📍 1800 Wisdom Way, Modesto, Stanislaus County, 95355
Orchard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Modesto, Stanislaus County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tina Hollander. It is part of the Sylvan Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Orchard Elementary enrolls 580 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 54% |
| White | 143 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 11% |
| Asian | 27 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 580 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orchard Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Orchard Elementary is one of 13 schools in Sylvan Union Elementary, based in Modesto, California. The district serves 7,977 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Orchard Elementary is close to the district average of about 614 students per school.