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Ceres Unified Schools
Ceres Unified is a public school district in California, based in Stanislaus County (Ceres). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ceres Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ceres Unified
22 of 23 schools in Ceres Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 6D: 8F: 3
Best schools in Ceres Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ La Rosa Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Ceres High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Central Valley High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Whitmore Charter School Of Art And Technology (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Whitmore Charter High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C M Robert Adkison Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Blaker Kinser Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Sinclear Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Samuel Vaughn Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ceres Unified
High schools (4)
- F Argus High Continuation, Ceres
- B Central Valley High, Ceres
- B Ceres High, Ceres
- B- Whitmore Charter High, Ceres
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C Blaker Kinser Junior High, Ceres
- C- Cesar Chavez Junior High, Ceres
- D+ Mae Hensley Junior High, Ceres
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- D Carroll Fowler Elementary, Ceres
- D- Caswell Elementary, Ceres
- F Don Pedro Elementary, Ceres
- D Joel J Hidahl Elementary, Ceres
- B+ La Rosa Elementary, Ceres
- D Lucas Elementary, Ceres
- C M Robert Adkison Elementary, Modesto
- C+ Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary, Ceres
- C- Samuel Vaughn Elementary, Ceres
- C- Sinclear Elementary, Ceres
- D+ Virginia Parks Elementary, Modesto
- F Walter White Elementary, Ceres
- D+ Westport Elementary, Modesto
Other schools and academies (3)
- Ceres Special Education, Ceres
- D- Endeavor Alternative, Ceres
- B- Whitmore Charter School Of Art And Technology, Ceres
Where Ceres Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Stanislaus County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,868 students with 601 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,512 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0608130
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Modesto City Elementary (26 schools, 5 mi)
- Keyes Union (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Modesto City High (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Hughson Unified (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Empire Union Elementary (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Sylvan Union Elementary (13 schools, 10 mi)
- Stanislaus Union Elementary (6 schools, 11 mi)
- Salida Union Elementary (5 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Ceres Unified
How many schools are in Ceres Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Ceres Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ceres Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ceres, Modesto.
How good are the schools in Ceres Unified?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ceres Unified?
13,868 students were enrolled in Ceres Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ceres Unified?
Ceres Unified is in California, based in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Ceres. Its boundary covers about 62.8 sq mi.