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Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary ranks 3132 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary is a K-8 school serving 503 students in the Ceres Unified district, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory, now ranking in the top half of all California schools after significant post-pandemic improvement.

The school excels in several key areas compared to its neighbors: its students have much better attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5% that is far lower than schools like Walter White Elementary (27.8%) or Aspire Summit Charter Academy (30.9%). Academically, Beaver consistently outperforms the district average, especially in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and shows unusual strength in supporting students as they get older, with 6th and 8th graders performing particularly well. While nearby La Rosa Elementary achieves higher test scores, Beaver's solid performance is notable given its student population and the fact that it spends less per student than some immediate neighbors like Joel J. Hidahl Elementary.

Overall, Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary represents a success story within its district, demonstrating that effective school-level programs and culture can lead to strong student engagement and academic growth. Its steady climb from the bottom third of state rankings to the 47th percentile shows a committed recovery, making it a consistently improving choice for families in the Ceres area.

503

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,977

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4927 Central Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307

(209) 556-1500

District: Ceres Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.2%

White:

22.3%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2017 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,132^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 43% (2017) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

966^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2018

From top 29% (2018) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3132 of 5857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3768 of 5869	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3830 of 5859	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3763 of 5883	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2373 of 5789	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	2003 of 5662	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.5	3272 of 5692	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	3019 of 3162	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1741 of 3245	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	2787 of 3311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3150 of 5597	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3704 of 5612	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3709 of 5609	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3514 of 5635	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1864 of 5492	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	1683 of 5413	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2621 of 5107	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3231 of 5107	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3503 of 5087	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3558 of 5084	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1593 of 4963	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	1337 of 4830	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3067 of 5460	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3842 of 5517	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3431 of 5363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3500 of 5264	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	2087 of 5173	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	1428 of 5084	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2862 of 5628	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3498 of 5643	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3711 of 5638	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3732 of 5663	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2585 of 5510	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	2195 of 5431	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1844 of 2598	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2158 of 2651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1959 of 2661	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	2101 of 2726	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	966 of 2761	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1465 of 2783	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	1232 of 2781	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1340 of 2740	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	704 of 2715	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	728 of 2480	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	756 of 1478	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1207 of 1521	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.6	224 of 1364	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	776 of 2533	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1443 of 2551	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1174 of 2531	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1189 of 2509	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	715 of 2380	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	1126 of 2262	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	727 of 2395	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	929 of 2388	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	786 of 2374	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	957 of 2359	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	581 of 2213	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	425 of 2072	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	944 of 2542	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1139 of 2579	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	921 of 2531	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1107 of 2458	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	391 of 2369	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	305 of 2230	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1107 of 2534	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1269 of 2552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1114 of 2538	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1279 of 2527	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	611 of 2407	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	406 of 2273	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	490 of 1520	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	1180 of 1537	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	954 of 1543	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	939 of 1555	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.6	105 of 1602	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science26%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Is Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary a good school?

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary ranks 3132^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary in?

Ceres Unified

How many students attend Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary?

Students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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