Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 69.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alisal Union district average of 7.9%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 6.7% 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 8.8% | 16.3% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 95 | 16.8% | 17.9% | 34.7% |
| 5th | 122 | 9.0% | 27.9% | 36.9% |
| 6th | 90 | 13.3% | 30.0% | 43.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 11.1% | 19.8% | 30.9% |
| 4th | 94 | 3.2% | 24.5% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 122 | 6.6% | 9.0% | 15.6% |
| 6th | 91 | 9.9% | 18.7% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6