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Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard

Alternative School · Ceres, CA

Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard is a alternative school school in Ceres, California, serving grades 06–12 with 138 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level
High
Grades
06 – 12
Enrollment
138
Teachers (FTE)
8.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 105 76%
White 23 17%
Black or African American 5 4%
Two or more races 2 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 1%
Not Specified 1 1%
Total enrollment 138 81M / 56F

English Language Learners: 15 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 33.9% 8
Reading Proficiency <50% 48.7% 9
Science Proficiency <=20% 20
4-Year Graduation Rate 20-24%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
132
95.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 138 100%

Contact & Location

3113 Mitchell Rd.

Ceres, CA 95307

Phone: (209)238-6717

http://www.stancoe.org

District

Stanislaus County Office of Education

Per-pupil expenditure: $350,661

District enrollment: 741

NCES ID

069104107887

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD