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Best Elementary Schools
in Ceres Unified

This page covers 14 elementary schools in Ceres Unified, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

14
Schools Ranked
California
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology
Grades KG–08411 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Walter White Elementary
Grades KG–06442 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
21.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
3
rank
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary
Grades KG–08509 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
24.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
Grades KG–06443 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
5
rank
Sinclear Elementary
Grades KG–06609 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
42
/100
Student:Teacher
24.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
6
rank
Caswell Elementary
Grades KG–06588 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
23.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
7
rank
Samuel Vaughn Elementary
Grades KG–06566 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
24.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
8
rank
La Rosa Elementary
Grades KG–06589 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
24.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
9
rank
Don Pedro Elementary
Grades KG–06457 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
40
/100
Student:Teacher
23.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
10
rank
Lucas Elementary
Grades KG–06653 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,299/student)
40
/100
Student:Teacher
26.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,299
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
4 more elementary schools in Ceres Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
14
Elementary Schools
23
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
41
Avg Score
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.