Is Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary a good school?

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary ranks 3762 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary?

Students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Asian.

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Summary:

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ceres, California, serving 509 students in grades K-8. It is part of the Ceres Unified School District, which is ranked 1110 out of 1568 districts in the state.

While the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62% to 67.55% over the past few years, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 38.33% of students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 35.09% for Ceres Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, only 22.57% of students were proficient or better, compared to 20.42% for Ceres Unified and 35.54% for California. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.8% in 2018-2019 to 14.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary to other nearby schools in the Ceres Unified School District, it generally performs worse in student academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology, which is also in the Ceres Unified School District, consistently outperforms Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels. These challenges suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

4927 Central Ave.
Ceres, CA 95307

(209) 556-1500

District: Ceres Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3762^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,701

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.8%

White:

23.7%

Asian:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary ranks worse than 64.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.2. (See more...)

Compare Details Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary ranks worse than 52.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.88. (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 (71.8%), White (23.7%), Asian (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary is 24.2. 7 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary employs 21.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary is $9,701, which is the 3^rd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Ceres Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary 3762^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary 1461^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2017	37.48	3272^nd	5692	42.5%
2018	60.92	2003^rd	5662	64.6%
2019	54.09	2373^rd	5789	59.0%
2022	31.25	3763^rd	5883	36.0%
2023	30.51	3839^th	5874	34.6%
2024	32.20	3762^nd	5862	35.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	27.46	2787^th	3311	15.8%
2023	41.01	1743^rd	3250	46.4%
2024	21.40	3017^th	3160	4.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.25	1428^th	5084	71.9%
2019	54.75	2087^th	5173	59.7%
2022	34.21	3500^th	5264	33.5%
2023	35.39	3435^th	5374	36.1%
2024	31.13	3838^th	5511	30.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.58	1683^rd	5413	68.9%
2019	62.60	1864^th	5492	66.1%
2022	32.72	3514^th	5635	37.6%
2023	30.48	3714^th	5617	33.9%
2024	31.15	3698^th	5605	34.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.54	2195^th	5431	59.6%
2019	47.47	2585^th	5510	53.1%
2022	30.70	3732^nd	5663	34.1%
2023	30.71	3716^th	5650	34.2%
2024	33.79	3492^nd	5636	38.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.75	1337^th	4830	72.3%
2019	61.68	1593^rd	4963	67.9%
2022	31.70	3558^th	5084	30.0%
2023	32.41	3510^th	5098	31.1%
2024	36.46	3227^th	5102	36.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	26.86	2101^st	2726	22.9%
2023	31.17	1958^th	2662	26.4%
2024	22.53	2154^th	2647	18.6%

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

Rank History for Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.81	728^th	2480	70.6%
2019	69.59	704^th	2715	74.1%
2022	43.95	1340^th	2740	51.1%
2023	47.70	1235^th	2802	55.9%
2024	39.88	1461^st	2777	47.4%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.63	224^th	1364	83.6%
2023	30.20	1212^th	1529	20.7%
2024	39.46	756^th	1477	48.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.78	305^th	2230	86.3%
2019	75.52	391^st	2369	83.5%
2022	47.17	1107^th	2458	55.0%
2023	53.10	925^th	2549	63.7%
2024	46.90	1136^th	2575	55.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.73	1126^th	2262	50.2%
2019	65.38	715^th	2380	70.0%
2022	45.31	1189^th	2509	52.6%
2023	45.30	1178^th	2547	53.7%
2024	36.94	1439^th	2546	43.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.21	406^th	2273	82.1%
2019	70.05	611^th	2407	74.6%
2022	41.99	1279^th	2527	49.4%
2023	48.37	1116^th	2558	56.4%
2024	42.36	1265^th	2547	50.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.24	425^th	2072	79.5%
2019	65.36	581^st	2213	73.7%
2022	51.31	957^th	2359	59.4%
2023	57.12	789^th	2391	67.0%
2024	52.29	927^th	2383	61.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	88.63	105^th	1602	93.4%
2022	38.67	939^th	1555	39.6%
2023	37.56	957^th	1552	38.3%
2024	24.20	1178^th	1535	23.3%

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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 Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2015	26	1	2	96	0	0	1	126
2016	40	3	4	129	0	0	3	179
2017	74	2	6	202	1	0	4	289
2018	93	6	6	232	1	1	5	344
2019	104	2	8	269	2	1	5	391
2020	107	3	8	304	3	1	5	431
2021	124	6	10	331	4	0	4	479
2022	144	5	13	433	5	1	6	607
2023	120	2	8	367	7	1	4	509
2024	122	4	10	370	4	0	5	515

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 Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	126	6.0	21.0	66.7
2016	179	6.0	29.8	74.3
2017	289	11.5	25.1	72
2018	344	15.0	22.8	67.4
2019	391	17.2	22.6	65
2020	431	n/a	n/a	61.9
2021	479	20.7	23.0	62
2022	607	24.7	24.5	67.5
2023	509	20.9	24.2	62.7
2024	515	21.2	24.2	64.9

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 Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	126	6.0	21.0	66.7
2016	179	6.0	29.8	74.3
2017	289	11.5	25.1	72
2018	344	15.0	22.8	67.4
2019	391	17.2	22.6	65
2020	431	n/a	n/a	61.9
2021	479	20.7	23.0	62
2022	607	24.7	24.5	67.5
2023	509	20.9	24.2	62.7
2024	515	21.2	24.2	64.9

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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