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What's one thing Carroll Fowler Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813000783
Carroll Fowler Elementary
2611 Garrison St., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1640 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
479 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
37%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
31.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.7pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 21.0% | 23.1% | 45.2% |
| Math | 5.5% | 16.2% | 22.1% | 56.2% |
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 | 31.7% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 17.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.2% | 15.5% |
| 2017-18 | 25.6% | 14.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.2% | 8.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Carroll Fowler Elementary
Carroll Fowler Elementary's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Fowler Elementary this school | 522 | 91.8% | 24.7% |
| Merle L. Fuller Elementary Chowchilla | 508 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Olive View Elementary Corning | 549 | 89.6% | 21.3% |
| Walter White Elementary Ceres | 526 | 91.1% | 13.1% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Chowchilla | 490 | 90.2% | 27.1% |
| Richard M. Moon Primary Waterford | 510 | 89.8% | 35.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Carroll Fowler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #4,112 of 5,151 | #72 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,135 of 5,172 ▲ 298 | #72 of 100 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,802 of 5,172 ▲ 385 | #62 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #507 of 5,116 | #13 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #2,178 of 5,915 | #52 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,350 of 5,352 | #88 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #3,618 of 5,354 | #64 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #867 of 5,625 | #10 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #1,093 of 3,837 | #3 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
522
-65 (-11%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 522 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 92% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 89% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 90% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 26 | 26.0:1 | 89% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 83% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | N/A | N/A | 83% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 56% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 34 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll Fowler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (677 to 522); teachers down 19% (26 to 21).
About Carroll Fowler Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Ceres, California, Carroll Fowler Elementary is part of Ceres Unified. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 522 students enrolled.
Besides Carroll Fowler Elementary, Ceres Unified runs 22 other schools. The district enrolls 13,665 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Carroll Fowler Elementary are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 16% White and 3% Asian. Stanislaus County's residents are about 50% Hispanic, 28 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 24.9 students per teacher and 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Stanislaus County averages 71%, lower than here.
A school with Carroll Fowler Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 25.8%. Carroll Fowler Elementary scores 24.7%, 1.1 points below that line.
Carroll Fowler Elementary is located in Stanislaus County, where the median household income is $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Carroll Fowler Elementary, Stanislaus County has 189 other public schools.
The school nearest to Carroll Fowler Elementary is Mae Hensley Junior High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Carroll Fowler Elementary is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Carroll Fowler Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 587.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Mae Hensley Junior High0.3 mi · 636
- Walter White Elementary0.5 mi · 526
- Caswell Elementary0.6 mi · 653
- Ceres High0.6 mi · 1,660
- Argus High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 189
- Endeavor Alternative0.6 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll Fowler ElementaryHow many students attend Carroll Fowler Elementary?
Carroll Fowler Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-06.
Is Carroll Fowler Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carroll Fowler Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Carroll Fowler Elementary?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at Carroll Fowler Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Carroll Fowler Elementary?
Student demographics at Carroll Fowler Elementary are roughly 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carroll Fowler Elementary in?
Carroll Fowler Elementary is part of Ceres Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.