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Blaker-Kinser Junior High

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Blaker-Kinser Junior High ranks 1532 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Blaker-Kinser Junior High is a public school in the Ceres Unified School District serving about 600 students in grades 7 and 8, and it stands out for making impressive academic gains in recent years despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school is a clear leader within its own district, especially in English and science. It has the strongest upward trend and outperforms other Ceres junior highs like Cesar Chavez Junior High and Mae Hensley Junior High in these subjects. It also does an excellent job supporting English learners and has significantly reduced chronic student absences. However, math is a major area for improvement, as proficiency is low here and across all Ceres Unified junior highs.

When compared to some higher-performing middle schools in neighboring districts, such as Daniel J. Savage Middle in Sylvan Union Elementary or Emilie J. Ross Middle in Hughson Unified, Blaker-Kinser's overall scores are lower. It's important to note that the school achieves its solid results efficiently, spending less per student than some nearby schools like Roosevelt Junior High in Modesto City Elementary while getting better academic outcomes.

603

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,139

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Kinser Rd.
Ceres, CA 95307-0307

(209) 556-1810

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Blaker-Kinser Junior High usually attend:

High:

Central Valley High

Feeder schools for Blaker-Kinser Junior High:

Elementary:	Don Pedro Elementary
	Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
	Sinclear Elementary
	Westport Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,532^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	38.6	1532 of 2761	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1683 of 2783	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1896 of 2781	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2208 of 2740	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2269 of 2715	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1848 of 2480	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	1772 of 2508	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1711 of 2497	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	1662 of 2477	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.2	2052 of 2379	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	1824 of 2259	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	1826 of 2236	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1754 of 2179	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1484 of 2063	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	1392 of 2005	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1498 of 1999	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	1236 of 1804	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	777 of 1777	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.9	773 of 1769	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	509 of 743	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	571 of 715	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	739 of 1531	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	1452 of 1491	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	869 of 1369	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	784 of 1478	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	733 of 1521	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1057 of 1540	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1354 of 1442	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	875 of 1364	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1402 of 2533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1479 of 2551	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1560 of 2531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2153 of 2509	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1952 of 2380	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1727 of 2262	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1120 of 2395	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1293 of 2388	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1598 of 2374	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1769 of 2359	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1794 of 2213	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1389 of 2072	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	250 of 320	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1164 of 2542	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1329 of 2579	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1404 of 2531	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1752 of 2458	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1941 of 2369	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1534 of 2230	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1481 of 2534	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1657 of 2552	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1908 of 2538	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1941 of 2527	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2137 of 2407	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1713 of 2273	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	55 of 94	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	975 of 1566	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1342 of 1552	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	852 of 1531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1079 of 1520	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1204 of 1537	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	844 of 1543	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1459 of 1555	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1508 of 1602	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1402 of 1496	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+32 vs school

Migrant (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2023)22nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	603	28	21.4	90.4%	48 (8.0%)	8 (1.3%)	520 (86.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	38.6	1532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		33.6	1683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	39.5%	151	28.0	28.0		50.0	45.6	47.7		17.2	15.1	16.1	$24,139	$21,920	$2,219
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		26.3	1986^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	47	15.2	15.2		35.5	39.0	37.2		18.7	17.4	18.1	$20,694	$18,950	$1,744
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		29.4	1838^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	3	16.5	16.5		39.6	37.9	38.8		24.9	16.1	20.6	$23,228	$20,816	$2,412
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		18.1	2340^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.9%	227	14.6	14.6		27.0	28.6	27.9		22.4	20.7	21.5	$26,976	$24,536	$2,440
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$25,664	$23,438	$2,226
Mark Twain Junior High	Public	7-8	707 Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1918	658	30	21.5	93.6%	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	540 (82.1%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.9%)	19.9	2228^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.3%		18.9	2304^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	76	11.4	11.4		30.9	29.7	30.3		14.0	18.1	16.1	$25,836	$23,214	$2,622
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312	26.8	26.8	21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6	18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340	21.7	21.7		50.0	47.4	48.7		20.3	18.8	19.6	$1,651	$338	$1,313
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$24,010	$21,852	$2,158
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145	27.9	27.9	51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9	41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$20,931	$20,262	$669

Frequently Asked Questions about Blaker-Kinser Junior High

What high school do graduates of Blaker-Kinser Junior High attend?

Students who attend Blaker-Kinser Junior High usually go on to attend Central Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Blaker-Kinser Junior High?

Students at Blaker-Kinser Junior High are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Blaker-Kinser Junior High in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Blaker-Kinser Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Blaker-Kinser Junior High.

Is Blaker-Kinser Junior High a good school?

Blaker-Kinser Junior High ranks 1532^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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