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Joel J. Hidahl Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joel J. Hidahl Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 393 students in the Ceres Unified School District, which has experienced a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade to its current 1-star rating.

The school presents a mixed picture, with significant strengths in specific areas alongside overall academic challenges. It shows notable effectiveness with English Language Learner students and has strengths in 4th-grade math and 5th-grade English. However, overall proficiency in core subjects is below state averages, with science being a particular area of concern. Interestingly, the school has the highest per-student spending among nearby elementary schools in the district, yet this has not translated to correspondingly high academic results. For comparison, La Rosa Elementary in the same district achieves much stronger results with less funding, while Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology also outperforms it academically.

Parents should note that chronic absenteeism has improved significantly and is now below average, though this has not yet boosted overall test scores. The school's performance is in the lower-middle tier among Ceres Unified schools, performing better than the lowest-ranked schools like Walter White Elementary but well below top performers. The wide variation in performance among schools in the same district with similar demographics suggests there may be opportunities to learn from more successful models nearby.

393

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,492

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2351 East Redwood Rd.
Ceres, CA 95307-5052

(209) 556-1650

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Joel J. Hidahl Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

6.6%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,481^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	24.2	4481 of 5857	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4888 of 5869	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4698 of 5859	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4489 of 5883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4505 of 5789	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3481 of 5662	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	3612 of 5692	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	3396 of 5614	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	3090 of 5611	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	3024 of 5530	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	2907 of 5390	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	2471 of 5377	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	2736 of 5314	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	2978 of 5193	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.5	3788 of 5113	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	3690 of 5113	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1358 of 3162	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1507 of 3245	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	1427 of 3311	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	1821 of 3275	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	550 of 3246	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4133 of 5597	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4679 of 5612	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4951 of 5609	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4097 of 5635	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4345 of 5492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3613 of 5413	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3518 of 5107	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3793 of 5107	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3827 of 5087	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3546 of 5084	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3443 of 4963	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2726 of 4830	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	4002 of 5460	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4317 of 5517	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4046 of 5363	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3580 of 5264	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3729 of 5173	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2501 of 5084	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4469 of 5628	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4679 of 5643	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3764 of 5638	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4494 of 5663	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4258 of 5510	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3194 of 5431	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$20,492	$4,036	$16,456
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Public	K-8	4927 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	503	22	22.9	69.8%	112 (22.3%)	4 (0.8%)	368 (73.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	41.3	3132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		32.2	3768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	636	14.6	36.1	25.9	42.6	37.5	30.9	55.8	47.5	60.0	46.1	54.2	30.6	18.2	41.5	25.0	31.2	32.8					$17,977	$2,162	$15,815
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
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
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
Sinclear Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 Hackett Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1680	581	25	23.2	82.6%	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	491 (84.5%)	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35.6	3528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		29.6	3958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	430	18.5		18.5	57.1	31.7	28.4	38.6			38.3	60.0	24.1	18.5	25.3			30.9	98.0				$19,833	$3,969	$15,864
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joel J. Hidahl Elementary

What district is Joel J. Hidahl Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

What schools do graduates of Joel J. Hidahl Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joel J. Hidahl Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High : Central Valley High

Is Joel J. Hidahl Elementary a good school?

Joel J. Hidahl Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Joel J. Hidahl Elementary?

Students at Joel J. Hidahl Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Joel J. Hidahl Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Joel J. Hidahl Elementary.

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