How does Cesar E. Chavez Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Bell Gardens?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.0/100, placing it at the 39th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,448 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

10.8% of students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary improving or declining?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

16.1% of students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Montebello Unified Bell Gardens Los Angeles County 90201

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,448 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

747 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

37 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 100.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.8%
Met Standard	20.2%
Below Standard	69.0%

Exceeded

10.8%

Met

20.2%

Below

69.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.4% exceeded — 4.6 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.