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Modesto, California - 26 schools
14,049
Total Enrollment
26
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Modesto City Elementary operates 26 public schools serving 14,049 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 elementary, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stanislaus County.
a 400.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 48.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% White, 4.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakewood Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.9/100.
Its largest campus is Bret Harte Elementary, enrolling 867 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wilson Elementary, at 283 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Modesto City Elementary school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Modesto City Elementary school enrollment ranges from 283 students (lowest) to 867 students (highest), a spread of 584 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Modesto City Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Modesto City Elementary student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Modesto City Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 48.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Modesto City Elementary has 26 schools, including 22 elementary, 4 middle. Total enrollment is 14,049 students.
What is the demographic composition of Modesto City Elementary?
Modesto City Elementary students are 72.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% White, 4.1% Asian, 2.2% African American, averaged across 26 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.