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Alumni: what's one memory from Lucas Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813013637
Lucas Elementary
3500 Rose Ave., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1500 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
516 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 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
7%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
29.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2015
Math
19.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 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 down about 5 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 15.5% | 24.5% | 46.4% |
| Math | 6.6% | 13.0% | 26.5% | 54.0% |
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 | 29.1% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 19.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 40.2% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 25.8% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lucas Elementary
Lucas Elementary's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Elementary this school | 668 | 77.2% | 23.9% |
| Washington Elementary Montebello | 685 | 78.1% | 37.2% |
| Daisy Gibson Elementary Palmdale | 714 | 77.2% | 19.4% |
| Boronda Meadows Salinas | 620 | 77.1% | 20.2% |
| Lorena Falasco Elementary Los Banos | 669 | 77.0% | 27.4% |
| Mountain Vista Elementary Indio | 599 | 76.8% | 29.1% |
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 Lucas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,199 of 5,151 | #74 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #4,338 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #80 of 100 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #4,073 of 5,172 ▲ 28 | #71 of 100 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #800 of 5,116 | #10 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #907 of 5,915 | #18 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #5,053 of 5,352 | #96 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #5,101 of 5,354 | #96 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #2,437 of 5,625 | #54 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #299 of 1,139 | #4 of 36 |
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
668
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 668 | 25 | 26.7:1 | 77% (516) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 25 | 26.3:1 | 74% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 25 | 26.1:1 | 76% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 25 | 26.5:1 | 75% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 75% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 16 | 24.0:1 | 70% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (569 to 668); teachers up 14% (22 to 25).
About Lucas Elementary
In Ceres, California, part of Stanislaus County, Lucas Elementary is an elementary school. The school's 668 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 44% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Ceres Unified enrolls 13,665 students in 23 schools, including Lucas Elementary.
At Lucas Elementary, Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. The school is also 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 50%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lucas Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.7:1 at Lucas Elementary, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 77%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.3%. Lucas Elementary scores 23.9%.
Within Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.
The nearest other public school, Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lucas Elementary. On state test proficiency, Lucas Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Lucas Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 662 in 2020-21, 668 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Cesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · 685 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 students
- Blaker-Kinser Junior HighMiddle · 603 students
Other Lucas Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lucas Elementary. Lucas Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Lucas Elementary SchoolLucas, OH · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard0.3 mi · 138
- Endeavor Alternative0.5 mi · 98
- Argus High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 189
- Whitmore Charter High0.5 mi · 96
- Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology0.5 mi · 435
- Ceres Special Education0.5 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Lucas ElementaryHow many students attend Lucas Elementary?
Lucas Elementary enrolls approximately 668 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lucas Elementary serve?
Lucas Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucas Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lucas Elementary is approximately 26.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lucas Elementary?
Lucas Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Lucas Elementary public or private?
Lucas Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ceres Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.