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Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard

Q: Is Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard a good school?

Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard ranks in the bottom 12.2% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard?

Students at Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard are 76% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

1899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard is a public high school located in Ceres, California, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 117 students. The school is part of the Stanislaus County Office of Education district and has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state over the past several years.

Petersen Alternative Center faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates ranging from 32.6% to 86.4% in recent years, much lower than the state average of around 85% and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Teel School in Empire (86.4%), Hughson High (86.4%), and Ceres High (86.4%). The school also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 58.7%, and very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 62.3%, both significantly higher than state and local averages.

Petersen Alternative Center's academic performance is also a concern, with only 11.11% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96% and the Stanislaus County Office of Education average of 7.02%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 5.56% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.5% and the county average of 1.82%. Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Petersen Alternative Center has been unable to improve its academic outcomes.

138

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,868

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3113 Mitchell Rd.
Ceres, CA 95307-9458

(209) 238-6717

District: Stanislaus County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

16.7%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2010 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (48% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,744^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,899^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Stanislaus County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	2744 of 2761	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	2763 of 2783	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	2529 of 2533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2393 of 2395	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2376 of 2388	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2526 of 2542	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	2567 of 2579	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1899 of 2162	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2066 of 2159	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2053 of 2123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1840 of 2133	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1686 of 2017	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	2001 of 2039	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1938 of 2426	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	1904 of 2354	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	1921 of 2367	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	1762 of 2281	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	1609 of 2238	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1550 of 2117	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	1486 of 2063	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1302 of 1968	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.8	1475 of 1901	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1506 of 1653	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.3	1911 of 1915	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1634 of 1760	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1621 of 1900	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1774 of 1902	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1700 of 1814	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1566 of 1742	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1715 of 2013	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1906 of 2026	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1634 of 1937	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1589 of 1862	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.5	1605 of 1880	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1460 of 1834	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)15th percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0			4.2	11.1	6.3			0.0	5.6	2.1	$32,868	$11,890	$20,978
Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		59.6	777^th of 2159 public high schools	64.0%	210			30.8		33.3				53.9	53.9				19.2	19.2	$14,640	$113	$14,527
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	2085^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	44			1.8		3.3				1.8	1.8				0.0	0.0	$24,698	$2,544	$22,154
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6				60.1	60.1				21.3	21.3	$18,554	$1,898	$16,656
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4033 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1900	2,317	99	23.4	87.4%	168 (7.3%)	18 (0.8%)	1,953 (84.3%)	148 (6.4%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		52.2	948^th of 2159 public high schools	56.1%	91			35.3		35.2				59.6	59.6				19.9	19.9	$17,519	$1,748	$15,771
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-3010	617	27	22.7	77.5%	35 (5.7%)	16 (2.6%)	491 (79.6%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	61.7	772^nd of 2162 public high schools	64.3%		56.8	840^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	68	9.1			41.9	18.3	26.5	21.9	21.8	59.7	29.3	12.0	13.8	7.3	16.4	12.0	$16,847	$1,713	$15,134
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	4	1	3.8		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	33			72.7%	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1612^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		16.5	1774^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	162			0.0		0.0				7.1	7.1				28.6	28.6	$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
Teel School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	125	13	9.6	81.6%	30 (24.0%)	3 (2.4%)	86 (68.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2104^th of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.3	2107^th of 2159 public high schools	2.4%	3	0.0				5.3		0.0	0.0	8.0	3.9		9.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	$38,036	$9,490	$28,546
Peter Johansen High	Public	9-12	641 Norseman Dr.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1760	2,029	91	22.3	81.9%	251 (12.4%)	53 (2.6%)	1,474 (72.6%)	69 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.7%)	164 (8.1%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256		11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5				43.0	43.0				13.1	13.1	$19,513	$2,827	$16,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard

How many students attend Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard.

Is Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard a good school?

Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard ranks in the bottom 12.2% of California high schools.

What district is Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard in?

Stanislaus County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard?

Students at Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard are 76% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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