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Caswell Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4845^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Caswell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 653 students in the Ceres Unified School District, a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school's academic performance is below average, with only about 28% of students proficient in English and 22% in math, which is lower than most other elementary schools in the district like M. Robert Adkison Elementary and Sinclear Elementary. Science scores are a particular concern, with less than 7% of students proficient. However, the school has shown a major strength in dramatically improving student attendance, now boasting a better attendance rate than both the district and state averages, and outperforming nearby schools such as Walter White Elementary and Don Pedro Elementary.

Interestingly, Caswell spends less per student than other similar schools in the area but performs better academically than some that spend more, like Walter White. It also shows a notable ability to support its English Language Learner students. While the school has been on a slow but steady path of improvement over several years, the fact that better attendance hasn't yet led to higher test scores indicates a focus is needed on the quality of classroom instruction to help students make greater academic gains.

653

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,159

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 North Central Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307-1807

(209) 556-1620

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Caswell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mae Hensley Junior High
High:	Ceres High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

2.1%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,845^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	19.8	4845 of 5857	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4764 of 5869	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	5010 of 5859	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4955 of 5883	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	5707 of 5789	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5337 of 5662	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	4741 of 5692	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	4683 of 5614	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4635 of 5611	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	4288 of 5530	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	4155 of 5390	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3707 of 5377	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	17.8	4724 of 5314	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	4551 of 5193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	4610 of 5113	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4740 of 5113	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	4431 of 4818	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	4107 of 4822	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	3682 of 4809	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	963 of 3162	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	1454 of 3245	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1997 of 3311	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2968 of 3275	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	2400 of 3246	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4803 of 5597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4428 of 5612	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5034 of 5609	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4754 of 5635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	5429 of 5492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	5250 of 5413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	3884 of 5107	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3839 of 5107	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4068 of 5087	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3951 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	4907 of 4963	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4526 of 4830	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4439 of 5460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4457 of 5517	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4335 of 5363	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4122 of 5264	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5104 of 5173	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4734 of 5084	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4551 of 5628	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4661 of 5643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4514 of 5638	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4723 of 5663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	5451 of 5510	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4816 of 5431	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	44 of 78	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+51 vs school

Migrant (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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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	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 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 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 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
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
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
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
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Caswell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Caswell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caswell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mae Hensley Junior High
High : Ceres High

How many students attend Caswell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Caswell Elementary.

What district is Caswell Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

What is the racial makeup of Caswell Elementary?

Students at Caswell Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

Is Caswell Elementary a good school?

Caswell Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.3% of California elementary schools.

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