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Enrollment
2,317
High
DISTRICT 1,066 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813011489
Central Valley High
4033 Central Ave., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1900 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
2,026 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 648 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 597 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 560 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 512 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%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
59.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.6pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 37.3% | 17.9% | 22.5% |
| Math | 3.4% | 16.4% | 23.6% | 56.5% |
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 | 59.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 14.8% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 14.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 16.9% |
| 2020-21 | 55.5% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.1% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Central Valley High
Central Valley High's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley High this school | 2,317 | 87.4% | 37.4% |
| Porterville High Porterville | 2,125 | 88.6% | 41.6% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
| Channel Islands High Oxnard | 2,380 | 88.3% | 28.7% |
| Corona High Corona | 2,307 | 86.3% | 42.3% |
| Modesto High Modesto | 2,292 | 83.7% | 29.1% |
Matched among California high 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 Central Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #593 of 1,052 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #688 of 1,056 ▲ 84 | #13 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #484 of 1,056 ▲ 45 | #6 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #383 of 1,044 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,317 | #156 of 2,093 | #3 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,041 of 1,352 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #1,009 of 1,351 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #390 of 1,575 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #66 of 327 | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,317
+63 (+3%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 1,672
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 2,317 | 99 | 23.4:1 | 87% (2,026) |
| 2023-24 | 2,336 | 102.8 | 22.7:1 | 83% (1,939) |
| 2022-23 | 2,309 | 99.5 | 23.2:1 | 83% (1,914) |
| 2020-21 | 2,254 | 97 | 23.2:1 | 82% (1,856) |
| 2017-18 | 1,976 | 88.1 | 22.4:1 | 84% (1,658) |
| 2015-16 | 1,834 | 76 | 24.1:1 | 83% (1,528) |
| 2010-11 | 1,672 | N/A | N/A | 78% (1,297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,976 to 2,317); teachers up 12% (88.1 to 99).
About Central Valley High
At 4033 Central Ave. in Ceres, California, Central Valley High operates as a large high school. The school had 2,317 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Central Valley High is one of the 23 schools that make up Ceres Unified (13,665 students in total).
About 84% of the student body at Central Valley High is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 7% White and 6% Asian. County-wide, 50% of Stanislaus County residents are Hispanic. Central Valley High's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 99 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Central Valley High was 23.4:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 23.4:1 here. Central Valley High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 87%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stanislaus County is 71%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Central Valley High is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 37.4%. Predicted: 28.3%.
Stanislaus County has these Census figures: the median household income is $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Stanislaus County has 190 public schools and roughly 106,477 students.
The closest other public school is Don Pedro Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Central Valley High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.1% on proficiency, and Central Valley High is above that at 37.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Central Valley High's enrollment climbed from 2,254 in 2020-21 to 2,317 in 2024-25.
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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
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Virginia Parks ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 students
Other schools in Ceres
- 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
- Blaker-Kinser Junior HighMiddle · 603 students
Other Central Valley High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Central Valley High. Central Valley High is the largest of the 6.
- Central Valley HighShasta Lake, CA · 583 students
- Central Valley High SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 1,380 students
- Central Valley High SchoolMonaca, PA · 721 students
- CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLGREELEY, NE · 133 students
- CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLBuxton, ND · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Don Pedro Elementary0.4 mi · 439
- Joel J. Hidahl Elementary0.5 mi · 393
- Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary0.8 mi · 503
- Ceres Special Education1.0 mi · 37
- Endeavor Alternative1.0 mi · 98
- Argus High (Continuation)1.0 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Central Valley HighHow large is Central Valley High?
Central Valley High enrolls approximately 2,317 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central Valley High serve?
Central Valley High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Central Valley High?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Central Valley High.
How diverse is Central Valley High?
Central Valley High reports a student body of 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Valley High?
Central Valley High is overseen by Ceres Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.