Mae Hensley Junior High

Summary:

Mae Hensley Junior High is a public middle school located in Ceres, CA, serving 648 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Ceres Unified School District, which is ranked 1110 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mae Hensley Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1981 out of 2777 schools and a 1-star rating. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. In 2023-2024, only 31.08% of students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, 18.66% in Mathematics, and 14.38% in Science. Mae Hensley Junior High also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 33.1% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Cesar Chavez Junior High and Blaker-Kinser Junior High, which are also part of the Ceres Unified School District, perform slightly better than Mae Hensley Junior High in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these schools still struggle to meet state averages, indicating a broader issue within the district. Additionally, Mae Hensley Junior High's migrant student population performs relatively well, ranking in the top 40-50% of California middle schools for this subgroup, suggesting the school may have effective strategies or support systems in place for this population.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1806 Moffet Rd.
       Ceres, CA  95307-1936


(209) 556-1820

District: Ceres Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1981st of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,693 Help


Students who attend Mae Hensley Junior High usually attend:

High:    Ceres High

Feeder schools for Mae Hensley Junior High:

Elementary:    Carroll Fowler Elementary
    Caswell Elementary
    M. Robert Adkison Elementary
    Virginia Parks Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.6 Help
Number of students:  635

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.2%
White:
10.9%
Asian:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.9% Help


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Compare Details Mae Hensley Junior High ranks worse than 71.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.29. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Mae Hensley Junior High has the smallest middle school student body size in the Ceres Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.2%), White (10.9%), Asian (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.9% 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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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mae Hensley Junior High is 22.6, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Ceres Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mae Hensley Junior High is $8,693, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Ceres Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mae Hensley Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Mae Hensley Junior High 1981st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Mae Hensley Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Ceres Unified:

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


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Rank History for Mae Hensley Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.21 893rd 1769 49.5%
2005 50.06 800th 1777 55.0%
2006 34.02 1171st 1804 35.1%
2007 36.44 1207th 1999 39.6%
2008 32.69 1354th 2005 32.5%
2009 37.37 1268th 2063 38.5%
2010 33.54 1482nd 2179 32.0%
2011 37.52 1427th 2236 36.2%
2012 34.55 1517th 2259 32.8%
2013 30.62 1689th 2379 29.0%
2015 39.49 1351st 2477 45.5%
2016 43.78 1283rd 2497 48.6%
2017 26.54 1789th 2508 28.7%
2018 28.27 1716th 2480 30.8%
2019 26.37 1947th 2715 28.3%
2022 27.44 1877th 2740 31.5%
2023 24.05 2100th 2802 25.1%
2024 26.29 1981st 2777 28.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.97 745th 1364 45.4%
2019 27.23 1279th 1442 11.3%
2022 36.94 894th 1540 41.9%
2023 38.84 818th 1529 46.5%
2024 39.36 762nd 1477 48.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.86 1536th 1538 0.1%
2024 27.39 1194th 1550 23.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.00 1330th 2230 40.4%
2019 35.39 1478th 2369 37.6%
2022 35.66 1490th 2458 39.4%
2023 30.94 1725th 2549 32.3%
2024 33.53 1625th 2575 36.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.35 16th 86 81.4%
2024 53.86 37th 94 60.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.94 1641st 2262 27.5%
2019 26.02 1759th 2380 26.1%
2022 23.24 1916th 2509 23.6%
2023 21.68 2023rd 2547 20.6%
2024 27.23 1789th 2546 29.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.13 621st 1369 54.6%
2019 33.45 916th 1491 38.6%
2022 33.31 948th 1531 38.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.17 1552nd 2273 31.7%
2019 25.41 1778th 2407 26.1%
2022 32.03 1578th 2527 37.6%
2023 26.58 1811th 2558 29.2%
2024 24.85 1876th 2547 26.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 1.19 728th 741 1.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.62 596th 643 7.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.52 1316th 2072 36.5%
2019 34.42 1416th 2213 36.0%
2022 36.83 1396th 2359 40.8%
2023 30.70 1614th 2391 32.5%
2024 34.31 1487th 2383 37.6%
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Rank History for White students at Mae Hensley Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.90 1344th 1496 10.2%
2019 12.08 1442nd 1602 10.0%
2022 13.84 1382nd 1555 11.1%
2023 17.55 1297th 1552 16.4%
2024 18.51 1275th 1535 16.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Mae Hensley Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 552 5 28 205 3 n/a n/a 0 793
1989 618 7 30 239 3 n/a n/a 0 897
1990 675 28 49 302 3 n/a n/a 0 1057
1991 689 25 44 380 0 n/a n/a 0 1138
1992 688 40 52 398 26 n/a n/a 0 1204
1993 760 39 44 394 1 n/a n/a 0 1238
1994 870 22 27 391 14 n/a n/a 0 1324
1995 516 32 52 324 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1996 516 32 52 324 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1997 591 22 49 343 3 n/a n/a 0 1008
1998 529 22 47 358 1 n/a n/a 0 957
1999 448 19 53 381 9 n/a n/a 0 910
2000 479 35 47 329 6 n/a n/a 0 896
2001 400 34 42 378 16 n/a n/a 0 870
2002 349 20 42 423 4 n/a n/a 0 838
2003 349 20 42 423 4 n/a n/a 0 838
2004 375 20 69 404 30 n/a n/a 1 899
2005 356 30 73 413 23 n/a n/a 2 897
2006 300 24 57 434 16 n/a n/a 2 833
2007 282 23 70 467 33 n/a n/a 5 880
2008 285 22 65 478 21 n/a n/a 0 871
2009 277 22 51 546 7 8 15 0 926
2010 233 20 58 633 8 13 17 0 982
2011 190 27 65 626 9 13 7 0 937
2012 169 21 42 529 3 14 8 0 786
2013 136 14 23 451 4 6 7 0 641
2014 129 11 32 457 5 5 5 0 644
2015 114 16 23 488 6 7 7 0 661
2016 97 17 23 518 7 8 9 0 679
2017 100 14 27 537 8 11 8 0 705
2018 121 13 25 550 4 12 9 0 734
2019 121 14 21 577 2 6 9 0 750
2020 110 14 23 585 2 9 6 0 749
2021 105 15 21 557 5 9 4 0 716
2022 91 13 18 542 6 6 4 0 680
2023 70 19 25 521 2 4 7 0 648
2024 69 11 23 522 2 1 7 0 635

