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Ceres High School

2320 Central Avenue, Ceres, CA 95307View on map

  • Public
  • Ceres
  • 415 seniors
  • 1,580 students

Ceres High School is a public high school in Ceres (Ceres Unified) with 415 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

51 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

51 of 415 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

58 of 415 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

20%

5 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

7 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Ceres High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles10 pts higher

    20%

    5 of 25 admitted

    This school20%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    7 of 35 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine15 pts higher

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego29 pts higher

    54%

    13 of 24 admitted

    This school54%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara27 pts higher

    59%

    13 of 22 admitted

    This school59%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    14 of 37 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz31 pts lower

    40%

    10 of 25 admitted

    This school40%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.64)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    17 of 20 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    43 of 45 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.77)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Ceres High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    36%

    8 of 22 admitted

    This school36%Overall30%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    88 of 88 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    93%

    25 of 27 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    99%

    77 of 78 admitted

    This school99%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    98%

    130 of 133 admitted

    This school98%Overall97%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (376 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

68%

255 of 376 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

83 graduates

Community college

43%

162 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC205%
CSU6317%
CA private college41%
Out of state62%
Community college16243%
Not enrolled12132%
Enrolled in college25568%
Total376100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

25

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

119 of 381 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

8%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

31 of 396 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 63%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 40%

Across California

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