School district · California
Ceres Unified
Ceres Unified in California: 24 public schools with 13,665 students and 23.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,510 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 24
- 2 charter
- Students
- 13,665
- Students per teacher
- 23.2
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,510
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 589
- Counselors (FTE)
- 17.9
- Students per counselor
- 763
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 17.6
- Librarians (FTE): 2.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%37%proficient
+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
5,933 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%24%proficient
+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
5,978 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 9.5% · $31.6M
- State
- 76% · $252M
- Local
- 15% · $48.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,423
- Support services
- $7,350
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $20.7M
- Long-term debt
- $104.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carroll Fowler ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 522 | 24.9 | 32% | 22% |
Caswell ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 653 | 25.6 | 28% | 22% |
Don Pedro ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 439 | 23.7 | 22% | 13% |
Joel J. Hidahl ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 393 | 24.6 | 30% | 25% |
La Rosa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 516 | 23.6 | 50% | 51% |
Lucas ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 668 | 26.7 | 29% | 20% |
M. Robert Adkison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 531 | 25.3 | 43% | 38% |
Patricia Kay Beaver ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 503 | 22.9 | 46% | 33% |
Samuel Vaughn ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 570 | 23.8 | 36% | 26% |
Sinclear ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 581 | 23.2 | 38% | 31% |
Virginia Parks ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 643 | 24.6 | 34% | 26% |
Walter White ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 526 | 21.9 | 14% | 9.7% |
Westport ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 364 | 24.3 | 28% | 24% |
| K–8 | 435 | 19.6 | 51% | 36% | |
Blaker-Kinser Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 603 | 21.4 | 48% | 16% |
Cesar Chavez Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 685 | 21.9 | 39% | 21% |
Mae Hensley Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 636 | 23.1 | 37% | 18% |
Argus High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 189 | 18.6 | — | — |
Central Valley HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,317 | 23.4 | — | — |
Ceres HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,660 | 22.6 | — | — |
Whitmore Charter HighCharter | 9–12 | 96 | 19.4 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Ceres Special EducationSpecial education | K–12 | 37 | 18.5 | — | — |
Endeavor AlternativeAlternativeMostly virtual | K–12 | 98 | 19.6 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 2503 Lawrence St., Ceres, CA 95307
- Phone
- (209)556-1500
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.