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Mae Hensley Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 793 33.0 24.0 n/a
1989 897 35.0 25.6 n/a
1990 1057 41.2 25.6 n/a
1991 1138 48.0 23.7 n/a
1992 1204 48.8 24.6 42.3
1993 1238 53.0 23.4 46.5
1994 1324 55.0 24.1 31.2
1995 926 40.0 23.2 47.5
1996 926 40.0 23.2 47.5
1997 1008 41.0 24.6 53.1
1998 957 41.7 22.9 54
1999 910 36.3 25.1 51.4
2000 896 36.4 24.6 51.6
2001 870 38.0 22.9 53.1
2002 838 36.0 23.3 53.5
2003 838 36.0 23.3 53.5
2004 899 36.1 24.9 56.6
2005 897 36.5 24.6 55
2006 833 36.5 22.8 70.9
2007 880 36.1 24.4 63.8
2008 871 42.0 20.7 70.5
2009 926 39.6 21.2 72.5
2010 982 41.5 23.6 79.1
2011 937 n/a n/a 80.6
2012 786 31.8 24.7 n/a
2013 641 24.7 25.9 83.3
2014 644 24.9 25.7 86.5
2015 661 26.0 25.4 84.9
2016 679 27.0 25.1 88.2
2017 705 28.1 25.0 88.1
2018 734 29.4 24.8 89.1
2019 750 32.1 23.3 85.7
2020 749 n/a n/a 85.7
2021 716 31.6 22.6 85.9
2022 680 31.6 21.4 85.9
2023 648 30.5 21.2 86.9
2024 635 28.0 22.6 89.9

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 Mae Hensley Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 793 33.0 24.0 n/a
1989 897 35.0 25.6 n/a
1990 1057 41.2 25.6 n/a
1991 1138 48.0 23.7 n/a
1992 1204 48.8 24.6 42.3
1993 1238 53.0 23.4 46.5
1994 1324 55.0 24.1 31.2
1995 926 40.0 23.2 47.5
1996 926 40.0 23.2 47.5
1997 1008 41.0 24.6 53.1
1998 957 41.7 22.9 54
1999 910 36.3 25.1 51.4
2000 896 36.4 24.6 51.6
2001 870 38.0 22.9 53.1
2002 838 36.0 23.3 53.5
2003 838 36.0 23.3 53.5
2004 899 36.1 24.9 56.6
2005 897 36.5 24.6 55
2006 833 36.5 22.8 70.9
2007 880 36.1 24.4 63.8
2008 871 42.0 20.7 70.5
2009 926 39.6 21.2 72.5
2010 982 41.5 23.6 79.1
2011 937 n/a n/a 80.6
2012 786 31.8 24.7 n/a
2013 641 24.7 25.9 83.3
2014 644 24.9 25.7 86.5
2015 661 26.0 25.4 84.9
2016 679 27.0 25.1 88.2
2017 705 28.1 25.0 88.1
2018 734 29.4 24.8 89.1
2019 750 32.1 23.3 85.7
2020 749 n/a n/a 85.7
2021 716 31.6 22.6 85.9
2022 680 31.6 21.4 85.9
2023 648 30.5 21.2 86.9
2024 635 28.0 22.6 89.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mae Hensley Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,693

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mae Hensley Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1947th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2100th of 2802 Middle schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mae Hensley Junior High)36.526.8
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ceres Unified)34.532.3
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mae Hensley Junior High)19.618.2
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ceres Unified)18.316.5
 1.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mae Hensley Junior High)32.925.7
 7.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ceres Unified)35.334.8
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mae Hensley Junior High)2318.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ceres Unified)1914.9
 4.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Mae Hensley Junior High)18.914.7
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (Ceres Unified)20.316
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students750648
 13.6%
African American1419
 35.7%
American Indian22
Asian2125
 19%
Hispanic577521
 9.7%
Pacific Islander64
 33.3%
White12170
 42.1%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.7%86.9%
 1.1%


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Mae Hensley Junior High ranks 1981st of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Mae Hensley Junior High usually go on to attend Ceres High

Students at Mae Hensley Junior High are 82% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 635 students attended Mae Hensley Junior High.


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