# Ceres Unified

Ceres Unified is a unified district in Stanislaus County, California. Reading proficiency is 39.2%, +5.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 23.4%, +4.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/ceres-unified |
| County | Stanislaus |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 22 |
| Students | 14,020 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,701 |
| Low-Income Students | 11,372 (86.4%) |
| English Learners | 4,052 (30.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 33.9% | 7,202 |
| 2024 | 35.1% | 7,107 |
| 2025 | 39.2% | 6,938 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.1% | 7,198 |
| 2024 | 20.4% | 7,184 |
| 2025 | 23.4% | 6,988 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.3% | 46.5% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | 47.7% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | 53.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.2% | 28.3% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | 30.6% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | 37.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.8% | 36.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | 37.3% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | 41.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 21.7% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | 23.8% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | 26.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alondra Reyes | Member | areyes@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Brian de la Porte | Member | bdelaporte@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Cynthia Ruiz | Clerk | cruiz@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2026 |
| David McConnell | President | dmcconnell@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Hugo Molina | Member | hmolina@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Lourdes Perez | Member | lperez@ceres.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Valli Wigt | Member | vwigt@ceres.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | La Rosa Elementary | Ceres | 49.8% | 50.7% | 50.3% | +9.6 | +12.3 |
| 2 | Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology | Ceres | 50.5% | 35.5% | 43.0% | -9.0 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Ceres High | Ceres | 60.1% | 21.3% | 40.7% | +9.5 | +4.6 |
| 4 | M. Robert Adkison Elementary | Modesto | 42.5% | 37.8% | 40.2% | +9.9 | +9.7 |
| 5 | Central Valley High | Ceres | 59.6% | 19.9% | 39.7% | +10.9 | +4.9 |
| 6 | Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary | Ceres | 46.1% | 32.8% | 39.5% | +4.2 | +11.0 |
| 7 | Whitmore Charter High | Ceres | 53.9% | 19.2% | 36.5% | -33.6 | +0.5 |
| 8 | Sinclear Elementary | Ceres | 38.3% | 30.9% | 34.6% | +5.6 | +7.0 |
| 9 | Blaker-Kinser Junior High | Ceres | 47.7% | 16.1% | 31.9% | +10.6 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Samuel Vaughn Elementary | Ceres | 36.4% | 25.9% | 31.1% | +6.1 | +4.3 |
| 11 | Virginia Parks Elementary | Modesto | 34.0% | 25.5% | 29.8% | +0.5 | +1.1 |
| 12 | Cesar Chavez Junior High | Ceres | 38.8% | 20.6% | 29.7% | +11.2 | +8.3 |
| 13 | Joel J. Hidahl Elementary | Ceres | 30.2% | 25.2% | 27.7% | +3.3 | +7.3 |
| 14 | Mae Hensley Junior High | Ceres | 37.1% | 18.1% | 27.6% | +10.9 | -0.5 |
| 15 | Carroll Fowler Elementary | Ceres | 31.7% | 21.7% | 26.7% | +7.9 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Westport Elementary | Modesto | 28.4% | 23.9% | 26.1% | +2.4 | +10.7 |
| 17 | Caswell Elementary | Ceres | 28.1% | 21.9% | 25.0% | +10.6 | -1.4 |
| 18 | Lucas Elementary | Ceres | 29.1% | 19.6% | 24.3% | -4.5 | -0.3 |
| 19 | Aspire Summit Charter Academy | Modesto | 20.6% | 17.4% | 19.0% | -4.7 | -8.5 |
| 20 | Don Pedro Elementary | Ceres | 21.7% | 13.2% | 17.4% | +0.3 | -1.5 |
| 21 | Walter White Elementary | Ceres | 14.4% | 9.7% | 12.1% | -6.2 | -4.2 |
| 22 | Endeavor Alternative | Ceres | 17.2% | 3.5% | 10.3% | -11.9 | +3.5 |