	64.5%
2005	48.88	2260^th	4822	53.1%
2006	46.02	2378^th	4818	50.6%
2007	47.14	2484^th	5113	51.4%
2008	65.54	1603^rd	5113	68.6%
2009	53.92	2248^th	5193	56.7%
2010	60.78	1938^th	5314	63.5%
2011	48.73	2674^th	5377	50.3%
2012	42.67	3097^th	5390	42.5%
2013	52.83	2516^th	5530	54.5%
2015	15.07	5091^st	5611	9.3%
2016	14.28	5101^st	5614	9.1%
2017	27.51	4045^th	5692	28.9%
2018	34.39	3516^th	5662	37.9%
2019	30.09	3930^th	5789	32.1%
2022	40.90	3032^nd	5883	48.5%
2023	25.16	4354^th	5874	25.9%
2024	15.45	5256^th	5862	10.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	43.06	1606^th	3311	51.5%
2023	26.10	2808^th	3250	13.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	35.39	1536^th	2634	41.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.83	2763^rd	5084	45.7%
2019	33.31	3618^th	5173	30.1%
2022	50.67	2241^st	5264	57.4%
2023	28.70	4008^th	5374	25.4%
2024	17.09	5003^rd	5511	9.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.95	3413^th	5413	36.9%
2019	33.79	3514^th	5492	36.0%
2022	48.61	2496^th	5635	55.7%
2023	30.66	3697^th	5617	34.2%
2024	22.63	4450^th	5605	20.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.67	1311^th	2585	49.3%
2022	36.08	1232^nd	2227	44.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.84	3352^nd	5431	38.3%
2019	27.49	3985^th	5510	27.7%
2022	31.95	3629^th	5663	35.9%
2023	19.42	4770^th	5650	15.6%
2024	10.95	5431^st	5636	3.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.78	2884^th	4830	40.3%
2019	28.72	3787^th	4963	23.7%
2022	32.62	3477^th	5084	31.6%
2023	13.31	4896^th	5098	4.0%
2024	11.32	4952^nd	5102	2.9%

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Rank History for White students at Sylvan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.34	2195^th	2737	19.8%
2019	17.40	2457^th	2834	13.3%
2022	40.75	1719^th	2726	36.9%
2024	13.71	2360^th	2647	10.8%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Saturday, August 9, 2014

The area in which the school is located is high traffic to not only cars but obvious drug dealing. The staff in the front office gives minimal help,but the few teachers that we worked with were nice and caring. Very little concern from parents as to how their students are doing in school let alone help with volunteering with the school. I attempted to contact the PTA president 3 times and never received a call back. When asked the front office they said they couldn't help me. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sylvan Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	649	17	16	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1989	626	22	22	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1990	708	38	53	122	8	n/a	n/a	0	929
1991	751	44	54	127	2	n/a	n/a	0	978
1992	744	45	66	130	3	n/a	n/a	0	988
1993	506	18	44	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	647
1994	466	24	49	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	612
1995	383	18	30	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	492
1996	383	18	30	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	492
1997	366	21	43	72	3	n/a	n/a	0	505
1998	400	20	47	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
1999	370	19	47	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2000	385	27	41	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2001	331	32	44	130	4	n/a	n/a	55	596
2002	197	20	40	115	3	n/a	n/a	30	405
2003	197	20	40	115	3	n/a	n/a	30	405
2004	194	29	33	150	6	n/a	n/a	7	419
2005	228	28	40	181	7	n/a	n/a	17	501
2006	256	48	48	218	10	n/a	n/a	25	605
2007	232	38	45	216	12	n/a	n/a	28	571
2008	137	30	27	126	4	n/a	n/a	0	324
2009	141	20	21	121	4	2	64	0	373
2010	113	16	12	156	3	1	23	0	324
2011	108	16	17	151	1	1	24	0	318
2012	98	27	14	170	1	2	21	0	333
2013	106	23	19	152	0	2	38	0	340
2014	117	23	15	146	0	3	27	0	331
2015	83	24	16	138	1	2	16	0	280
2016	82	23	20	151	1	4	21	0	302
2017	75	9	14	134	0	5	22	0	259
2018	113	16	26	154	1	5	29	0	344
2019	122	20	33	201	2	2	33	0	413
2020	101	16	30	204	2	2	35	0	390
2021	98	18	32	192	1	2	34	0	377
2022	90	16	30	178	1	1	35	0	351
2023	76	17	31	192	1	2	31	0	350
2024	69	12	37	173	0	0	29	0	320

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 Sylvan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	767	32.9	23.3	n/a
1989	781	33.3	23.4	n/a
1990	929	44.0	21.1	n/a
1991	978	43.3	22.5	n/a
1992	988	44.0	22.4	35.5
1993	647	28.8	22.5	37.4
1994	612	27.0	22.7	30.6
1995	492	23.0	21.4	52.2
1996	492	23.0	21.4	52.2
1997	505	27.7	18.2	53.7
1998	543	35.3	15.4	51.9
1999	525	29.5	17.8	52.2
2000	569	30.2	18.8	49.9
2001	596	32.6	18.3	52.5
2002	405	24.3	16.7	51.7
2003	405	24.3	16.7	51.7
2004	419	25.4	16.5	50
2005	501	28.6	17.5	55.4
2006	605	34.2	17.7	54.5
2007	571	33.7	16.9	54.3
2008	324	24.0	13.5	74.4
2009	373	20.8	17.1	67
2010	324	20.7	15.5	71.9
2011	318	n/a	n/a	71.1
2012	333	11.5	28.9	70.6
2013	340	12.0	28.3	71.2
2014	331	13.0	25.4	75.5
2015	280	12.0	23.3	78.6
2016	302	14.0	21.5	83.1
2017	259	6.0	43.1	76.8
2018	344	14.0	24.5	71.5
2019	413	17.0	24.2	63
2020	390	n/a	n/a	67.4
2021	377	17.0	22.1	66.6
2022	351	17.0	20.6	53.6
2023	350	18.0	19.4	74
2024	320	16.5	19.3	76.6

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 Sylvan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	767	32.9	23.3	n/a
1989	781	33.3	23.4	n/a
1990	929	44.0	21.1	n/a
1991	978	43.3	22.5	n/a
1992	988	44.0	22.4	35.5
1993	647	28.8	22.5	37.4
1994	612	27.0	22.7	30.6
1995	492	23.0	21.4	52.2
1996	492	23.0	21.4	52.2
1997	505	27.7	18.2	53.7
1998	543	35.3	15.4	51.9
1999	525	29.5	17.8	52.2
2000	569	30.2	18.8	49.9
2001	596	32.6	18.3	52.5
2002	405	24.3	16.7	51.7
2003	405	24.3	16.7	51.7
2004	419	25.4	16.5	50
2005	501	28.6	17.5	55.4
2006	605	34.2	17.7	54.5
2007	571	33.7	16.9	54.3
2008	324	24.0	13.5	74.4
2009	373	20.8	17.1	67
2010	324	20.7	15.5	71.9
2011	318	n/a	n/a	71.1
2012	333	11.5	28.9	70.6
2013	340	12.0	28.3	71.2
2014	331	13.0	25.4	75.5
2015	280	12.0	23.3	78.6
2016	302	14.0	21.5	83.1
2017	259	6.0	43.1	76.8
2018	344	14.0	24.5	71.5
2019	413	17.0	24.2	63
2020	390	n/a	n/a	67.4
2021	377	17.0	22.1	66.6
2022	351	17.0	20.6	53.6
2023	350	18.0	19.4	74
2024	320	16.5	19.3	76.6

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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