Caswell Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Ceres, California, Caswell Elementary serves 653 students from grades K through 6, run under Ceres Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

Caswell Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Ceres Unified, a district that instructs 13,665 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Caswell Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Other groups include 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Caswell Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Caswell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.9%, the actual is 24.4%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Around the school, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Caswell Elementary is one.

Aspire Summit Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caswell Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 25.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Caswell Elementary's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 653). Hispanic enrollment moved from 88% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 in 2025.

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