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Enrollment
603
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813004129
Blaker-Kinser Junior High
1601 Kinser Rd., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1810 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
545 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 288 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 52% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.7pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.0% | 33.7% | 24.5% | 27.8% |
| Math | 6.6% | 9.4% | 27.3% | 56.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 13.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.6% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 12.9% |
| 2017-18 | 36.3% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blaker-Kinser Junior High
Blaker-Kinser Junior High's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High this school | 603 | 90.4% | 30.0% |
| Winton Middle Winton | 579 | 92.1% | 35.8% |
| Mae Hensley Junior High Ceres | 636 | 93.1% | 26.2% |
| Canoga Park Middle Canoga Park | 579 | 91.7% | 19.2% |
| Evelyn Hanshaw Middle Modesto | 650 | 93.2% | 21.9% |
| Riverdale Elementary Riverdale | 507 | 90.5% | 31.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blaker-Kinser Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #738 of 1,224 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #989 of 1,227 ▼ 93 | #24 of 26 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #542 of 1,227 ▲ 126 | #5 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.7pp | #40 of 1,214 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #754 of 1,377 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #704 of 1,279 | #15 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,003 of 1,278 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #275 of 1,329 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #651 of 930 | #6 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
603
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 25.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 603 | 28.1 | 21.4:1 | 90% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 28.7 | 22.2:1 | 85% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 88% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 26 | 25.2:1 | 88% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 26.2 | 25.6:1 | 90% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 28 | 25.6:1 | 86% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 85% (694) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 62% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blaker-Kinser Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (671 to 603); teachers up 8% (26.2 to 28.1).
About Blaker-Kinser Junior High
Blaker-Kinser Junior High is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Ceres, California, one of the schools in Ceres Unified. In all, 603 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8.
Federal data list 23 schools in Ceres Unified, with 13,665 students enrolled.
At Blaker-Kinser Junior High, 86% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 8% White and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 50% Hispanic share among all Stanislaus County residents. The diversity index for Blaker-Kinser Junior High is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.4 students per teacher. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. The school reported 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Stanislaus County report 71%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Blaker-Kinser Junior High would be expected to post about 26.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stanislaus County show that the median household earns about $81,468 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Stanislaus County has 190 public schools with about 106,477 students, including Blaker-Kinser Junior High.
Among nearby public schools, Sinclear Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. Blaker-Kinser Junior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 27.0% proficiency; Blaker-Kinser Junior High posts 30.0%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 656 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 603 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.2:1 to 21.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Blaker-Kinser Junior High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ceres Unified
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Virginia Parks ElementaryElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Ceres
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Sinclear Elementary0.6 mi · 581
- Ceres High0.6 mi · 1,660
- Caswell Elementary0.9 mi · 653
- Walter White Elementary0.9 mi · 526
- Don Pedro Elementary1.0 mi · 439
- Ceres Special Education1.0 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Blaker-Kinser Junior HighHow large is Blaker-Kinser Junior High?
Blaker-Kinser Junior High enrolls approximately 603 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Blaker-Kinser Junior High serve?
Blaker-Kinser Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Blaker-Kinser Junior High?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Blaker-Kinser Junior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blaker-Kinser Junior High?
At Blaker-Kinser Junior High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Blaker-Kinser Junior High public or private?
Blaker-Kinser Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ceres Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.