Stanislaus County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond 2023 | California Department of Education

By Stanislaus News

Jan 23, 2025

Modesto High School had the highest enrollment among Stanislaus County schools, welcoming 2,516 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

Among the 175 schools in Stanislaus County, Turlock High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,475 students, while James C. Enochs High School welcomed 2,420 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Modesto High School is part of Modesto City High School District, which roughly covers schools within Stanislaus County and has a main office in Modesto.

In the previous school year, Modesto High School also had the highest number of students among Stanislaus County schools.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

Enrollment in Modesto High School Over 5 Years

Enrollment in Stanislaus County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Modesto High School	Modesto	2,516
Turlock High School	Turlock	2,475
James C. Enochs High School	Modesto	2,420
Joseph A. Gregori High School	Modesto	2,332
Central Valley High School	Ceres	2,309
Thomas Downey High School	Modesto	2,145
John H. Pitman High School	Turlock	2,082
Grace M. Davis High School	Modesto	2,059
Peter Johansen High School	Modesto	1,984
Patterson High School	Patterson	1,888
Ceres High School	Ceres	1,777
Oakdale High School	Oakdale	1,644
Fred C. Beyer High School	Modesto	1,575
Turlock Junior High School	Turlock	1,257
Orestimba High School	Newman	1,045
Elizabeth Ustach Middle School	Modesto	1,008
Somerset Middle School	Modesto	974
Creekside Middle School	Patterson	920
Daniel J. Savage Middle School	Modesto	863
Bret Harte Elementary School	Modesto	852
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle School	Turlock	851
Walnut Elementary Education Center	Turlock	836
Hughson High School	Hughson	835
Apricot Valley Elementary School	Patterson	833
Fair Oaks Elementary School	Oakdale	821
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	Turlock	817
Dennis G. Earl Elementary School	Turlock	814
Riverbank High School	Riverbank	784
Julien Elementary School	Turlock	779
Roosevelt Junior High School	Modesto	777
Franklin Elementary School	Modesto	766
Oakdale Junior High School	Oakdale	756
Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary School	Turlock	751
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus	Salida	740
Prescott Junior High School	Modesto	739
Hart-Ransom Elementary School	Modesto	737
Crossroads Elementary School	Riverbank	735
Fairview Elementary School	Modesto	732
Mark Twain Junior High School	Modesto	715
Yolo Junior High School	Newman	696
La Loma Junior High School	Modesto	679
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School	Modesto	674
Alberta Martone Elementary School	Modesto	672
Crowell Elementary School	Turlock	672
Las Palmas Elementary School	Patterson	669
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Patterson	666
Cesar Chavez Junior High School	Ceres	662
Freedom Elementary School	Modesto	661
Northmead Elementary School	Patterson	659
Lucas Elementary School	Ceres	653
Sierra View Elementary School	Oakdale	652
Mae Hensley Junior High School	Ceres	648
Blaker-Kinser Junior High School	Ceres	644
Walter M. Brown Elementary School	Turlock	642
Josephine Chrysler Elementary School	Modesto	641
Virginia Parks Elementary School	Modesto	640
James Marshall Elementary School	Modesto	633
Agnes M. Baptist Elementary School	Modesto	625
Tuolumne Elementary School	Modesto	625
Norman N. Glick Middle School	Modesto	624
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary School	Modesto	619
Magnolia Elementary School	Oakdale	615
M. Robert Adkison Elementary School	Ceres	614
Waterford High School	Waterford	612
Sinclear Elementary School	Ceres	609
Wakefield Elementary School	Turlock	602
Denair Elementary Charter Academy	Denair	598
John Fremont Elementary School	Modesto	596
La Rosa Elementary School	Ceres	589
Caswell Elementary School	Ceres	588
California Avenue Elementary School	Riverbank	586
Orchard Elementary School	Modesto	580
Burbank Elementary School	Modesto	575
Cunningham Elementary School	Turlock	572
Riverbank Language Academy	Riverbank	569
