Middle Schools in Ceres Unified

Summary:

The Ceres Unified school district in California is home to three middle schools: Cesar Chavez Junior High, Mae Hensley Junior High, and Blaker-Kinser Junior High. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a range of academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Among the three middle schools, Blaker-Kinser Junior High stands out as the highest-performing, with the strongest proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. Blaker-Kinser also has the highest statewide SchoolDigger ranking among the district's middle schools, earning a 2-star rating.

While the middle schools in Ceres Unified face challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism and a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the data suggests that Blaker-Kinser Junior High has been able to overcome these obstacles and deliver stronger academic outcomes for its students.

District Detail

2503 Lawrence St.
Ceres, CA 95307-3301

(209) 556-1500

SchoolDigger Rank:
1110^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 13,867

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)			CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	648	31	21.2	86.9%	70 (10.8%)	19 (2.9%)	521 (80.4%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26.3	1981^st of 2777 public middle schools	28.7%		24	2100^th of 2802 public middle schools	25.1%	119				14.4	14.4	30.3	31.8	31.1	17.0	20.2	18.7	$8,693
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	644	28	22.9	87.9%	39 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	558 (86.6%)	33 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33.6	1679^th of 2777 public middle schools	39.5%		27.9	1910^th of 2802 public middle schools	31.8%	231				21.1	21.1	37.1	41.6	39.4	14.2	18.9	16.6	$9,475
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	662	32	20.6	82.6%	65 (9.8%)	6 (0.9%)	518 (78.2%)	65 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	29.4	1834^th of 2777 public middle schools	34.0%		20.4	2250^th of 2802 public middle schools	19.7%	416	4.3	0.0	2.0	15.2	15.2	40.6	34.8	37.6	19.7	12.6	16.0	$10,169

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	1.38 mi	1	1488^th
Stanislaus County Office of Education	1.61 mi	7
Modesto City Elementary	2.55 mi	26	1224^th
Keyes Union	3.27 mi	3	657^th
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	3.58 mi	1	1355^th

Middle Schools in Ceres Unified

District Detail

Blaker-Kinser Junior High

Cesar Chavez Junior High

Mae Hensley Junior High

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