Is Don Pedro Elementary a good school?

Don Pedro Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Don Pedro Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 430 students attended Don Pedro Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Don Pedro Elementary?

Students at Don Pedro Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Don Pedro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Don Pedro Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Blaker-Kinser Junior High High : Central Valley High

Don Pedro Elementary

Summary:

Don Pedro Elementary is a public elementary school in Ceres, California, serving 457 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Ceres Unified School District, which is ranked 1110 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Don Pedro Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.52% of Don Pedro students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.09% for the Ceres Unified district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Don Pedro Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than nearby schools within the Ceres Unified district, such as La Rosa Elementary, Joel J. Hidahl Elementary, and Walter White Elementary, which generally outperform Don Pedro across various academic measures. Additionally, Don Pedro has a significantly higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges and achievement gaps.

Detail:

Public K-6

2300 Don Pedro Rd.
Ceres, CA 95307-4134

(209) 556-1630

District: Ceres Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5286^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,042

Students who attend Don Pedro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blaker-Kinser Junior High
High:	Central Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 430

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

White:

8.1%

Asian:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Don Pedro Elementary ranks worse than 90.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.1. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.3%), White (8.1%), Asian (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Don Pedro Elementary is 22.6, which is the 2^nd best among 14 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Don Pedro Elementary is $9,042, which is the 6^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Don Pedro Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Don Pedro Elementary 5286^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Don Pedro Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ceres Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ceres Unified 1110^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Don Pedro Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.29	2852^nd	4809	40.7%
2005	32.47	3133^rd	4822	35.0%
2006	44.42	2473^rd	4818	48.7%
2007	44.46	2651^st	5113	48.2%
2008	46.14	2602^nd	5113	49.1%
2009	48.96	2551^st	5193	50.9%
2010	49.65	2580^th	5314	51.4%
2011	41.25	3153^rd	5377	41.4%
2012	43.13	3065^th	5390	43.1%
2013	44.79	3025^th	5530	45.3%
2015	25.75	4061^st	5611	27.6%
2016	27.14	4001^st	5614	28.7%
2017	21.60	4550^th	5692	20.1%
2018	20.25	4655^th	5662	17.8%
2019	9.85	5572^nd	5789	3.7%
2022	13.55	5490^th	5883	6.7%
2023	15.75	5255^th	5874	10.5%
2024	15.10	5286^th	5862	9.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.03	1391^st	3246	57.1%
2019	29.45	2542^nd	3275	22.4%
2022	34.45	2250^th	3311	32.0%
2023	36.11	2079^th	3250	36.0%
2024	31.78	2429^th	3160	23.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.57	3946^th	5084	22.4%
2019	13.47	4917^th	5173	4.9%
2022	17.60	4806^th	5264	8.7%
2023	21.15	4619^th	5374	14.0%
2024	20.64	4733^rd	5511	14.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.07	4080^th	5413	24.6%
2019	11.16	5249^th	5492	4.4%
2022	11.82	5437^th	5635	3.5%
2023	13.57	5268^th	5617	6.2%
2024	12.51	5320^th	5605	5.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.27	2384^th	2585	7.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.53	4857^th	5431	10.6%
2019	10.96	5310^th	5510	3.6%
2022	17.54	4975^th	5663	12.1%
2023	20.33	4684^th	5650	17.1%
2024	20.51	4660^th	5636	17.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.02	3833^rd	4830	20.6%
2019	13.20	4733^rd	4963	4.6%
2022	16.20	4739^th	5084	6.8%
2023	19.97	4503^rd	5098	11.7%
2024	18.04	4585^th	5102	10.1%

