Cesar Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 16.9% |
| Below Standard | 70.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 38 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.2% exceeded — 13.5 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 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 15 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 31 | 16.1% | 16.1% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 23 | 13.0% | 21.7% | 34.8% |
| 6th | 27 | 11.1% | 18.5% | 29.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 15 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 31 | 9.7% | 25.8% | 35.5% |
| 5th | 24 | 20.8% | 12.5% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 28 | 10.7% | 7.1% | 17.9% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.8