Schools in Stanislaus County
189 public schools across 19 cities in Stanislaus County, serving roughly 106,991 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 8.6
Gratton Charter
Gratton Elementary · K-8 · Charter
- 8.1
Walnut Elementary Education Center
Turlock Unified · K-6
- 7.5
Gratton Elementary
Gratton Elementary · K-8
- 7.5
Hickman Charter
Hickman Community Charter · K-8 · Charter
- 7.4
Hickman Elementary
Hickman Community Charter · K-5 · Charter
- 7.3
Paradise Charter
Paradise Elementary · K-8 · Charter
- 7.3
Paradise Elementary
Paradise Elementary · K-8
- 7.2
Knights Ferry Elementary
Knights Ferry Elementary · K-8
- 7.0
Stanislaus Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.9
Lakewood Elementary
Modesto City Elementary · K-6
- 6.9
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary · K-8 · Charter
- 6.8
Hart-Ransom Charter
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary · K-12 · Charter
- 6.8
Enslen Elementary
Modesto City Elementary · K-6
- 6.7
Shiloh Elementary
Shiloh Elementary · K-8
- 6.7
Crossroads Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.7
Stockard Coffee Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.6
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary · K-8
- 6.6
Hughson Elementary
Hughson Unified · P-3
- 6.5
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.5
John Fremont Elementary
Modesto City Elementary · K-6
- 6.4
Freedom Elementary
Sylvan Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.3
Fair Oaks Elementary
Oakdale Joint Unified · K-6
- 6.3
Whitmore Charter High
Ceres Unified · 9-12 · Charter
- 6.3
Agnes M. Baptist Elementary
Stanislaus Union Elementary · K-6
- 6.2
Sierra Vista Kirk Baucher
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary · K-8 · Specialized
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- Modesto City Elementary
- Ceres Unified
- Turlock Unified
- Sylvan Union Elementary
- Patterson Joint Unified
- Oakdale Joint Unified
- Modesto City High
- Newman-Crows Landing Unified
- Denair Unified
- Empire Union Elementary
- Hughson Unified
- Riverbank Unified
- Salida Union Elementary
- Stanislaus County Office of Education
- Stanislaus Union Elementary
- Waterford Unified
- Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
- Hickman Community Charter
- Keyes Union
- Chatom Union
Common questions
How many public schools are in Stanislaus County?
Stanislaus County has 189 public schools across 19 cities, serving 106,991 students.
What's the largest school district in Stanislaus County?
Modesto City Elementary is the largest, with 28 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in Stanislaus County, including Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, Oakdale, Patterson, and 14 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in Stanislaus County
- Gratton Charter · K-8
- Walnut Elementary Education Center · K-6
- Gratton Elementary · K-8
- Hickman Charter · K-8
- Hickman Elementary · K-5
- Paradise Charter · K-8
- Paradise Elementary · K-8
- Knights Ferry Elementary · K-8
- Stanislaus Elementary · K-6
- Lakewood Elementary · K-6
- Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy · K-8
- Hart-Ransom Charter · K-12
- Enslen Elementary · K-6
- Shiloh Elementary · K-8
- Crossroads Elementary · K-5
- Stockard Coffee Elementary · K-5
- Roberts Ferry Union Elementary · K-8
- Hughson Elementary · P-3
- Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary · K-6
- John Fremont Elementary · K-6
- Freedom Elementary · K-5
- Fair Oaks Elementary · K-6
- Whitmore Charter High · 9-12
- Agnes M. Baptist Elementary · K-6
- Sierra Vista Kirk Baucher · K-8
- Mary Ann Sanders Elementary · K-5
- Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology · K-8
- Hickman Middle · 6-8
- Shiloh Charter · K-8
- James C. Enochs High · 9-12
- Sonoma Elementary · P-6
- Cloverland Elementary · K-6
- Dena Boer Elementary · K-5
- Hart-Ransom Elementary · K-8
- Sisk Elementary · K-5
- Elizabeth Ustach Middle · 6-8
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy · K-5
- Hughson High · 9-12
- Standiford Elementary · K-5
- El Vista Elementary · K-6
- Orchard Elementary · K-5
- Sierra View Elementary · K-6
- M. Robert Adkison Elementary · K-6
- Alberta Martone Elementary · K-6
- Riverbank Language Academy · K-8
- EAST VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER · 6-12
- Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary · K-6
- Richard M. Moon Primary · K-3
- Robertson Road Elementary · P-6