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Rank History for White students at Don Pedro Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	0.76	2829^th	2834	0.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Don Pedro Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	538	5	25	120	3	n/a	n/a	0	691
1989	556	6	19	150	14	n/a	n/a	0	745
1990	527	20	30	225	32	n/a	n/a	0	834
1991	583	26	29	273	20	n/a	n/a	0	931
1992	692	10	24	260	8	n/a	n/a	0	994
1993	587	40	39	323	13	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1994	641	37	36	310	4	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1995	461	40	32	359	12	n/a	n/a	0	904
1996	461	40	32	359	12	n/a	n/a	0	904
1997	463	48	27	355	12	n/a	n/a	0	905
1998	448	53	38	357	10	n/a	n/a	0	906
1999	411	39	33	394	7	n/a	n/a	0	884
2000	396	51	41	387	7	n/a	n/a	0	882
2001	365	42	44	439	7	n/a	n/a	0	897
2002	310	33	60	456	22	n/a	n/a	0	881
2003	310	33	60	456	22	n/a	n/a	0	881
2004	261	26	54	527	21	n/a	n/a	9	898
2005	234	42	85	531	15	n/a	n/a	12	919
2006	139	9	24	349	15	n/a	n/a	15	551
2007	119	12	17	356	11	n/a	n/a	11	526
2008	108	15	20	386	8	n/a	n/a	0	537
2009	105	15	20	383	3	2	13	0	541
2010	98	10	15	343	2	1	10	0	479
2011	77	5	16	382	3	1	3	0	487
2012	67	6	16	411	0	3	3	0	506
2013	62	6	22	433	2	3	3	0	531
2014	66	7	19	451	4	4	1	0	552
2015	57	10	20	469	2	2	1	0	561
2016	61	9	18	492	3	2	0	0	585
2017	61	9	10	489	1	2	0	0	572
2018	50	7	12	466	0	3	0	0	538
2019	47	9	13	469	1	4	0	0	543
2020	56	16	17	456	1	3	0	0	549
2021	48	8	17	432	0	2	2	0	509
2022	48	10	15	403	0	2	2	0	480
2023	42	7	17	387	1	2	1	0	457
2024	35	3	12	371	2	2	5	0	430

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Don Pedro Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	691	29.5	23.4	n/a
1989	745	31.0	24.0	n/a
1990	834	31.0	26.9	n/a
1991	931	36.0	25.8	n/a
1992	994	36.6	27.1	42.5
1993	1002	37.0	27.1	48.1
1994	1028	37.0	27.8	29.8
1995	904	35.0	25.8	53.2
1996	904	35.0	25.8	53.2
1997	905	41.7	21.7	55.6
1998	906	43.4	20.9	57.7
1999	884	44.2	20.0	62.1
2000	882	43.0	20.5	61.3
2001	897	43.0	20.9	60.3
2002	881	44.0	20.0	66.4
2003	881	44.0	20.0	66.4
2004	898	42.5	21.1	70.6
2005	919	41.5	22.1	75.3
2006	551	26.5	20.8	87.1
2007	526	25.0	21.0	86.2
2008	537	28.0	19.2	86.6
2009	541	26.0	19.3	87.6
2010	479	22.0	21.7	93.1
2011	487	n/a	n/a	92
2012	506	21.0	24.0	n/a
2013	531	21.0	25.2	94.2
2014	552	23.0	24.0	87.1
2015	561	23.0	24.3	91.6
2016	585	24.0	24.3	92.5
2017	572	25.0	22.8	93.9
2018	538	22.0	24.4	95.9
2019	543	23.0	23.6	93.9
2020	549	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	509	21.0	24.2	93.1
2022	480	21.0	22.8	92.3
2023	457	19.1	23.9	91.7
2024	430	19.0	22.6	90.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Don Pedro Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	691	29.5	23.4	n/a
1989	745	31.0	24.0	n/a
1990	834	31.0	26.9	n/a
1991	931	36.0	25.8	n/a
1992	994	36.6	27.1	42.5
1993	1002	37.0	27.1	48.1
1994	1028	37.0	27.8	29.8
1995	904	35.0	25.8	53.2
1996	904	35.0	25.8	53.2
1997	905	41.7	21.7	55.6
1998	906	43.4	20.9	57.7
1999	884	44.2	20.0	62.1
2000	882	43.0	20.5	61.3
2001	897	43.0	20.9	60.3
2002	881	44.0	20.0	66.4
2003	881	44.0	20.0	66.4
2004	898	42.5	21.1	70.6
2005	919	41.5	22.1	75.3
2006	551	26.5	20.8	87.1
2007	526	25.0	21.0	86.2
2008	537	28.0	19.2	86.6
2009	541	26.0	19.3	87.6
2010	479	22.0	21.7	93.1
2011	487	n/a	n/a	92
2012	506	21.0	24.0	n/a
2013	531	21.0	25.2	94.2
2014	552	23.0	24.0	87.1
2015	561	23.0	24.3	91.6
2016	585	24.0	24.3	92.5
2017	572	25.0	22.8	93.9
2018	538	22.0	24.4	95.9
2019	543	23.0	23.6	93.9
2020	549	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	509	21.0	24.2	93.1
2022	480	21.0	22.8	92.3
2023	457	19.1	23.9	91.7
2024	430	19.0	22.6	90.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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