Cesar Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.1% |
| Below Standard | 68.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the Calexico Unified district average of 7.1%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.5 points higher (vs 6.4% 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 42.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 8.6% | 18.1% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 120 | 13.3% | 25.8% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 10.4% | 17.7% | 28.1% |
| 6th | 99 | 8.1% | 36.4% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 10.5% | 21.9% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 120 | 10.8% | 18.3% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 10.4% | 9.4% | 19.8% |
| 6th | 100 | 15.0% | 21.0% | 36.0% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.4