Cesar Chavez Academy: Kids show up — absenteeism runs far below the state. But suspensions run 3× the state rate.
Cesar Chavez Academy has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 24% | 56% | -0.9 | 9.7% | 4.7% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Cesar Chavez Academy scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 57th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “56% proficient” and call it done. Cesar Chavez Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Corona, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Cesar Chavez Academy's low-income kids hit 52.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 57th percentile since 2019.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 56% of students meet the standard today, above the 49% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 50% | 49% | 63% | 45% | 55% |
| Grade 4 | 46% | 51% | 48% | 49% | 61% |
| Grade 5 | 53% | 61% | 46% | 58% | 68% |
| Grade 6 | 70% | 59% | 71% | 54% | 72% |
| Grade 7 | 57% | 64% | 54% | 55% | 57% |
| Grade 8 | 53% | 48% | 55% | 53% | 49% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 59% | 41% | 55% | 45% | 53% |
| Grade 4 | 41% | 38% | 35% | 48% | 59% |
| Grade 5 | 44% | 40% | 26% | 36% | 39% |
| Grade 6 | 67% | 49% | 64% | 46% | 54% |
| Grade 7 | 29% | 27% | 31% | 32% | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 32% | 22% | 27% | 33% | 25% |
The story this school is actually telling
chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 4.3pp across grades; the floor rises 12.9pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Cesar Chavez Academy's most underrated number
52.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Cesar Chavez Academy in Corona, 52.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 51.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Cesar Chavez Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (52.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.5 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 556 students tested.
8 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 13.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.5pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$372 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 1,024 students, this school is well above the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 29% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 57
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 40
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 91 | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | +12 |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 20% | 40% | 15% | 24% | 61% | +16 |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 26% | 41% | 16% | 16% | 68% | +20 |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 34% | 38% | 15% | 13% | 72% | +25 |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 17% | 40% | 22% | 21% | 57% | +9 |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 21% | 28% | 36% | 16% | 49% | +3 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 92 | 27% | 26% | 28% | 18% | 53% | +8 |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 19% | 40% | 32% | 9% | 59% | +17 |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 22% | 17% | 32% | 30% | 39% | +3 |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 28% | 27% | 27% | 19% | 54% | +19 |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 10% | 21% | 32% | 37% | 31% | −3 |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 16% | 10% | 36% | 39% | 25% | −7 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 261 | 9% | 20% | 59% | 13% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 556 | 52.7% | +2 | +14 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 498 | 52.8% | +4 | +14 |
| White | 127 | 72.4% | +8 | +11 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Academy ← | — | 45 | 24.2% | 55.7% | −0.9 | 4.7% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary | 2.5 mi | 68 | 34.0% | 66.2% | +5.7 | 1.9% |
| Prado View Elementary | 0.9 mi | 52 | 27.3% | 54.1% | −11.1 | 1.2% |
| George Washington Elementary | 3 mi | 52 | 14.1% | 37.6% | +13.5 | 2.8% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48 | 63 | #2060 | 23.3% | 48.8% | 6.5% | 2.2% | -6.0pp |
| 2022 | 46 | 70 | #1728 | 20.1% | 46.5% | 21.3% | 2.8% | +5.6pp |
| 2023 | 34 | 37 | #3606 | 20.4% | 45.5% | 18.2% | 3.7% | -23.0pp |
| 2024 | 45 | 57 | #2442 | 19.4% | 46.9% | 11.4% | 5.1% | +2.0pp |
| 2025 | 45 | 57 | #2449 | 24.2% | 55.7% | 9.7% | 4.7% | -0.9pp |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6.1% | 7.7% | +1.6pp |
| Male | 6.8% | 10.3% | +3.5pp |
| Asian | 5.3% | 0.0% | -5.3pp |
| Black/African American | 13.0% | 22.7% | +9.7pp |
| White | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.9% | 9.4% | +2.5pp |
| Two or More Races | 0.0% | 6.7% | +6.7pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 8.2% | 9.0% | +0.8pp |
| English Learners | 6.1% | 6.5% | +0.4pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 7.1% | 10.8% | +3.7pp |
| All Students | 6.5% | 9.2% | +2.7pp |
| Filipino | — | 8.3% | — |
| Foster Youth | — | 33.3% | — |
| Homeless | — | 35.7% | — |
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