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Ceres Elementary

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Ceres Elementary ranks 1654 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ceres Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 492 students in the East Whittier City Elementary district, consistently ranking well above the state average.

The school excels in mathematics, with over 55% of students proficient compared to the state average of 37%, and shows particular strength in supporting its student population, ranking in the 80th percentile or higher for key groups statewide. A standout achievement is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism from over 28% to under 8% in recent years, a recovery far stronger than at nearby schools like Los Altos Elementary (25.4%) or Laurel Elementary (14.7%). This success happens even as the school maintains strong academic results with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than some district peers, such as Scott Avenue Elementary.

Ceres's consistent, high performance within the East Whittier City Elementary district highlights a notable gap, as schools in the neighboring South Whittier Elementary district generally perform lower despite similar or higher spending. The school's stability is also a strength; while rankings for some area schools like Lake Marie Elementary have seen significant swings, Ceres has remained steadily in the 70th to 81st percentile statewide for the past decade.

492

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,895

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10601 South Ceres Ave.
Whittier, CA 90604-1655

(562) 464-2200

District: East Whittier City Elementary

Students who attend Ceres Elementary usually attend:

High:

California High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,654^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the East Whittier City Elementary

355^th of 1,543East Whittier City Elementary 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	68.7	1654 of 5857	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1675 of 5869	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	1771 of 5859	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1707 of 5883	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	1108 of 5789	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	1345 of 5662	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	1245 of 5692	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	1545 of 5614	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	1707 of 5611	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	1368 of 5530	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	1630 of 5390	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.7	1501 of 5377	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	1334 of 5314	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	1545 of 5193	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	44.0	2720 of 5113	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	2445 of 5113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	29.2	3368 of 4818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.5	3799 of 4822	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.4	3462 of 4809	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	893 of 2227	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	60.0	854 of 3246	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1667 of 5597	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1783 of 5612	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1713 of 5609	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	1554 of 5635	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	886 of 5492	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	1313 of 5413	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	731 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	635 of 5107	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	647 of 5087	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	660 of 5084	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	205 of 4963	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	444 of 4830	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	930 of 5460	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	1018 of 5517	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	899 of 5363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	804 of 5264	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	282 of 5173	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	596 of 5084	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	1633 of 5628	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1581 of 5643	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1854 of 5638	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1787 of 5663	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	1216 of 5510	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	1347 of 5431	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)74th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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)	% 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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ceres Elementary	Public	K-5	10601 South Ceres Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2200	492	22	22.3	67.1%	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (89.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	68.7	1654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.2	1675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	21	33.3	33.3	49.5	54.7	60.3		54.1	57.9	54.7	52.4		55.4						$18,895	$1,615	$17,280
Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	430	18	23.8	86.3%	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (93.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.1	3337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		41.2	3116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	221	26.7	26.7	31.7	38.8	44.4	31.3	36.1	48.3	46.9	26.7	14.3	35.0						$23,225	$3,343	$19,882
La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	378	18	20.8	77.2%	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	334 (88.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	62.1	1955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		47.3	2718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	763	27.1	27.1	60.0	44.1	55.9		53.3	63.6	47.5	42.9		50.5	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$18,861	$1,623	$17,238
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	64.5	1864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.3	1805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	59	34.2	34.2	56.3	40.6	60.5		52.9	57.8	40.9	55.3		51.5	94.2	96.5	96.5	95.4		$19,291	$1,691	$17,600
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	457	21	21.7	91.0%	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	431 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22.4	4639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.8	4489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	150	20.0	20.0	29.1	28.3	25.5	38.6	30.4	16.1	24.2	21.8	18.3	20.2						$23,298	$3,245	$20,053
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	379	16	23.6	92.3%	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	362 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.8	3297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.2	3350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	53	15.0	15.0	42.9	30.4	45.0	36.2	39.1	51.0	41.3	28.3	25.5	36.1						$17,900	$3,544	$14,356
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	317	15	21.1	94.0%	13 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	5016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.9	5044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	15.9	15.9	18.0	36.0	34.9	18.2	27.3	24.0	21.6	9.3	8.8	16.9						$21,835	$3,592	$18,243
Lake Marie Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Carmenita Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0208	186	8	23.2	87.1%	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	52	2494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		24.7	4394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	1900	31.3	31.3	37.5	50.0	62.5	55.2	52.3	25.0	37.5	40.6	31.0	33.9						$30,006	$4,131	$25,875
Orchard Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	10625 South Cole Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7000	472	21	22.4	63.8%	21 (4.4%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (89.2%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	59.8	2079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.5	1752^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	327	40.5	40.5	50.7	48.5	60.7		53.8	38.7	40.9	42.9		40.9						$18,627	$1,644	$16,983
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Lambert Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2100	465	18	25.6	81.3%	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	42.6	3030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.5	2766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	264	28.6	28.6	40.0	39.1	38.1		39.0	40.3	40.6	35.7		38.6						$19,037	$1,667	$17,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Ceres Elementary

Is Ceres Elementary a good school?

Ceres Elementary ranks 1654^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ceres Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Ceres Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ceres Elementary?

Students at Ceres Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ceres Elementary in?

East Whittier City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ceres Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ceres Elementary usually go on to attend:

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