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La Rosa Elementary

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La Rosa Elementary ranks 1774 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Rosa Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 516 students in the Ceres Unified School District, and it stands out as a consistently improving school that excels academically while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, especially in mathematics and science, where student proficiency rates are more than double the district average and significantly above the state average. This success is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools like Don Pedro Elementary, Caswell Elementary, and Walter White Elementary, which have much lower proficiency rates. La Rosa also achieves these strong results very effectively, spending less per student than some neighboring schools while getting better outcomes.

La Rosa has shown remarkable success in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the top percentiles statewide for these populations. The school has also made a strong recovery from pandemic-era challenges, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism. While a nearby option like Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology has lower absenteeism, La Rosa achieves comparable or better academic results while serving a student population with a much higher rate of economic disadvantage.

516

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,149

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Eastgate Blvd.
Ceres, CA 95307-5053

(209) 556-1660

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend La Rosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

Asian:

15.9%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ceres Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,774^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	66.3	1774 of 5857	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	2095 of 5869	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2430 of 5859	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2790 of 5883	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2444 of 5789	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1945 of 5662	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	2891 of 5692	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	3106 of 5614	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	3189 of 5611	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	3079 of 5530	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	2831 of 5390	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3249 of 5377	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	2962 of 5314	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.8	3057 of 5193	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3446 of 5113	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	2526 of 5113	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	894 of 1203	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	909 of 1205	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	916 of 1190	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	893 of 1154	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	769 of 1149	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	598 of 1071	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	237 of 3162	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	550 of 3245	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	707 of 3311	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	1044 of 3275	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	361 of 3246	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1750 of 5597	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2512 of 5612	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2724 of 5609	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	3156 of 5635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2418 of 5492	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1883 of 5413	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1133 of 5107	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1372 of 5107	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	1931 of 5087	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2218 of 5084	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	1908 of 4963	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	1206 of 4830	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	804 of 5460	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	1479 of 5517	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	1675 of 5363	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1907 of 5264	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	1757 of 5173	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	977 of 5084	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1753 of 5628	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	1602 of 5643	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	2024 of 5638	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2319 of 5663	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2283 of 5510	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1917 of 5431	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1132 of 2847	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1889 of 2651	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2472 of 2834	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	2057 of 2737	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)29th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science49%+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)							% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Rosa Elementary

How many students attend La Rosa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended La Rosa Elementary.

What district is La Rosa Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

What is the racial makeup of La Rosa Elementary?

Students at La Rosa Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is La Rosa Elementary a good school?

La Rosa Elementary ranks 1774^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of La Rosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Rosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Junior High
High : Central Valley High

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