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Ceres High

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Ceres High ranks 787 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

Ceres High is a public high school serving 1,660 students in grades 9–12 in Ceres, California, as part of Ceres Unified. Its strongest current test results are in English language arts (ELA) and science, while math is its main academic concern. The clearest strength is ELA: 63% of students were proficient in 2025–26, well above the state and district rates.

In ELA, Ceres High was 14 percentage points above the state’s 49% and 24 points above the district’s 39%. It ranked second among the four district high schools, behind Whitmore Charter High at 77%, and just ahead of Central Valley High at 62%. Science proficiency was 42%, above the state’s 36% and district’s 29%, and second among district high schools. Math proficiency was 21%—17 points below the state’s 38% and 4 points below the district’s 25%—but it was the highest among the four district high schools.

Results have improved most in science and ELA: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, science rose 20 points, from 22% to 42%, and ELA rose 12 points, from 51% to 63%. Math gained 4 points to 21%, but remains well below the state. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 63rd percentile statewide and gives it 3 stars; it is second among eight nearby schools with rankings, behind Whitmore Charter High at the 70th percentile. Its student-teacher ratio is 22.5, near the middle of nearby schools. The school reported that 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; this is an income measure, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for English Learner Students rose from the 39th percentile in 2022–23 to the 71st in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 51st percentile that year. Graduation was 93% in 2025–26, above the state’s 88% but just below the district’s 94%. Nearby comparisons are not perfectly matched because some schools serve different grade spans or are alternative programs.

1,660

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,538

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg31%

California avg42%

787^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	61.5	787 of 2137	63.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.3	411 of 575	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.4	906 of 1865	51.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.6	507 of 1880	73.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.1	595 of 1999	70.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.7	604 of 1932	68.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.6	479 of 1235	61.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.2	697 of 1132	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Migrant (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)55th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2026)51st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)29th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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

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 787^th of 2137 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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