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Ceres Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
932 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
480 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
68%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 89.0%
White 4.2%
Asian 0.4%
Black 0.2%
Other 6.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ceres Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard28.9%
Met Standard25.9%
Below Standard45.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Ceres Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the East Whittier City Elementary district average of 26.3%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.8 points higher (vs 20.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
28.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
54.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
932
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 29.5% 20.0% 32.6% 17.9% 49.5%
4th 75 29.3% 25.3% 22.7% 22.7% 54.7%
5th 63 33.3% 27.0% 22.2% 17.5% 60.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 22.1% 35.8% 28.4% 13.7% 57.9%
4th 75 25.3% 29.3% 34.7% 10.7% 54.7%
5th 63 34.9% 17.5% 25.4% 22.2% 52.4%