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Carroll Fowler Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carroll Fowler Elementary serves 522 students in grades K–6 in Ceres, part of the Ceres Unified area. Its results are mixed: chronic absenteeism has fallen substantially, but academic proficiency remains a concern. In 2025–2026, students’ proficiency was below both district and state levels in ELA, math, and science—the most important finding for families weighing the school’s academic results.

Compared with nearby Ceres Unified K–6 schools, Carroll Fowler is not consistently at the bottom, though its results trail the peer averages. Proficiency was 28% in ELA, 18% in math, and 20% in science, versus peer averages of 32%, 28%, and 22%; the school ranked fifth of nine in ELA, fourth in math, and sixth in science. Math is the clearest concern: fourth-grade math proficiency was 14%, 15 points below the district and 28 below the state, and third-lowest among nine nearby schools. Science is relatively stronger against local peers, although it remains below district and state rates. Chronic absenteeism is a notable bright spot: at 10% in 2025–2026, it was below the district’s 15% and the state’s 18%.

Scores have improved overall since 2022–2023, with gains of 4 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 10 in science, and the gaps with the state have narrowed. However, ELA and math each fell 4 points from their 2024–2025 highs. SchoolDigger ranks Carroll Fowler in the 15th percentile statewide, with one star; four of nine nearby schools with current rankings are lower and five are higher. The school reports that 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and its student-teacher ratio is 24.8. Older SchoolDigger subgroup rankings showed stronger relative results for English Language Learner Students (42nd percentile in 2022–2023 versus 10th overall) and Disabled Students (53rd percentile in 2021–2022 versus 6th overall); these results are not current.

522

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,477

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

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: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

California avg42%

4,960^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Ceres Unified

1036^th of 1,530Ceres 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	18.3	4960 of 5817	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	4750 of 5581	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.6	4184 of 5094	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.8	4632 of 5423	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.7	4738 of 5603	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	2452 of 2927	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	2223 of 2536	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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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%)	18.3	4960^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.1	4588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	372	19.7		19.7	25.8	25.4	29.5	31.3			28.2	24.2	14.1	18.0	15.7			17.9	≥ 98%		$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%)	11.4	5513^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.2	5723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%	210	8.5		8.5	14.3	21.7	16.4	12.5			16.0	36.1	9.7	6.6	7.8			16.7	≥ 99%		$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%)	13.5	5355^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.9%		19.8	4845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%	510	11.9		11.9	10.2	21.7	29.8	28.8			22.3	15.9	19.3	9.6	19.2			15.9	98%	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%)	15.8	5152^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.4%		20.7	4762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%	390	7.6		7.6	17.6	28.7	20.7	26.7			23.4	29.4	23.4	13.0	17.8			20.9	≥ 98%		$17,440	$15,640	$1,800
Aspire Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2036 East Hatch Rd.	Modesto	94606	Alameda 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%)	13.9	5322^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.6	5042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%	280	17.7		17.7	24.5	10.2	21.6				18.8	28.6	16.0	11.8				18.7	95%	0%
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%)	36.8	3449^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.7%		31.5	3839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%	390	22.8		22.8	25.0	35.4	38.0	55.7			38.7	33.8	32.3	26.6	38.6			32.6	97%	0%	$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%)	39.9	3235^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.4%		26.8	4246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%	1011	17.7		17.7	40.0	41.4	34.0	54.2			42.5	45.7	45.0	12.4	31.6			32.9	≥ 99%		$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%)	69.9	1594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.3	1774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%	180	76.9		76.9	52.9	45.2	59.4	53.9			52.9	70.2	47.5	47.7	37.2			50.2	≥ 98%		$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%)	11	5541^st of 5817 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.7	5447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%	94	7.8		7.8	13.6	21.0	11.1	31.5			19.3	22.7	12.9	9.4	11.1			13.4	95%	0%	$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%)	43.5	3015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.3	2404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	611	44.0	39.1	41.7	20.5	28.6	52.0	51.0	45.5	56.5	42.6	31.8	32.7	44.0	28.6	20.5	28.3	31.2	≥ 98%		$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 14.7% 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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