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

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 34.1/100, placing it at the 19th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,032 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

5.3% of students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.1% 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 7.4 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?

17.1% 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

Oxnard Oxnard Ventura County 93030

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,032 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

777 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

37 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.5%

White 1.2%

Black 0.3%

Other 0.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.3%
Met Standard	16.8%
Below Standard	77.9%

Exceeded

5.3%

Met

16.8%

Below

77.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.1 points below the Oxnard district average of 10.4%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.9% exceeded — 4.5 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 7.4 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

% Exceeded Standard

5.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

22.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-7.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,032

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	69	7.3%	21.7%	26.1%	44.9%	29.0%
4th	63	6.3%	20.6%	11.1%	61.9%	27.0%
5th	89	10.1%	16.9%	27.0%	46.1%	27.0%
6th	87	3.5%	25.3%	28.7%	42.5%	28.7%
7th	102	4.9%	33.3%	28.4%	33.3%	38.2%
8th	96	7.3%	19.8%	27.1%	45.8%	27.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	70	7.1%	20.0%	32.9%	40.0%	27.1%
4th	63	1.6%	9.5%	28.6%	60.3%	11.1%
5th	91	2.2%	12.1%	31.9%	53.9%	14.3%
6th	87	3.5%	12.6%	23.0%	60.9%	16.1%
7th	103	3.9%	7.8%	32.0%	56.3%	11.7%
8th	96	6.3%	2.1%	18.8%	72.9%	8.3%