How does Cesar E. Chavez Middle compare to other middle schools in San Bernardino?

Cesar E. Chavez Middle has a Scope Score of 28.9/100, ranked #1350 among California middle schools. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,141 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

7.7% of students at Cesar E. Chavez Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cesar E. Chavez Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Cesar E. Chavez Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 21.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

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

19.4% of students at Cesar E. 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 E. Chavez Middle

Middle School

San Bernardino City Unified San BernardinoSan Bernardino County92407

📍 6650 North Magnolia Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

1,085 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

46 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 104 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic84.6%

White5.9%

Asian1.1%

Black5.5%

Other2.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cesar E. Chavez Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.7%
Met Standard	24.3%
Below Standard	68.1%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 7.7%

9.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 31.9%

7.6pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -21.1pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 19.4%

0.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 31.9%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.3%

4.2pp 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 "32% proficient" for Cesar E. Chavez Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.7% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.0 points below the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 11.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 21.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 11.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, 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

7.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

31.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-21.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

19.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,141

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	79	7.6%	49.4%	32.9%	10.1%	57.0%
7th	492	7.1%	24.2%	29.3%	39.4%	31.3%
8th	493	6.3%	26.4%	25.4%	42.0%	32.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	79	8.9%	22.8%	45.6%	22.8%	31.6%
7th	500	10.0%	15.4%	28.4%	46.2%	25.4%
8th	498	6.2%	7.4%	27.3%	59.0%	13.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Kimbark Elementary

70.9# in state

North Verdemont Elementary

59.8# in state

Palm Avenue Elementary

53.9# in state

Muscoy Elementary

26.2# in state

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Middle

Cesar E. Chavez Middle

28.9# in state

This school

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High School

Cajon High

60.3# in state

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