How does Cesar Chavez Middle compare to other middle schools in Oceanside?

Cesar Chavez Middle has a Scope Score of 46.4/100, ranked #946 among California middle schools. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,064 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cesar Chavez Middle?

12.9% of students at Cesar Chavez Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cesar Chavez Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Cesar Chavez Middle's proficiency rate increases by 8.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cesar Chavez Middle?

28.7% of students at Cesar Chavez Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Cesar Chavez Middle

Middle School

Oceanside Unified OceansideSan Diego County92057

📍 202 Oleander Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

626 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

31 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

52.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 68 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic74.4%

White8.9%

Asian1.4%

Black3.7%

Other11.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cesar Chavez Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.9%
Met Standard	23.2%
Below Standard	63.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +8.2pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 12.9%

4.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 36.1%

3.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 28.7%

9.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 36.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.2%

3.1pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Cesar Chavez Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Oceanside Unified district average of 13.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 8.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 52.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+8.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

28.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,064

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	167	15.0%	26.9%	25.1%	32.9%	41.9%
7th	187	12.8%	30.5%	26.7%	29.9%	43.3%
8th	177	19.8%	31.6%	19.8%	28.8%	51.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	165	10.9%	12.1%	31.5%	45.5%	23.0%
7th	188	5.8%	21.3%	29.3%	43.6%	27.1%
8th	180	13.3%	16.7%	23.9%	46.1%	30.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Cesar Chavez Middle

46.4# in state

This school

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High School

El Camino High

65.4# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.