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Samuel Vaughn Elementary

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Samuel Vaughn Elementary ranks 3839 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Samuel Vaughn Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 570 students in the Ceres Unified School District, operating in a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school shows a mix of strengths and areas for growth; its statewide ranking has recently improved, and it performs competitively within the district, especially in mathematics where it beats the district average. The school manages student attendance exceptionally well, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than both the district and state averages, which is a significant strength. However, performance can vary widely between different grade levels, and support for English Language Learners has been inconsistent in recent years.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that La Rosa Elementary, located less than a mile away with a very similar student population, achieves higher test scores, showing that different school practices can lead to different outcomes. While Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology spends less per student, Samuel Vaughn matches its strong attendance record despite serving a community with greater need. The school's recent upward trend in rankings is a positive sign that current efforts may be starting to show results.

570

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,906

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3618 Helen Perry Rd.
Ceres, CA 95307-7456

(209) 556-1690

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Samuel Vaughn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Junior High
High:	Ceres High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.2%

Asian:

12.8%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,839^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	31.5	3839 of 5857	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4364 of 5869	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4379 of 5859	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4084 of 5883	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3678 of 5789	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3281 of 5662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	3153 of 5692	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	2697 of 5614	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	2447 of 5611	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	2255 of 5530	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.1	2941 of 5390	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	2751 of 5377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	2538 of 5314	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.8	3009 of 5193	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	2861 of 5113	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	2470 of 5113	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.3	2308 of 4818	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.7	2162 of 4822	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.4	2185 of 4809	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1033 of 1203	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1164 of 1205	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1058 of 1154	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	991 of 1149	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	937 of 1071	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.3	979 of 2227	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	1887 of 3162	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1546 of 3245	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	2610 of 3311	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2831 of 3275	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.4	958 of 3246	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3736 of 5597	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4558 of 5612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4240 of 5609	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4414 of 5635	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3853 of 5492	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3251 of 5413	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3091 of 5107	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3448 of 5107	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3698 of 5087	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	2934 of 5084	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2811 of 4963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2451 of 4830	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2721 of 5460	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	3833 of 5517	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3785 of 5363	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3503 of 5264	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3151 of 5173	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2425 of 5084	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3593 of 5628	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3884 of 5643	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4084 of 5638	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3461 of 5663	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3230 of 5510	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3150 of 5431	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1438 of 2847	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1805 of 2635	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.2	2524 of 2651	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2499 of 2661	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2555 of 2726	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	2258 of 2834	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	2194 of 2737	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science23%-10 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 (2024)
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	% 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
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							$18,906	$3,322	$15,584
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							$18,149	$2,717	$15,432
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							$18,323	$2,541	$15,782
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							$13,134	$1,689	$11,445
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							$16,050	$2,054	$13,996
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							$19,109	$3,092	$16,017
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	$18,213	$2,828	$15,385
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							$16,878	$2,248	$14,630
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		$21,541	$2,662	$18,879
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		$20,297	$4,019	$16,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Vaughn Elementary

What schools do graduates of Samuel Vaughn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Samuel Vaughn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Junior High
High : Ceres High

What is the racial makeup of Samuel Vaughn Elementary?

Students at Samuel Vaughn Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Samuel Vaughn Elementary a good school?

Samuel Vaughn Elementary ranks 3839^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Samuel Vaughn Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Samuel Vaughn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Samuel Vaughn Elementary.

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