Cesar Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.8% |
| Met Standard | 30.8% |
| Below Standard | 32.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.8% of students exceeded standard while 30.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Davis Joint Unified district average of 37.4%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.4% exceeded — 2.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 39.4% | 19.7% | 59.1% |
| 4th | 70 | 31.4% | 28.6% | 60.0% |
| 5th | 56 | 32.1% | 41.1% | 73.2% |
| 6th | 63 | 31.8% | 46.0% | 77.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 45.1% | 29.6% | 74.7% |
| 4th | 71 | 22.5% | 38.0% | 60.6% |
| 5th | 58 | 37.9% | 27.6% | 65.5% |
| 6th | 61 | 54.1% | 16.4% | 70.5% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.3