Ceres Unified
Public school district based in Ceres, California. NCES district ID 0608130; state ID CA-5071043.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
24
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
13,665
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
588.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
2
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,250 | |
| Grade 1 | 881 | |
| Grade 2 | 943 | |
| Grade 3 | 964 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,002 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,058 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,031 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,074 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,065 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,110 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,047 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,082 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,158 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 6.0% | |
| Black or African American | 1.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 81.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 1.0% | |
| White | 9.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.3% | |
| Male | 50.7% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 19, Rural 5.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley High Ceres | 9–12 | Regular | 2,317 | 99.0 | 23.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Ceres High Ceres | 9–12 | Regular | 1,660 | 73.6 | 22.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Cesar Chavez Junior High Ceres | 7–8 | Regular | 685 | 31.3 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Lucas Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 668 | 25.0 | 26.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Caswell Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 653 | 25.5 | 25.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Virginia Parks Elementary Modesto | K–6 | Regular | 643 | 26.1 | 24.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Mae Hensley Junior High Ceres | 7–8 | Regular | 636 | 27.5 | 23.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High Ceres | 7–8 | Regular | 603 | 28.1 | 21.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Sinclear Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 581 | 25.0 | 23.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Samuel Vaughn Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 570 | 24.0 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| M. Robert Adkison Elementary Modesto | K–6 | Regular | 531 | 21.0 | 25.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Walter White Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 526 | 24.0 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Carroll Fowler Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 522 | 21.0 | 24.9 | Suburb: Large |
| La Rosa Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 516 | 21.9 | 23.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary Ceres | K–8 | Regular | 503 | 21.9 | 22.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Don Pedro Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 439 | 18.5 | 23.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Whitmore Charter School of Art & TechnologyCharter Ceres | K–8 | Regular | 435 | 22.2 | 19.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Joel J. Hidahl Elementary Ceres | K–6 | Regular | 393 | 16.0 | 24.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Westport Elementary Modesto | K–6 | Regular | 364 | 15.0 | 24.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Argus High (Continuation) Ceres | 9–12 | Alternative | 189 | 10.2 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Endeavor Alternative Ceres | K–12 | Alternative | 98 | 5.0 | 19.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Whitmore Charter HighCharter Ceres | 9–12 | Regular | 96 | 4.9 | 19.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Ceres Special Education Ceres | K–12 | Special Education | 37 | 2.0 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Caswell State Preschool Ceres | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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