How does Cesar Chavez Academy compare to other elementary schools in Corona?

Cesar Chavez Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.9/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,862 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cesar Chavez Academy?

22.3% of students at Cesar Chavez Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 51.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cesar Chavez Academy improving or declining?

Cesar Chavez Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cesar Chavez Academy?

9.2% of students at Cesar Chavez Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cesar Chavez Academy

Corona-Norco Unified Corona Riverside County 92882

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,862 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,037 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

40 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 70.7%

White 18.2%

Asian 3.4%

Black 1.8%

Other 5.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cesar Chavez Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.3%
Met Standard	29.2%
Below Standard	48.5%

Exceeded

22.3%

Met

29.2%

Below

48.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Corona-Norco Unified district average of 23.3%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.0 points higher (vs 18.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

51.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-0.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,862

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	91	30.8%	24.2%	27.5%	17.6%	55.0%
4th	84	20.2%	40.5%	15.5%	23.8%	60.7%
5th	87	26.4%	41.4%	16.1%	16.1%	67.8%
6th	93	34.4%	37.6%	15.1%	12.9%	72.0%
7th	184	16.9%	40.2%	21.7%	21.2%	57.1%
8th	174	20.7%	28.2%	35.6%	15.5%	48.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	92	27.2%	26.1%	28.3%	18.5%	53.3%
4th	85	18.8%	40.0%	31.8%	9.4%	58.8%
5th	88	21.6%	17.1%	31.8%	29.6%	38.6%
6th	94	27.7%	26.6%	26.6%	19.1%	54.3%
7th	186	9.7%	21.0%	32.3%	37.1%	30.6%
8th	173	15.6%	9.8%	35.8%	38.7%	25.4%