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If you could change one rule at Ceres High, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,660
High
DISTRICT 1,066 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813000785
Ceres High
2320 Central Ave., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1920 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,660 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,444 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 | 434 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 411 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 400 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 415 | 25% |
Student demographics
33%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
60.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.7pp 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 21 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 36.1% | 21.0% | 18.9% |
| Math | 7.4% | 13.9% | 30.1% | 48.6% |
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 | 60.1% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 16.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 15.5% |
| 2020-21 | 52.3% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 30.2% |
| 2016-17 | 52.1% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Ceres High
Ceres High's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres High this school | 1,660 | 87.0% | 36.7% |
| Lakeside High Lake Elsinore | 1,687 | 84.9% | 28.1% |
| Tustin High Tustin | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
| Escondido High Escondido | 1,656 | 82.7% | 40.4% |
| Kerman High Kerman | 1,493 | 86.8% | 37.7% |
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 Ceres High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #619 of 1,052 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #631 of 1,056 ▲ 187 | #10 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #474 of 1,056 ▲ 137 | #5 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.9pp | #57 of 1,044 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,660 | #470 of 2,093 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #938 of 1,352 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #948 of 1,351 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #408 of 1,575 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #660 of 802 | #4 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
1,660
-91 (-5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,597
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 1,660 | 73.6 | 22.6:1 | 87% (1,444) |
| 2023-24 | 1,713 | 75.6 | 22.7:1 | 83% (1,428) |
| 2022-23 | 1,777 | 74.8 | 23.8:1 | 83% (1,468) |
| 2020-21 | 1,751 | 74 | 23.7:1 | 83% (1,449) |
| 2017-18 | 1,732 | 77.1 | 22.5:1 | 82% (1,424) |
| 2015-16 | 1,738 | 79 | 22.0:1 | 77% (1,345) |
| 2010-11 | 1,448 | N/A | N/A | 68% (978) |
| 2000-01 | 2,399 | 100 | 24.0:1 | 41% (990) |
| 1990-91 | 1,597 | 70 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ceres High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,732 to 1,660); teachers down 5% (77.1 to 73.6).
About Ceres High
Ceres, California, is home to Ceres High, a high-enrollment high school. The school had 1,660 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Ceres Unified includes 23 schools. Together they enroll 13,665 students.
Ceres High enrolls a student body that is 81% Hispanic. The school is also 11% White and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 50% Hispanic share among all Stanislaus County residents. By the diversity index, Ceres High comes in at 33%.
Federal data list 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ceres High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 87%. For comparison, public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
allk12 grades Ceres High a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ceres High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.7%) and its predicted rate (28.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Stanislaus County (population about 553,990), median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 190 public schools operate in Stanislaus County, serving about 106,477 students.
The nearest public school is Walter White Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Ceres High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 23.7% proficiency; Ceres High posts 36.7%.
Ceres High 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.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,660 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,751. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.7:1 to 22.6:1.
Discussions about Ceres High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- 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
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 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
Nearby schools
- Walter White Elementary0.4 mi · 526
- Caswell Elementary0.5 mi · 653
- Ceres Special Education0.5 mi · 37
- Endeavor Alternative0.6 mi · 98
- Argus High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 189
- Carroll Fowler Elementary0.6 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Ceres HighHow large is Ceres High?
Ceres High enrolls approximately 1,660 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ceres High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ceres High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ceres High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ceres High is approximately 22.6:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ceres High?
At Ceres High, the student body is approximately 11% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ceres High?
Ceres 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.