Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.6% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 50.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.8 points above the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.2 points higher (vs 6.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 108 | 34.3% | 25.0% | 59.3% |
| 5th | 81 | 34.6% | 18.5% | 53.1% |
| 6th | 78 | 16.7% | 42.3% | 59.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 17.5% | 34.0% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 108 | 20.4% | 24.1% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 81 | 16.1% | 13.6% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 78 | 15.4% | 30.8% | 46.1% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.5