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Ceres High

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Ceres High ranks 828 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Ceres High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,660 students in grades 9-12 within the Ceres Unified district, and it has shown impressive, consistent improvement in recent years, now ranking in the 62nd percentile among all California high schools.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly in English Language Arts, where its 60% proficiency rate significantly outperforms the state average and nearby schools like Modesto High. It also boasts a strong 94% graduation rate and a low dropout rate, keeping more students on track to graduate than many surrounding schools. Notably, attendance has dramatically improved, with chronic absenteeism dropping to well below the state average, a stark contrast to higher rates in some Modesto City High schools. While smaller charter options like Whitmore Charter High post exceptional numbers, Ceres High achieves its strong outcomes while serving a much larger and more economically challenged student population.

Areas for growth are clear, most notably in mathematics, where proficiency is significantly lower than in English, a pattern also seen at its sister school, Central Valley High. Performance for students in special education programs has also declined and needs attention. Overall, Ceres High represents a compelling story of a school effectively supporting its students toward graduation and academic success in core subjects, demonstrating that strong outcomes are achievable within a large, comprehensive high school setting.

1,660

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,538

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2320 Central Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307-2502

(209) 556-1920

District: Ceres Unified

Feeder schools for Ceres High:

Elementary:	Carroll Fowler Elementary
	Caswell Elementary
	M. Robert Adkison Elementary
	Samuel Vaughn Elementary
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	Virginia Parks Elementary
Middle:	Mae Hensley Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

White:

11.2%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ceres Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

California avg41%

828^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High 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	59.8	828 of 2162	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	1066 of 2159	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	1035 of 2170	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1280 of 2123	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	741 of 1290	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1028 of 2133	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	682 of 2017	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	1002 of 2021	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	977 of 2039	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	650 of 1994	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.4	860 of 2426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	678 of 2354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	58.0	583 of 2367	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	56.2	592 of 2281	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	51.6	700 of 2238	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.5	613 of 2117	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	56.8	515 of 2063	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	53.1	593 of 1968	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	491 of 1901	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	51.2	470 of 1653	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.4	245 of 522	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	400 of 585	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	446 of 573	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	438 of 591	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	540 of 581	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	558 of 582	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	555 of 581	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.4	787 of 1161	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	148 of 555	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	677 of 1117	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	859 of 1052	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	314 of 1085	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.3	649 of 1064	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	537 of 1044	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	454 of 467	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	736 of 941	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	342 of 938	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	756 of 1906	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	976 of 1915	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	946 of 1915	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	1180 of 1858	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	676 of 1054	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1044 of 1833	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	680 of 1760	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	532 of 1900	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	873 of 1902	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	817 of 1917	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1061 of 1861	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	659 of 1814	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	383 of 1742	78.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	134 of 299	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	627 of 2013	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	937 of 2026	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	813 of 2030	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1098 of 1943	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	647 of 1126	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	782 of 1937	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	510 of 1862	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	786 of 1942	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	1027 of 1948	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1000 of 1963	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1191 of 1916	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	669 of 1122	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	904 of 1880	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	662 of 1834	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	24 of 85	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	25 of 85	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	941 of 1252	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	768 of 1216	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	634 of 1197	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	724 of 1155	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	669 of 1173	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	795 of 1193	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	876 of 1204	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	906 of 1222	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	568 of 1173	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Migrant (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)55th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2022)53rd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-16 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)					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 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 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 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
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%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6				60.1	60.1				21.3	21.3	$22,538	$20,518	$2,020
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%)	7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	2085^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	44			1.8		3.3				1.8	1.8				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%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0			4.2	11.1	6.3			0.0	5.6	2.1	$45,810	$39,846	$5,964
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%)	58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		52.2	948^th of 2159 public high schools	56.1%	91			35.3		35.2				59.6	59.6				19.9	19.9	$20,689	$18,878	$1,811
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%)	52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		59.6	777^th of 2159 public high schools	64.0%	210			30.8		33.3				53.9	53.9				19.2	19.2	$26,680	$26,670	$10
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus 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%)	61.7	772^nd of 2162 public high schools	64.3%		56.8	840^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	68	9.1			41.9	18.3	26.5	21.9	21.8	59.7	29.3	12.0	13.8	7.3	16.4	12.0
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%)	43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%		35.1	1367^th of 2159 public high schools	36.7%	188		8.4	28.9		22.7				45.3	45.3				19.9	19.9	$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)
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)				0.0	0.0
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%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256		11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5				43.0	43.0				13.1	13.1	$24,410	$22,396	$2,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Ceres High

What district is Ceres High in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Ceres High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,660 students attended Ceres High.

Is Ceres High a good school?

Ceres High ranks 828^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ceres High?

Students at Ceres High are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Ceres High?

Ceres High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carroll Fowler Elementary
Elementary : Caswell Elementary
Elementary : M. Robert Adkison Elementary
Elementary : Samuel Vaughn Elementary
Elementary : Virginia Parks Elementary
Middle : Mae Hensley Junior High

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