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Argus High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 1% of California high schools

Summary

Argus High (Continuation) is a 189-student school serving grades 9–12 in Ceres, in the Central Valley, and is part of Ceres Unified. Its clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, 79% of students were chronically absent, compared with 15% in the district and 18% statewide, and 26% on average at seven nearby schools with reported rates.

Test proficiency is very low compared with the district, state, and nearby high schools: in 2025–2026, Argus reported 8% in ELA, 0% in math, and 1% in science. Those results were 42, 38, and 35 percentage points below the state, respectively, and 31, 25, and 27 points below the district. ELA is a relative bright spot: Argus’s result was higher than the reported results at Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard and Teel. Still, across five nearby grades 9–12 schools, average proficiency was 58% in ELA, 19% in math, and 35% in science. Graduation is also behind: Argus’s 79% rate was below the district’s 94% and the state’s 88%.

Some outcomes are improving, though gaps remain. From 2021–2022 to 2025–2026, Argus’s graduation rate rose 17 percentage points to 79%, while its dropout rate fell 20 points to 16%; chronic absenteeism declined 6 points but remains high. ELA rose 6 points from 2024–2025, but was still 5 points below its 2022–2023 result; math remained at 0%. SchoolDigger ranks Argus at the 1st percentile statewide, with 0 stars, in 2025–2026, down from the 4th percentile in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.5, lower than at seven of nine nearby schools with reported ratios. In 2024–2025, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest measure among nearby schools with the same data; California also provides free school meals to all students statewide.

189

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,901

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2555 Lawrence St.
Ceres, CA 95307-0307

(209) 556-1800

District: Ceres Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

White:

6.9%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (16% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg31%

California avg42%

2,105^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Ceres Unified

680^th of 968Ceres Unified among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	2105 of 2137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	2129 of 2162	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2085 of 2159	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2078 of 2170	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1811 of 2123	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1249 of 1290	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1910 of 2133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1718 of 2017	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1878 of 2021	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1610 of 2039	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1566 of 1994	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	1645 of 2426	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.5	1369 of 2354	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1616 of 2367	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.0	1702 of 2281	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1451 of 2238	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.2	1395 of 2117	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.2	1497 of 2063	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	1312 of 1968	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.0	1394 of 1901	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	1443 of 1653	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	1046 of 1085	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	913 of 1064	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	874 of 1044	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	1825 of 1865	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	1887 of 1906	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1884 of 1915	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1794 of 1915	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1612 of 1858	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1594 of 1833	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1523 of 1760	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1851 of 1880	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	1862 of 1900	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1864 of 1902	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1835 of 1917	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1599 of 1861	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1580 of 1814	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1488 of 1742	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	1956 of 1999	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	1979 of 2013	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1925 of 2026	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1924 of 2030	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1666 of 1943	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1070 of 1126	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1732 of 1937	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1584 of 1862	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	1897 of 1932	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	1905 of 1942	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1911 of 1948	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1902 of 1963	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1720 of 1916	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1097 of 1122	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1753 of 1880	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1611 of 1834	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	1191 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	3.8	1191 of 1222	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1103 of 1173	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+64 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-42 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 vs state

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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 5th Grade	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 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 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
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%)	6.6	2112^th of 2137 public high schools	1.2%		12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%	213		4.2				2.9				4.0	0.0	2.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	$45,810	$39,846	$5,964
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
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	94606	Alameda 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%)								(n/a)
Modesto High	Public	9-12	18 H St.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1776	2,292	104	22.0	83.7%	146 (6.4%)	46 (2.0%)	1,767 (77.1%)	168 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	150 (6.5%)	39.5	1289^th of 2137 public high schools	39.7%		43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%	110			8.3	24.2	0.0	19.7					46.2	46.2					21.3	21.3	$26,578	$24,374	$2,204
Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	1100 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 238-1500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	35.3	1369^th of 2137 public high schools	35.9%		35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%	6				24.4		24.2					44.3	44.3					12.8	12.8	$24,410	$22,396	$2,014
Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1325 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Alternative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-8650	651	25	26.4	64.8%	134 (20.6%)	36 (5.5%)	433 (66.5%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)								(n/a)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Argus High (Continuation).

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Students at Argus High (Continuation) are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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Ceres Unified

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