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Blaker-Kinser Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Blaker-Kinser is a middle school in Ceres. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

1601 Kinser Road, 95307·Ceres Unified·Ceres·Grades 7-8·603 students·90% low-income·(209) 556-1810

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

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Where the path goes

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K-12 Feeder Path

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic86.2%
White8.0%
Asian3.1%
Black1.3%
Other1.3%
GenderFemale 50.3%Male 49.8%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
603
257 below CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
90%
27pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
1 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$20,173
District avg: $14,347 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
23.1% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$69,779 – $139,451
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Blaker-Kinser Junior High in Ceres, 46.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 36.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Blaker-Kinser Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 9.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 40.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 513 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−40.7pp
7.1% vs 47.8% overall · n=156
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−14.0pp
0.0% vs 14.0% overall · n=156
Math · English Learner−12.4pp
3.8% vs 16.1% overall · n=162
Math Exceeded · Disabilities−6.7pp
0.0% vs 6.7% overall · n=52

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income513 tested
ELA 46.4%·Math 14.9%· +9.4pp vs district
Hispanic497 tested
ELA 46.4%·Math 14.4%· +9.1pp vs district
English Learner162 tested
ELA 7.1%·Math 3.8%· -4.0pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 55%Support 42%Other 4%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$81K
$4K below CA median
Median Home Value
$430K
$230K below CA median
Bachelor's+
13%
22pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
14.8 years avg experience
29 teachers · 3% first-year · 3% second-year
Teacher Credentials
79% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →