Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 76.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.5 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.5% exceeded — 3.7 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 42.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 13.0% | 14.8% | 27.8% |
| 4th | 56 | 10.7% | 10.7% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 55 | 7.3% | 30.9% | 38.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 8.9% | 12.5% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 56 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 16.1% |
| 5th | 56 | 1.8% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2