Ceres High: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 20 points. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.
Ceres posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Ceres High scores 53 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 60th percentile of 1,739 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “41% proficient” and call it done. Ceres deserves a closer read. The school sits in Ceres, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 58.2% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 4.0% statewide — worth asking about on a tour.
Of 100 students here: 41 are proficient by 11th grade → 94 graduate → 52 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
Ceres's most underrated number
58.2% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 7 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
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
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 366 | 24% | 36% | 21% | 19% | 60% | +13 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 366 | 7% | 14% | 30% | 49% | 21% | −2 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 376 | 6% | 28% | 59% | 6% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 323 | 58.2% | +21 | +20 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 302 | 59.6% | +22 | +21 |
| English Learners | 51 | 11.8% | +1 | +1 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres High ← | — | 53 | 15.7% | 40.7% | — | 10.1% |
| Whitmore Charter High | 1.5 mi | 58 | 7.7% | 36.5% | — | 3.9% |
| Central Valley High | 1.1 mi | 56 | 12.8% | 39.7% | — | 8.3% |
| Argus High (Continuation) | 0.6 mi | 20 | 0.0% | 0.9% | — | 3.1% |
| California average | — | 47 | 15.5% | 34.6% | — | 4.0% |