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Elementary Schools in Ceres Unified

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At a glance

DistrictCeres Unified1045^th of 1,543 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

7,344

Students

Top rankedLa Rosa Elementary1774^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary up 636 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology 19.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

This analysis examines 14 elementary schools within the Ceres Unified School District in California, primarily serving grades K-6, with two schools extending to K-8, revealing a district with significant performance variation and high economic need across all campuses.

Standout schools include La Rosa Elementary, which is the district's top performer in academics and statewide ranking, and Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology, which excels with the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate. M. Robert Adkison Elementary also shows notable improvement and strong attendance. In contrast, Walter White Elementary and Don Pedro Elementary face the steepest challenges, with very low academic proficiency and high absenteeism.

Key findings show that higher spending does not guarantee better results, as evidenced by Joel J. Hidahl Elementary having the highest per-student spending but a lower ranking. Lower chronic absenteeism is strongly linked to better academic performance. The district struggles most with science proficiency, and there are wide fluctuations in test scores between grade levels within individual schools, indicating areas for targeted instructional support.

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carroll Fowler Elementary	Public	K-6	2611 Garrison St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1640	522	21	24.8	91.8%	82 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	406 (77.8%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	23.1	4588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		19.8	4887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.7%	299	9.2		9.2	39.7	28.8	31.6	27.5			31.7	36.8	31.8	17.1	5.0			21.7							$21,477	$19,590	$1,887
Caswell Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 North Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1620	653	26	25.6	86.7%	14 (2.1%)	8 (1.2%)	624 (95.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	4845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		21.1	4764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	81	6.6		6.6	20.9	22.8	38.2	32.4			28.1	25.8	25.6	14.3	21.1			22.0							$19,159	$17,278	$1,881
Don Pedro Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1630	439	19	23.7	93.6%	42 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	374 (85.2%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	12.7	5447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		15.1	5293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	154	11.3		11.3	13.9	14.8	32.3	26.2			21.7	18.2	9.8	11.3	13.1			13.2	96.3				96.3		$23,877	$20,356	$3,521
Walter White Elementary	Public	K-6	2904 Sixth St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1710	526	24	21.9	91.1%	55 (10.5%)	8 (1.5%)	426 (81.0%)	27 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8.2	5723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.2	5546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	177	3.0		3.0	13.9	11.1	7.6	26.2			14.4	24.2	5.5	1.5	7.9			9.7							$23,931	$21,686	$2,245
Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	364	15	24.2	91.2%	32 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	308 (84.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.1	4581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.7	4896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	315	19.1		19.1	27.3	30.6	32.8	21.8			28.4	37.8	26.9	17.7	17.5			23.9	96.1						$22,045	$20,004	$2,041
Samuel Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-6	3618 Helen Perry Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1690	570	24	23.7	79.3%	62 (10.9%)	5 (0.9%)	417 (73.2%)	73 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	31.5	3839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		25	4364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	525	22.9		22.9	30.8	37.5	53.5	26.1			36.4	36.4	20.0	35.2	16.3			25.9							$23,681	$20,244	$3,437
Virginia Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	1021 Moffett Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1670	643	26	24.6	83.7%	71 (11.0%)	14 (2.2%)	486 (75.6%)	50 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	26.8	4246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		25.8	4295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	49	13.2		13.2	30.4	28.6	36.1	40.4			34.1	32.3	29.8	19.3	21.0			25.5	92.2	95.2	96.1	95.2	93.2	96.1	$21,217	$18,988	$2,229
Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1610	435	22	19.6	48.7%	120 (27.6%)	3 (0.7%)	231 (53.1%)	68 (15.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	53.3	2404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		60.3	2056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	348	24.5	38.8	31.6	37.2	56.0	49.0	60.4	56.3	42.9	50.5	37.2	56.0	28.6	35.4	27.1	28.6	35.5							$26,707	$25,938	$769
Joel J. Hidahl Elementary	Public	K-6	2351 East Redwood Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1650	393	16	24.5	86.0%	26 (6.6%)	7 (1.8%)	334 (85.0%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	24.2	4481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.8	4888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.7%	407	14.1		14.1	26.0	26.2	39.1	28.1			30.2	24.0	33.9	18.8	24.1			25.2	96.7			96.7		96.7	$25,864	$22,294	$3,570
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	43.7	2966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		36.6	3399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	433	19.1		19.1	30.0	50.0	35.6	59.0			42.6	37.1	52.3	20.2	48.4			37.8							$22,589	$19,732	$2,857
Sinclear Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 Hackett Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1680	581	25	23.2	82.6%	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	491 (84.5%)	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35.6	3528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		29.6	3958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	430	18.5		18.5	57.1	31.7	28.4	38.6			38.3	60.0	24.1	18.5	25.3			30.9	98.0						$24,327	$21,050	$3,277
La Rosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1660	516	22	23.5	83.9%	61 (11.8%)	12 (2.3%)	349 (67.6%)	82 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	66.3	1774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.4	2095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	321	49.4		49.4	47.8	53.0	46.2	53.3			49.8	71.2	52.2	38.8	42.6			50.7							$23,029	$20,380	$2,649
Lucas Elementary	Public	K-6	3500 Rose Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	668	25	26.7	77.2%	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	644 (96.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	4762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		25	4363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	399	12.0		12.0	31.9	15.6	28.3	40.9			29.1	27.7	13.3	13.0	24.5			19.6							$17,440	$15,640	$1,800
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Public	K-8	4927 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	503	22	22.9	69.8%	112 (22.3%)	4 (0.8%)	368 (73.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	41.3	3132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		32.2	3768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	636	14.6	36.1	25.9	42.6	37.5	30.9	55.8	47.5	60.0	46.1	54.2	30.6	18.2	41.5	25.0	31.2	32.8							$23,260	$21,058	$2,202

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stanislaus County Office of Education	0.49 mi	7
Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	1.38 mi	1	1441^st
Modesto City Elementary	2.55 mi	26	1210^th
Keyes Union	3.27 mi	3	724^th
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	3.58 mi	1	1022^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.