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Lucas Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lucas Elementary serves 668 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Ceres, within Ceres Unified. In 2025–26, 23% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math, and 8% in science. Those rates were below both the district’s (39%, 25%, and 29%) and California’s (49%, 38%, and 36%). The most important finding is that proficiency is low across all three subjects, with science the clearest weakness.

Compared with the other nine nearby district schools, Lucas was near the bottom in ELA and in the lower-middle in math: its rates were 10 points below the nearby-school ELA average and 5 points below the math average. Science was the weakest local result too: Lucas was lowest, 18 points below the nearby average. Math is a relative strength—not a high result—because its gaps to the district, state, and nearby schools were smaller than in ELA or science. Attendance is a notable positive: reported chronic absenteeism was 2% in 2025–26, compared with 15% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Results have worsened relative to the state over the four years shown. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell 10 points and science fell 19, while math edged up 1 point; the state gap widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also fell from the 26th percentile in 2023–24 to the 11th percentile in 2025–26, when Lucas received 1 star. Lucas had the largest enrollment among nearby schools and the highest student-teacher ratio, 26.7:1 in 2024–25 versus their 23.4:1 average. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 77% that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking is a relative bright spot for Special Education Students: the group ranked at the 43rd percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 11th percentile. For English Language Learner Students, the ranking declined from the 48th percentile in 2021–22 to the 29th percentile in 2023–24.

668

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,440

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

3500 Rose Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307-3865

(209) 556-1500

District: Ceres Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2017 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

California avg42%

5,152^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary 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	15.8	5152 of 5817	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	4762 of 5857	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4363 of 5869	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3984 of 5859	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3786 of 5883	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3551 of 5789	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	3165 of 5662	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.8	4878 of 5692	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	2252 of 3162	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1851 of 3245	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1708 of 3311	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	869 of 3275	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	718 of 3246	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	4952 of 5581	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	4855 of 5597	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4388 of 5612	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3895 of 5609	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3806 of 5635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3497 of 5492	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3281 of 5413	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	4345 of 5094	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	3942 of 5107	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3454 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2961 of 5087	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2826 of 5084	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2768 of 4963	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2333 of 4830	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	4829 of 5423	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	4529 of 5460	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3950 of 5517	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3214 of 5363	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2767 of 5264	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2850 of 5173	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2377 of 5084	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	4883 of 5603	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	4210 of 5628	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	4045 of 5643	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3800 of 5638	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3495 of 5663	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3376 of 5510	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2920 of 5431	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	1664 of 2927	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science8%-28 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)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	15.8	5152^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.4%		20.7	4762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%	390	7.6		7.6	17.6	28.7	20.7	26.7			23.4	29.4	23.4	13.0	17.8			20.9	≥ 98%		$17,440	$15,640	$1,800
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%)	43.5	3015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.3	2404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	611	44.0	39.1	41.7	20.5	28.6	52.0	51.0	45.5	56.5	42.6	31.8	32.7	44.0	28.6	20.5	28.3	31.2	≥ 98%		$26,707	$25,938	$769
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%)	11.4	5513^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.2	5723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%	210	8.5		8.5	14.3	21.7	16.4	12.5			16.0	36.1	9.7	6.6	7.8			16.7	≥ 99%		$23,931	$21,686	$2,245
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%)	11	5541^st of 5817 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.7	5447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%	94	7.8		7.8	13.6	21.0	11.1	31.5			19.3	22.7	12.9	9.4	11.1			13.4	95%	0%	$23,877	$20,356	$3,521
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%)	18.3	4960^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.1	4588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	372	19.7		19.7	25.8	25.4	29.5	31.3			28.2	24.2	14.1	18.0	15.7			17.9	≥ 98%		$21,477	$19,590	$1,887
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%)	69.9	1594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.3	1774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%	180	76.9		76.9	52.9	45.2	59.4	53.9			52.9	70.2	47.5	47.7	37.2			50.2	≥ 98%		$23,029	$20,380	$2,649
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%)	24.3	4439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.7%		24.2	4481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%	42	13.9		13.9	31.9	36.0	23.1	42.9			33.3	21.3	32.0	15.4	22.2			22.2	97%	0%	$25,864	$22,294	$3,570
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%)	36.8	3449^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.7%		31.5	3839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%	390	22.8		22.8	25.0	35.4	38.0	55.7			38.7	33.8	32.3	26.6	38.6			32.6	97%	0%	$23,681	$20,244	$3,437
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%)	13.5	5355^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.9%		19.8	4845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%	510	11.9		11.9	10.2	21.7	29.8	28.8			22.3	15.9	19.3	9.6	19.2			15.9	98%	0%	$19,159	$17,278	$1,881
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%)	31	3905^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.9%		41.3	3132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%	773	16.1	44.2	29.6	23.4	50.9	39.3	34.6	56.9	57.7	44.1	31.9	35.1	26.8	15.7	24.0	42.3	29.4	≥ 98%		$23,260	$21,058	$2,202

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucas Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucas Elementary?

Students at Lucas Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Lucas Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Lucas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Lucas Elementary.

Is Lucas Elementary a good school?

Lucas Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California elementary schools.

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