Ceres Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Ceres, and parts of Modesto.
At a glance
13,665Students enrolled
24Schools
$19,511Spent per student
23:1Student–teacher ratio
85%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Ceres
Grades 7–8
Cesar Chavez Junior High or Mae Hensley Junior High or Blaker-Kinser Junior HighDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$19,511
per student each year · 8% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
14,226’20
14,137’21
13,867’22
13,844’23
13,665’24
Students
Hispanic · 81%11,116
White · 10%1,332
Asian · 6%826
Black · 1%155
Two or more races · 1%131
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%57
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools24 in district
Lucas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 668 students · Ceres
PublicCaswell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 653 students · Ceres
PublicVirginia Parks ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 643 students · Modesto
PublicSinclear ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 581 students · Ceres
PublicSamuel Vaughn ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 570 students · Ceres
PublicM. Robert Adkison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 531 students · Modesto
PublicWalter White ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 526 students · Ceres
PublicCarroll Fowler ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 522 students · Ceres
PublicLa Rosa ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 516 students · Ceres
PublicPatricia Kay Beaver ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 503 students · Ceres
PublicDon Pedro ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 439 students · Ceres
PublicWhitmore Charter School of Art & TechnologyElementary · Grades K–8 · 435 students · Ceres
CharterJoel J. Hidahl ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 393 students · Ceres
PublicWestport ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 364 students · Modesto
PublicCesar Chavez Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 685 students · Ceres
PublicMae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 636 students · Ceres
PublicBlaker-Kinser Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 603 students · Ceres
PublicCentral Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,317 students · Ceres
BPublicCeres HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,660 students · Ceres
BPublicArgus High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 189 students · Ceres
DPublicWhitmore Charter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 96 students · Ceres
B+CharterEndeavor AlternativeOther · Grades K–12 · 98 students · Ceres
D-PublicCeres Special EducationOther · Grades K–12 · 37 students · Ceres
PublicCaswell State PreschoolGrades M · Ceres
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.