Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Ceres, California

Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology in Ceres, California enrolled 435 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 47-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

411 students in 2022-23, 434 students in 2023-24, 435 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 22.2.

Students enrolled at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 43502004006002022-234112023-244342024-25435
Students enrolled at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 43502004006002022-234112023-244342024-25435
Students enrolled at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 43502004006002022-234112023-244342024-25435
Students enrolled at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 434, 2024-25: 43502004006002022-234112023-244342024-25435
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341121.619.0
2023-2443421.919.8
2024-2543522.219.6

19.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology enrolled 418 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent15.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.1% of students were Hispanic, 27.6% White, 15.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic53.1%
  2. White27.6%
  3. Asian15.6%
  4. Two or more races1.8%
  5. American Indian0.9%
  6. Black0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology scored proficient or above: 47-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑56%32%45%
Math, 2022-2331%17% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Ceres

11 public elementary schools in Ceres report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lucas Elementary66826.765.1%
Caswell Elementary65325.680.7%
Sinclear Elementary58123.273.3%
Samuel Vaughn Elementary57023.868.6%
Walter White Elementary52621.986.3%
Carroll Fowler Elementary52224.981.6%
La Rosa Elementary51623.676.0%
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary50322.960.2%

All public schools in Ceres →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology

  1. Lucas ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 668 students, 26.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. La Rosa ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 516 students, 23.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology with Lucas ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ceres Unified spends per student$18,030 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,030
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWhitmore Charter School of Art & Technology is the number 3,199 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,199 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.19.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology

  1. How many students attend Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology?
    435 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 411 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ceres, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology?
    19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology a Title I school?
    Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology do on state tests?
    The students tested at Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology scored proficient or above: 47-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology in?
    Ceres Unified, NCES district ID 0608130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060813011487 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22