Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 10.4% |
| Below Standard | 85.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Chavez (Cesar) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 10.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.5 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.4% exceeded — 14.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 1.5% | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| 4th | 66 | 3.0% | 10.6% | 13.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 5.0% | 21.7% | 26.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 1.5% | 15.4% | 16.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 14.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 9.7% | 3.2% | 12.9% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.6