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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813011808
La Rosa Elementary
2800 Eastgate Blvd., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1660 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
433 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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
50%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
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
50.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 26.9% | 23.3% | 26.9% |
| Math | 21.9% | 28.8% | 25.2% | 24.1% |
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 | 49.8% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.2% | 38.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.4% | 33.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.7% | 46.4% |
| 2017-18 | 53.1% | 48.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.2% | 35.5% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 La Rosa Elementary
La Rosa Elementary's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Rosa Elementary this school | 516 | 83.9% | 47.9% |
| Madison Elementary Fresno | 487 | 85.0% | 40.1% |
| Twila Reid Elementary Anaheim | 490 | 85.1% | 41.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Merced | 602 | 81.6% | 34.4% |
| William R. Buckley Elementary Porterville | 499 | 83.4% | 32.6% |
| Marina Vista Elementary Marina | 466 | 83.5% | 23.2% |
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 La Rosa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,871 of 5,151 | #16 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,540 of 5,172 ▲ 219 | #13 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2,044 of 5,172 ▲ 263 | #19 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.2pp | #286 of 5,116 | #7 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #2,234 of 5,915 | #53 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,401 of 5,352 | #67 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #2,747 of 5,354 | #48 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,775 of 5,625 | #32 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #1,558 of 3,837 | #8 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
516
-119 (-19%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 516 | 21.9 | 23.6:1 | 84% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 22.9 | 24.3:1 | 80% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 78% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 26 | 24.4:1 | 81% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 26 | 24.4:1 | 79% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 76% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 79% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Rosa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (635 to 516); teachers down 16% (26 to 21.9).
About La Rosa Elementary
La Rosa Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Ceres, California, one of the schools in Ceres Unified. It enrolls 516 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
La Rosa Elementary reports to Ceres Unified, which has 23 schools and 13,665 students.
The largest group at La Rosa Elementary is Hispanic students, at 68%. Enrollment also includes 16% Asian, 12% White, and 2% Black. Among people living in Stanislaus County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. The diversity index for La Rosa Elementary is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
La Rosa Elementary has 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.3 students per teacher. At La Rosa Elementary, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 13 points.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, La Rosa Elementary ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%, against a prediction of 30.4%.
For Stanislaus County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 190 public schools in the county, enrolling about 106,477, La Rosa Elementary among them.
La Rosa Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Cesar Chavez Junior High, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, La Rosa Elementary is ahead of the 32.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 635 (2020-21) to 516 (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
- 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
Other La Rosa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named La Rosa Elementary. La Rosa Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- La Rosa ElementaryTemple City, CA · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar Chavez Junior High0.1 mi · 685
- Samuel Vaughn Elementary0.6 mi · 570
- Whitmore Charter High0.7 mi · 96
- Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology0.7 mi · 435
- Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard0.7 mi · 138
- Lucas Elementary1.0 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About La Rosa ElementaryHow many students attend La Rosa Elementary?
La Rosa Elementary enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-06.
Is La Rosa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Rosa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at La Rosa Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at La Rosa Elementary.
How diverse is La Rosa Elementary?
La Rosa Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees La Rosa Elementary?
La Rosa Elementary is overseen by Ceres Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.