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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Ceres, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Ceres based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 16.2% Exceeded Standard, compared to 9.2% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 47.9 14.5% 42.9% 7.1% 1.3%
2 La Rosa Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 45.8 22.3% 50.6% 18.2% 0.5%
3 Samuel Vaughn Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 45.1 11.9% 31.8% 11.3% 1.2%
4 Caswell Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 40.0 7.7% 25.1% 13.4% 0.0%
5 Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 39.8 8.8% 27.6% 14.1% 2.8%
6 Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 38.7 12.9% 39.5% 12.5% 1.5%
7 Lucas Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 38.0 10.1% 24.4% 8.9% 1.2%
8 Sinclear Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 36.5 14.9% 35.3% 11.3% 2.0%
9 Carroll Fowler Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 36.4 8.4% 27.2% 12.8% 0.9%
10 Don Pedro Elementary
Ceres Unified
Stanislaus 35.6 4.4% 17.4% 19.4% 1.0%