📍 1037 Floyd Ave., Modesto, Stanislaus County, 95350
Somerset Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Modesto, Stanislaus County. The school has 974 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Ferreira. It is part of the Sylvan Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Somerset Middle enrolls 974 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 7.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 518 | 53% |
| White | 263 | 27% |
| Asian | 69 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
657 of the school's 974 students (67%) 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.
Somerset Middle 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.
Somerset Middle 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 974 students, Somerset Middle is larger than the district average of about 614 students per school.