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Walter White Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walter White Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 526 students in the Ceres Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is well below both district and state averages, with fewer than 15% of students proficient in English and fewer than 10% proficient in math. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 27% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Lucas Elementary (8.9%) or Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology (7.1%). This performance gap is notable because Walter White receives more funding per student than several higher-performing schools in the same district.

While other schools in Ceres Unified with similar student demographics, such as Carroll Fowler Elementary and Don Pedro Elementary, perform better, Walter White has experienced a steady academic decline over the past decade. The stark contrast with the high-achieving La Rosa Elementary, also in Ceres, suggests that school-level factors play a critical role in student outcomes.

526

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,931

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2904 Sixth St.
Ceres, CA 95307-3336

(209) 556-1710

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Walter White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

White:

10.5%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,723^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	8.2	5723 of 5857	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5546 of 5869	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5215 of 5859	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5152 of 5883	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5206 of 5789	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4813 of 5662	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	5099 of 5692	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	4657 of 5614	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	4808 of 5611	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	3310 of 5530	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	3294 of 5390	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	3861 of 5377	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	4628 of 5314	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	4239 of 5193	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	4267 of 5113	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4525 of 5113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	4027 of 4818	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.8	3295 of 4822	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.8	3198 of 4809	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.4	2274 of 2585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1612 of 2128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	2733 of 3162	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2458 of 3245	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	2263 of 3311	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	2722 of 3275	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2049 of 3246	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5456 of 5597	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5149 of 5612	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4793 of 5609	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4946 of 5635	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4792 of 5492	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4465 of 5413	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5024 of 5107	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	4941 of 5107	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4573 of 5087	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4482 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4553 of 4963	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4047 of 4830	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5352 of 5460	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5120 of 5517	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4596 of 5363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4037 of 5264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4525 of 5173	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4136 of 5084	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	5514 of 5628	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5393 of 5643	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5180 of 5638	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4828 of 5663	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5086 of 5510	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4792 of 5431	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	2007 of 2651	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2421 of 2834	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	2628 of 2737	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)24th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science3%-30 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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joel J. Hidahl Elementary	Public	K-6	2351 East Redwood Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1650	393	16	24.5	86.0%	26 (6.6%)	7 (1.8%)	334 (85.0%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	24.2	4481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.8	4888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.7%	407	14.1		14.1	26.0	26.2	39.1	28.1			30.2	24.0	33.9	18.8	24.1			25.2	96.7	96.7		96.7	$25,864	$22,294	$3,570
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
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 Walter White Elementary

Is Walter White Elementary a good school?

Walter White Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Walter White Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Walter White Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Walter White Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walter White Elementary?

Students at Walter White Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Walter White Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Junior High
High : Central Valley High

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