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Central Valley High

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Central Valley High ranks 857 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Central Valley High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Ceres, CA, with over 2,300 students, and it stands out for its strong graduation rates and consistent improvement despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school is on a clear upward trend, now ranking in the state's top 60% of high schools and earning a 3-star rating. It excels in getting students to graduation, with a 96.5% rate that beats the Ceres Unified district and state averages, and it has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. Academically, students perform notably better in English and Science than peers at both the district and state level, though math remains an area for growth. The school is particularly effective in supporting Hispanic, low-income, and migrant students, and it achieves these strong outcomes while spending less per student than some neighboring schools like Ceres High.

When compared to nearby schools, Central Valley High's graduation rate is higher than similar comprehensive high schools like Peter Johansen High and Modesto High. While charter schools like Whitmore Charter High may have higher rates in some areas, they serve much smaller and less economically disadvantaged populations. Overall, Central Valley High represents a strong and improving option within its district, demonstrating effective support for its students' success.

2,317

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,689

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4033 Central Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307-7507

(209) 556-1900

District: Ceres Unified

Feeder schools for Central Valley High:

Elementary:	Don Pedro Elementary
	Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
	La Rosa Elementary
	Sinclear Elementary
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	Walter White Elementary
	Westport Elementary
Middle:	Blaker-Kinser Junior High
	Cesar Chavez Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

White:

7.3%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (60th 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

California avg41%

857^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	58.7	857 of 2162	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	948 of 2159	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1102 of 2170	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1022 of 2123	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	666 of 1290	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1035 of 2133	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	624 of 2017	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	873 of 2021	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	973 of 2039	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	976 of 1994	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.9	1081 of 2426	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.0	1023 of 2354	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.9	1089 of 2367	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.8	1110 of 2281	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.0	1021 of 2238	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.7	778 of 2117	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.3	816 of 2063	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.9	135 of 1968	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	435 of 585	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	415 of 573	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	442 of 591	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	490 of 581	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	443 of 582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	338 of 581	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	793 of 1161	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	679 of 1117	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.4	206 of 1052	80.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	434 of 1085	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	718 of 1064	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	473 of 1044	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	340 of 467	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	237 of 941	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	140 of 938	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	822 of 1906	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	825 of 1915	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	987 of 1915	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	897 of 1858	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	629 of 1054	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1108 of 1833	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	639 of 1760	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	588 of 1900	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	706 of 1902	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	868 of 1917	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	748 of 1861	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	794 of 1814	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	367 of 1742	78.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	80 of 299	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	693 of 2013	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	703 of 2026	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	932 of 2030	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	847 of 1943	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	503 of 1126	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	853 of 1937	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	402 of 1862	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	767 of 1942	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	968 of 1948	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	1088 of 1963	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1014 of 1916	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	602 of 1122	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	801 of 1880	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	594 of 1834	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	20 of 85	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	53 of 85	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	33 of 74	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	462 of 1252	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	773 of 1216	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1030 of 1197	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	702 of 1155	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	665 of 1173	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	979 of 1193	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	922 of 1204	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	686 of 1222	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	490 of 1173	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2023)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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 Central Valley High

What district is Central Valley High in?

Ceres Unified

What schools feed into Central Valley High?

Central Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Don Pedro Elementary
Elementary : Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
Elementary : La Rosa Elementary
Elementary : Sinclear Elementary
Elementary : Walter White Elementary
Elementary : Westport Elementary
Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High
Middle : Cesar Chavez Junior High

How many students attend Central Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,317 students attended Central Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Central Valley High?

Students at Central Valley High are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian.

Is Central Valley High a good school?

Central Valley High ranks 857^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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