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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813011492
Sinclear Elementary
1211 Hackett Rd., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1680 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
480 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 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
27%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
38.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
30.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.2% | 23.1% | 24.7% | 37.0% |
| Math | 13.6% | 17.4% | 28.1% | 41.0% |
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 | 38.3% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 26.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 23.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 25.3% |
| 2018-19 | 44.4% | 38.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.4% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 43.6% | 27.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Sinclear Elementary
Sinclear Elementary's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclear Elementary this school | 581 | 82.6% | 32.6% |
| Liberty Elementary Kerman | 563 | 82.2% | 43.2% |
| Fred L. Williams Elementary Oxnard | 572 | 85.5% | 21.4% |
| Glen View Elementary Escondido | 548 | 83.0% | 32.4% |
| Lampson Elementary Garden Grove | 676 | 82.0% | 29.5% |
| Baldwin Academy La Puente | 519 | 85.2% | 35.5% |
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 Sinclear Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #3,213 of 5,151 | #46 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,135 of 5,172 ▲ 341 | #42 of 100 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #3,109 of 5,172 ▲ 297 | #44 of 100 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,175 of 5,116 | #45 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #1,555 of 5,915 | #35 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,174 of 5,352 | #63 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #4,060 of 5,354 | #80 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #1,910 of 5,625 | #36 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #1,991 of 3,837 | #17 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
581
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 581 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 83% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 74% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 76% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 26 | 24.2:1 | 76% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 28 | 24.5:1 | 80% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 25 | 26.9:1 | 79% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | N/A | N/A | 81% (542) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinclear Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (685 to 581); teachers down 11% (28 to 25).
About Sinclear Elementary
This page covers Sinclear Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Ceres, California. The school's enrollment of 581 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
The 23 schools in Ceres Unified enroll 13,665 students altogether, Sinclear Elementary among them.
The large majority of students at Sinclear Elementary, 85%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 50%. Sinclear Elementary has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.2:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 83%. That is higher than the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sinclear Elementary would score about 31.1%. It scores 32.6%, 1.5 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Stanislaus County show that median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.
Blaker-Kinser Junior High is the public school closest to Sinclear Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Sinclear Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.6% on proficiency, and Sinclear Elementary is above that at 32.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 630 in 2020-21 and 581 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
Discussions about Sinclear Elementary 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Blaker-Kinser Junior High0.6 mi · 603
- Central Valley High1.1 mi · 2,317
- Ceres High1.2 mi · 1,660
- Don Pedro Elementary1.3 mi · 439
- Walter White Elementary1.5 mi · 526
- Caswell Elementary1.5 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Sinclear ElementaryHow large is Sinclear Elementary?
Sinclear Elementary enrolls approximately 581 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sinclear Elementary serve?
Sinclear Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sinclear Elementary?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Sinclear Elementary.
How diverse is Sinclear Elementary?
Sinclear Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Sinclear Elementary?
Sinclear 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.