Samuel Vaughn Elementary School	Ceres	566
Hughson Elementary School	Hughson	561
Carroll Fowler Elementary School	Ceres	558
Von Renner Elementary School	Newman	545
Hickman Charter	Hickman	543
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary School	Modesto	537
George Eisenhut Elementary School	Modesto	532
Harriette Kirschen Elementary School	Modesto	530
Richard M. Moon Primary School	Waterford	527
John Muir Elementary School	Modesto	523
Rose Avenue Elementary School	Modesto	517
Cloverland Elementary School	Oakdale	513
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary School	Ceres	509
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary School	Modesto	507
Cardozo Middle School	Riverbank	502
Sherwood Elementary School	Modesto	482
Mesa Verde Elementary School	Oakdale	477
Capistrano Elementary School	Modesto	473
Keyes Elementary School	Keyes	473
Stockard Coffee Elementary School	Modesto	473
Dena Boer	Salida	463
Sonoma Elementary School	Modesto	463
Christine Sipherd Elementary School	Modesto	458
Don Pedro Elementary School	Ceres	457
Elihu Beard Elementary School	Modesto	456
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	Modesto	451
Joel J. Hidahl Elementary School	Ceres	443
Walter White Elementary School	Ceres	442
Hurd Barrington Elementary School	Newman	441
El Vista Elementary School	Modesto	440
Emilie J. Ross Middle School	Hughson	438
Hart-Ransom Academic Charter	Modesto	436
Alice N. Stroud Elementary School	Modesto	433
Coleman F. Brown Elementary School	Modesto	418
Shackelford Elementary School	Modesto	418
Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology	Ceres	411
Woodrow Elementary School	Modesto	411
Stanislaus County Special Education	Modesto	408
Catherine Everett Elementary School	Modesto	406
Mildred Perkins Elementary School	Modesto	405
Standiford Elementary School	Modesto	396
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate School	Waterford	386
Chatom Elementary School	Turlock	382
Empire Elementary School	Empire	375
Lakewood Elementary School	Modesto	368
Westport Elementary School	Ceres	364
Orville Wright Elementary School	Modesto	361
Sylvan Elementary School	Modesto	350
Enslen Elementary School	Modesto	333
Robertson Road Elementary School	Modesto	331
William Garrison Elementary School	Modesto	330
Keyes to Learning Charter	Keyes	317
Stanislaus Elementary School	Modesto	315
Hunt Elementary School	Newman	294
Hickman Elementary School	Hickman	289
Sisk Elementary School	Salida	286
Denair High School	Denair	285
Salida Elementary School	Salida	275
Fox Road Elementary School	Hughson	268
Grayson Elementary School	Westley	266
Waterford Junior	Waterford	262
Wilson Elementary School	Modesto	258
Denair Middle School	Denair	250
Barbara Spratling Middle School	Hughson	229
Roselawn High School	Turlock	209
Mountain View Middle School	Turlock	183
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy	Waterford	171
Valley Home Elementary School	Valley Home	169
Denair Charter Academy	Denair	167
Hickman Middle School	Hickman	153
Open Valley Independent Study	Patterson	151
Shiloh Charter	Modesto	140
Bonita Elementary School	Crows Landing	134
Argus High (Continuation)	Ceres	130
Endeavor Alternative	Ceres	126
Paradise Charter	Modesto	122
Gratton Charter	Denair	119
Knights Ferry Elementary School	Knights Ferry	118
John B. Allard	Ceres	112
Del Puerto High School	Patterson	100
Whitmore Charter High School	Ceres	98
Stanislaus Military Academy at Teel	Empire	86
Valley Oak Junior and Senior High School	Oakdale	85
Petersen Alternative Center for Education	Modesto	83
East Stanislaus High School	Oakdale	81
Paradise Elementary School	Modesto	71
Oakdale Charter	Oakdale	53
Stanislaus County West Campus	Modesto	52
Adelante High School	Riverbank	51
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Hughson	37
Ceres Special Education	Ceres	30
Shiloh Elementary School	Modesto	30
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary School	Waterford	27
West Side Valley High (Continuation)	Newman	24
Gratton Elementary School	Denair	23
Rising Sun	Patterson	21
Sentinel High School	Waterford	21
Valley Community Day	Hughson	14
Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study	Newman	5
Foothill Community Day	Newman	2