- Sherwood Elementary · K-5
- Chatom Elementary · K-5
- La Rosa Elementary · K-6
- Mildred Perkins Elementary · K-5
- Dennis G. Earl Elementary · K-6
- Stanislaus Academy · 5-12
- Fox Road Elementary · 4-5
- Julien Elementary · K-6
- John H. Pitman High · 9-12
- Great Valley Academy · K-8
- Keyes to Learning Charter · K-12
- Franklin Elementary · K-6
- Joseph A. Gregori High · 9-12
- Bret Harte Elementary · P-6
- Woodrow Elementary · K-5
- Ceres Special Education · K-12
- Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley · K-12
- Burbank Elementary · P-6
- Shackelford Elementary · K-6
- Rose Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Wakefield Elementary · K-6
- Catherine Everett Elementary · K-6
- Turlock High · 9-12
- John Muir Elementary · K-6
- Sylvan Elementary · K-5
- Magnolia Elementary · K-6
- Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary · K-8
- Salida Elementary · K-5
- Carroll Fowler Elementary · K-6
- Denair Elementary · K-5
- Coleman F. Brown Elementary · K-5
- Elihu Beard Elementary · K-6
- Daniel J. Savage Middle · 6-8
- Connecting Waters Charter · K-12
- Oakdale High · 9-12
- Oakdale Charter · 7-12
- Emilie J. Ross Middle · 6-8
- Hurd Barrington Elementary · K-5
- Fred C. Beyer High · 9-12
- Rising Sun · Adult
- Oakdale Junior High · 7-8
- Denair Elementary Charter Academy · K-5
- Fairview Elementary · K-6
- Josephine Chrysler Elementary · K-6
- Joel J. Hidahl Elementary · K-6
- Mountain View Middle · 6-8
- Central Valley High · 9-12
- Keyes Elementary · K-5
- Von Renner Elementary · K-5
- Samuel Vaughn Elementary · K-6
- Virginia Parks Elementary · K-6
- Ceres High · 9-12
- Valley Home Elementary · K-8
- Salida Middle School - Vella Campus · 6-8
- Lucas Elementary · K-6
- Sinclear Elementary · K-6
- Marvin A. Dutcher Middle · 6-8
- Great Valley Academy - Salida · K-8
- Wilson Elementary · K-6
- Crowell Elementary · K-6
- Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy · 6-12
- Walter White Elementary · K-6
- Bernard L. Hughes Elementary · K-6
- Westport Elementary · K-6
- Aspire Summit Charter Academy · K-5
- West Valley Learning Center · P-K
- Harriette Kirschen Elementary · K-6
- Don Pedro Elementary · K-6
- Orestimba High · 9-12
- Turlock Junior High · 7-8
- Peter Johansen High · 9-12
- James Marshall Elementary · K-6
- Valley Oak Online Learning Academy · K-12
- Valley Community Day · 7-12
- Riverbank High · 9-12
- California Avenue Elementary · K-5
- Somerset Middle · 6-8
- Alice N. Stroud Elementary · K-6
- Grace M. Davis High · 9-12
- Waterford High · 9-12
- Caswell Elementary · K-6
- Aspire University Charter · K-5
- Walter M. Brown Elementary · K-6
- East Stanislaus High · 9-12
- Cunningham Elementary · K-6
- George Eisenhut Elementary · K-6
- Thomas Downey High · 9-12
- Reyn Franca School · K-12
- Roosevelt Junior High · 7-8
- Northmead Elementary · K-6
- Patterson High · 9-12
- Tuolumne Elementary · K-8
- William Garrison Elementary · P-6
- Bonita Elementary · K-5
- Cesar Chavez Junior High · 7-8
- Capistrano Elementary · K-6
- Yolo Junior High · 6-8
- Blaker-Kinser Junior High · 7-8
- Hunt Elementary · K-5
- eCademy Charter at Crane · K-12
- Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study · K-12
- Modesto High · 9-12
- Apricot Valley Elementary · K-6
- Denair Middle · 6-8
- Endeavor Alternative · K-12
- Prescott Junior High · 7-8
- Christine Sipherd Elementary · K-6
- Stanislaus County West Campus · K-12
- Grayson Elementary · K-6
- Mae Hensley Junior High · 7-8
- La Loma Junior High · 7-8
- Orville Wright Elementary · K-6
- Barbara Spratling Middle · 6-8
- Waterford Junior · 7-8
- Las Palmas Elementary · K-6
- Denair High · 9-12
- Cardozo Middle · 6-8
- Denair Charter Academy · K-12
- Norman N. Glick Middle · 5-8
- Mesa Verde Elementary · K-5
- Walnut Grove Elementary · K-6
- Stanislaus Alternative Charter · 9-12
- Open Valley Independent Study · K-12
- Mark Twain Junior High · 7-8
- Evelyn Hanshaw Middle · 7-8
- Empire Elementary · K-6
- Lucille Whitehead Intermediate · 4-6
- Stanislaus County Special Education · P-12
- Fusion Charter · 7-12
- Roselawn High · 9-12
- Creekside Middle · 7-8
- Adelante High · 10-12
- Sentinel High · 9-12
- Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Argus High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center · 9-12
- Teel · 5-12
- Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard · 6-12
- West Side Valley High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Del Puerto High · 9-12