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Enrollment
636
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813000787
Mae Hensley Junior High
1806 Moffet Rd., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1820 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
592 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 329 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 48% |
Student demographics
31%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
37.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
18.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 30.7% | 25.9% | 37.0% |
| Math | 7.9% | 10.2% | 23.6% | 58.3% |
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 | 37.1% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 18.7% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 34.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 20.2% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 18.0% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Mae Hensley Junior High
Mae Hensley Junior High's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Hensley Junior High this school | 636 | 93.1% | 26.2% |
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High Ceres | 603 | 90.4% | 30.0% |
| Winton Middle Winton | 579 | 92.1% | 35.8% |
| Northridge Middle Northridge | 670 | 94.8% | 22.1% |
| Van Nuys Middle Van Nuys | 726 | 92.8% | 30.8% |
| Canoga Park Middle Canoga Park | 579 | 91.7% | 19.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Mae Hensley Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #856 of 1,224 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #920 of 1,227 ▼ 90 | #22 of 26 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #793 of 1,227 ▲ 102 | #19 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #722 of 1,214 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #698 of 1,377 | #16 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #981 of 1,279 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #929 of 1,278 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #177 of 1,329 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #554 of 930 | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
636
-80 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,138
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 636 | 27.5 | 23.1:1 | 93% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 28.1 | 22.6:1 | 90% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 30.5 | 21.2:1 | 87% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 86% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 29.5 | 24.9:1 | 89% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 88% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 937 | N/A | N/A | 81% (755) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 38 | 22.9:1 | 53% (462) |
| 1990-91 | 1,138 | 48 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mae Hensley Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (734 to 636); teachers down 7% (29.5 to 27.5).
About Mae Hensley Junior High
Mae Hensley Junior High is a medium-sized middle school in Ceres, California. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 636 students enrolled.
Mae Hensley Junior High is one of 23 schools in Ceres Unified, which enrolls 13,665 students in total.
Mae Hensley Junior High's enrollment is 82% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 11% White and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 50% share among Stanislaus County residents. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mae Hensley Junior High counts 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County, the school's rate is higher.
In California, Mae Hensley Junior High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.2% actual against a predicted 25.0%.
In Stanislaus County (population about 553,990), the median household income is $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Mae Hensley Junior High is one of 190 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Carroll Fowler Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Mae Hensley Junior High ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.2% against a local average of 25.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Mae Hensley Junior High is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 716 in 2020-21 to 636 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Blaker-Kinser Junior HighMiddle · 603 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll Fowler Elementary0.3 mi · 522
- Caswell Elementary0.5 mi · 653
- Aspire Summit Charter Academy0.7 mi · 355
- Ceres High0.8 mi · 1,660
- Virginia Parks Elementary0.8 mi · 643
- Walter White Elementary0.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Mae Hensley Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mae Hensley Junior High?
Mae Hensley Junior High enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Mae Hensley Junior High serve?
Mae Hensley Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mae Hensley Junior High have?
Mae Hensley Junior High employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mae Hensley Junior High?
Student demographics at Mae Hensley Junior High are roughly 11% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Mae Hensley Junior High?
Mae Hensley Junior 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.