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Carroll Fowler Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carroll Fowler Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 522 students in the Ceres Unified School District, located in a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages; however, it is important to note that Carroll Fowler Elementary performs better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Walter White Elementary and Don Pedro Elementary. The school has shown a remarkable strength in dramatically improving student attendance, now boasting one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area, which is a strong foundation for future learning.

While the school's statewide ranking has been low, it has shown recent improvement from its lowest point. A key finding is the dramatic variation within the same district, as seen with the high-performing La Rosa Elementary, which serves a similar community but achieves much higher test scores, demonstrating that effective school practices can lead to different outcomes. This suggests Carroll Fowler has potential pathways for growth by learning from successful peers close by.

522

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,477

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2611 Garrison St.
Ceres, CA 95307-2736

(209) 556-1640

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Carroll Fowler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mae Hensley Junior High
High:	Ceres High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

15.7%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,588^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Ceres Unified

1045^th of 1,543Ceres 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
2025	23.1	4588 of 5857	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4887 of 5869	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5278 of 5859	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5503 of 5883	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5530 of 5789	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5277 of 5662	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	5325 of 5692	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	5031 of 5614	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	4908 of 5611	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	3115 of 5530	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	3005 of 5390	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	2790 of 5377	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	2906 of 5314	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.0	3305 of 5193	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.4	2814 of 5113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	3367 of 5113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.2	3785 of 4818	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	3629 of 4822	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3589 of 4809	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	1052 of 2227	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	1252 of 2128	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	2301 of 3162	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1891 of 3245	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2511 of 3311	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3165 of 3275	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	2695 of 3246	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4000 of 5597	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4760 of 5612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5278 of 5609	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5293 of 5635	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5263 of 5492	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	5117 of 5413	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3695 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3892 of 5107	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4468 of 5087	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4686 of 5084	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4748 of 4963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4499 of 4830	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4155 of 5460	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4448 of 5517	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4841 of 5363	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4760 of 5264	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4891 of 5173	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4625 of 5084	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4746 of 5628	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4612 of 5643	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4793 of 5638	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5253 of 5663	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5226 of 5510	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4975 of 5431	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2192 of 2598	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2491 of 2651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2572 of 2661	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2563 of 2726	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	2802 of 2834	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2614 of 2737	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+46 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
Aspire Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2036 East Hatch Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 538-8082	355	16	21.8	72.7%	26 (7.3%)	14 (3.9%)	243 (68.5%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.7%)	17.6	5042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.8	5228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	186	23.6		23.6	11.8	11.9	38.2				20.6	19.6	11.5	21.8				17.4	97.3				97.3
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carroll Fowler Elementary

Is Carroll Fowler Elementary a good school?

Carroll Fowler Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carroll Fowler Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Carroll Fowler Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carroll Fowler Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carroll Fowler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mae Hensley Junior High
High : Ceres High

What is the racial makeup of Carroll Fowler Elementary?

Students at Carroll Fowler Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Carroll Fowler Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

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