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Cesar Chavez Junior High

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Cesar Chavez Junior High ranks 1831 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Junior High serves 685 students in grades 7–8 in Ceres, California, among a group of nearby middle and junior high schools. Its 2025–26 Smarter Balanced scores were close to the Ceres Unified averages in English language arts (ELA) and math, but all three subject scores were below state rates. The clearest concern is science: it is the school’s weakest subject compared with the state, its district, and nearby schools.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools, Cesar Chavez ranked seventh in ELA and math and eighth in science. Its scores were 38% in ELA, 23% in math, and 22% in science, versus nearby-school averages of 40%, 26%, and 25%. The school was close to district results in ELA and math—about 1 and 2 points lower—but its science score was 7 points below the district. It was also 11 points below the state in ELA, 15 in math, and 14 in science. Attendance is a relative bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 13% in 2025–26, the second-lowest rate among nearby schools with data, compared with 15% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Scores have improved overall since 2022–23: ELA rose 11 points, math 11 points, and science 9 points, narrowing the school’s gaps with the state. The latest year was mixed: ELA slipped by about 1 point, while math rose 3 points and science 5. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 33rd percentile statewide, with 2 stars, up 15 percentile points from 2021–22 but still below six of the 10 nearby schools. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.8, the third-highest locally, and 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner students was notably higher: the 74th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 34th percentile that year. For Migrant students, its ranking was at the 96th percentile in 2024–25, versus an overall 34th percentile; that result is available for only one year.

685

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,228

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2701 Eastgate Blvd.
Ceres, CA 95307-5054

(209) 556-1830

District: Ceres Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Junior High usually attend:

High:

Central Valley High

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez Junior High:

Elementary:	La Rosa Elementary
	Samuel Vaughn Elementary
	Virginia Parks Elementary
	Walter White Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

Asian:

9.8%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,831^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Ceres Unified

1036^th of 1,530Ceres 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
2026	30.1	1831 of 2740	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1835 of 2761	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1838 of 2783	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2236 of 2781	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2248 of 2740	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2046 of 2715	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1900 of 2480	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	1671 of 2508	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	1566 of 2497	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	1425 of 2477	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1757 of 2379	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	633 of 777	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	622 of 739	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	662 of 743	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	635 of 715	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	671 of 733	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	696 of 745	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	655 of 700	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1461 of 1531	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1222 of 1491	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1179 of 1369	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	382 of 1478	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	861 of 1521	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	987 of 1540	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	850 of 1442	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1292 of 1364	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1879 of 2516	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1756 of 2533	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1730 of 2551	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2041 of 2531	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2065 of 2509	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1808 of 2380	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1731 of 2262	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1494 of 2357	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	1464 of 2395	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1438 of 2388	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1953 of 2374	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1965 of 2359	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1694 of 2213	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1554 of 2072	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1670 of 2529	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	1457 of 2542	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1554 of 2579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1953 of 2531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1924 of 2458	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1546 of 2369	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1659 of 2230	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1526 of 2514	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	1659 of 2534	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1710 of 2552	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2073 of 2538	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2091 of 2527	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1955 of 2407	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1847 of 2273	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	4 of 95	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1033 of 1605	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1021 of 1566	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1163 of 1552	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	811 of 1531	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1279 of 1490	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1269 of 1520	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1383 of 1537	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1382 of 1543	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1471 of 1555	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1366 of 1602	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1372 of 1496	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)96th percentile+62 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	30.1	1831^st of 2740 public middle schools	33.2%		29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%	4	21.9	21.9		36.5	39.9	38.2		23.1	23.7	23.4	$23,228	$20,816	$2,412
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%)	32.5	1738^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.6%		26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%	201	23.7	23.7		44.6	29.6	36.8		29.4	24.3	26.7	$20,694	$18,950	$1,744
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%)	44.4	1348^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.8%		38.6	1532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%	184	37.9	37.9		43.7	50.7	47.2		24.4	24.5	24.4	$24,139	$21,920	$2,219
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%)	22.6	2100^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.4%		37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%	540	14.5	14.5	30.5	26.4	40.8	32.6	24.7	16.7	15.6	19.1	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	5-8	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%)	38.4	1550^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.4%		38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%	22	23.6	23.6		51.7	45.6	48.7		24.8	20.2	22.5	$1,651	$338	$1,313
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.3	1241^st of 2740 public middle schools	54.7%		47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		37.8	37.8	28.9	54.4	50.0	44.5	20.5	36.3	40.5	32.5	$23,718	$21,404	$2,314
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%)	27.6	1928^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.6%		35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%	292	21.8	21.8		33.5	35.2	34.3		21.1	26.2	23.6	$25,664	$23,438	$2,226
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%)	21.9	2135^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.1%		22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%	22	22.2	22.2		25.2	29.7	27.4		17.7	23.8	20.7	$26,976	$24,536	$2,440
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95350	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%)	56.8	1005^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.3%		54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%	62	29.3	29.3	57.7	48.3	50.8	52.1	51.9	37.0	31.5	39.7	$20,931	$20,262	$669
Turlock Junior High	Public	6-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3550	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	37.9	1561^st of 2740 public middle schools	43.0%		41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%	108	27.1	27.1		37.7	42.5	40.1		32.0	27.0	29.5	$16,041	$15,260	$781

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Junior High

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Cesar Chavez Junior High.

What district is Cesar Chavez Junior High in?

Ceres Unified

What high school do graduates of Cesar Chavez Junior High attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Junior High usually go on to attend Central Valley High

Is Cesar Chavez Junior High a good school?

Cesar Chavez Junior High ranks 1831^st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Junior High?

Students at Cesar Chavez Junior High are 80% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% African American.

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