Cesar Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.8% |
| Below Standard | 76.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Coachella Valley Unified district average of 9.7%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 7.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 19.8% |
| 4th | 96 | 3.1% | 14.6% | 17.7% |
| 5th | 82 | 8.5% | 20.7% | 29.3% |
| 6th | 96 | 9.4% | 33.3% | 42.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 6.7% | 24.4% | 31.1% |
| 4th | 96 | 3.1% | 11.5% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 82 | 3.7% | 12.2% | 15.8% |
| 6th | 96 | 5.2% | 15.6% | 20.8% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.9