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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95307

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At a glance

Schools

13,160

Students

Districts

Top rankedLa Rosa Elementary1594^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Samuel Vaughn Elementary up 390 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard 16.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 95307 has 23 schools: 13 elementary, three middle, five high and two alternative schools, serving students from elementary through high school; the supplied data include test results for 22, but none for Ceres Special Education. Across the schools with results, average proficiency was 35% in ELA, 22% in math and 24% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest area-wide concern is math, where the average school result was 17 percentage points below the state.

Several schools stand out, but strengths vary by subject. La Rosa Elementary led in all-grade math (50%) and science (77%), respectively 12 and 41 points above state results. Whitmore Charter High led in ELA at 77%—28 points above the state—and was 14 points above in science, but its 18% math result was 20 points below. Among middle schools, Blaker-Kinser Junior High had the highest ELA (47%) and science (38%) results, though its math result was 24%, 14 points below the state. At the lower end, Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard had the lowest ELA result (2%) and tied Argus High (Continuation) for the lowest math result (0%); Argus had the lowest science result (1%).

Recent changes were mixed, with science showing the clearest area-wide progress: the school average rose 5 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, compared with a 3-point state increase, while math rose less than a point as the state rose 1 point. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: La Rosa climbed from the 64th to the 73rd percentile, while Lucas Elementary fell from the 26th to the 11th. Reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–25 was 84% at La Rosa and 89% at M. Robert Adkison Elementary; Adkison also had math proficiency above the state, while Lucas’s results were below the state in all three subjects. These figures offer context, not an explanation for school results.

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2103^rd of 2135 public high schools	1.5%		7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%	26			0.0		1.2							7.5	7.5							0.0	0.0			$33,901	$31,362	$2,539
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
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
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	61.5	787^th of 2135 public high schools	63.1%		59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%	41			42.2		42.1							63.0	63.0							21.2	21.2			$22,538	$20,518	$2,020
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
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
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
Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	364	15	24.2	91.2%	32 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	308 (84.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22	4632^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	20.4%		23.1	4581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%	51	17.3				17.3	34.7	22.0	21.2	31.3				27.8	36.0	22.0	19.2	20.9				24.3	≥ 98%		$22,045	$20,004	$2,041
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
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
Endeavor Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 556-1805	98	5	19.6	95.9%	11 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (87.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			11.4		14.9							22.2	22.2							2.2	2.2			$27,066	$25,764	$1,302
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
Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	68.8	645^th of 2135 public high schools	69.8%		52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%	342			50.0		50.0							77.3	77.3							18.2	18.2			$26,680	$26,670	$10
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4033 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1900	2,317	99	23.4	87.4%	168 (7.3%)	18 (0.8%)	1,953 (84.3%)	148 (6.4%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	58.4	852^nd of 2135 public high schools	60.1%		58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%	5			38.6		38.4							61.7	61.7							20.7	20.7			$20,689	$18,878	$1,811
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
M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	44.5	2949^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.3%		43.7	2966^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%	17	26.2				26.2	40.3	38.8	36.9	46.2				41.1	66.7	35.8	30.8	29.7				39.5	≥ 98%		$22,589	$19,732	$2,857
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%)	28.9	4094^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.6	3528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%	566	13.8				13.8	36.8	44.8	33.3	24.1				34.0	44.1	40.3	17.2	18.4				28.5	≥ 98%		$24,327	$21,050	$3,277
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
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
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
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
Ceres Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	2503 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	37	2	18.5	78.4%	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (78.4%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	6.6	2110^th of 2135 public high schools	1.2%		12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%	211		4.2			2.9						4.0	0.0	2.0						0.0	0.0	0.0			$45,810	$39,846	$5,964

Cities Near Zip Code 95307

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ceres	0.23 mi	22	678^th
Modesto	1.61 mi	82	583^rd
Keyes	3.42 mi	2	283^rd
Hughson	3.43 mi	7	515^th
Empire	4.88 mi	4	868^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.