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High Schools in Ceres Unified

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At a glance

DistrictCeres Unified680^th of 968 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

4,262

Students

Top rankedWhitmore Charter High645^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Whitmore Charter High up 342 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Ceres Unified has four high schools serving grades 9–12, with a combined enrollment of 4,262 students, from 96 at Whitmore Charter High to 2,317 at Central Valley High. The clearest area-wide concern is mathematics: the four-school average was 15% proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 38% statewide, and every school was below the state result.

Whitmore stood out in English language arts (ELA) and science, leading with 77% and 50% proficient; those results were 14 and 8 points above the next-highest school in each subject. Ceres High had the group’s top math result at 21%, narrowly ahead of Central Valley by 1 point. At the other end, Argus High (Continuation) was lowest in all three subjects: 8% in ELA, 0% in math, and 1% in science. Its graduation rate was 79%, compared with 88% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 79%, versus 18% statewide.

Average ELA and science results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rising 9 and 6 points, while math was essentially unchanged. Whitmore had the largest gains in ELA and science, up 23 and 17 points, but its math result fell 1 point; it also had the smallest enrollment. SchoolDigger ranked Whitmore at the 70th statewide percentile, compared with the 63rd for Ceres, 60th for Central Valley, and 1st for Argus. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measures were 54% at Whitmore, 87% at Ceres, 87% at Central Valley, and 93% at Argus; these are context, not an explanation of results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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%)	6.9	2105^th of 2137 public high schools	1.5%		7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%	24	0.0		1.2	7.5	7.5	0.0	0.0	$33,901	$31,362	$2,539
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%)	61.5	787^th of 2137 public high schools	63.2%		59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%	41	42.2		42.1	63.0	63.0	21.2	21.2	$22,538	$20,518	$2,020
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%)	68.8	645^th of 2137 public high schools	69.8%		52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%	342	50.0		50.0	77.3	77.3	18.2	18.2	$26,680	$26,670	$10
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%)	58.4	851^st of 2137 public high schools	60.2%		58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%	6	38.6		38.4	61.7	61.7	20.7	20.7	$20,689	$18,878	$1,811

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stanislaus County Office of Education	0.49 mi	7	911^th
Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	1.38 mi	1
Modesto City Elementary	2.55 mi	26	764^th
Keyes Union	3.27 mi	3	409^th
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	3.58 mi	1

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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.

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