Carroll Fowler Elementary

Carroll Fowler Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Ceres, California, one of the schools within Ceres Unified, caters to 522 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Ceres Unified, which oversees 23 schools and 13,665 students, Carroll Fowler Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Carroll Fowler Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Carroll Fowler Elementary reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 92% of students at Carroll Fowler Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carroll Fowler Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.8%; this one delivers 22.1%.

Around the school, Stanislaus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Carroll Fowler Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mae Hensley Junior High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Carroll Fowler Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 23.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 677 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 71% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.