Chavez Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Chavez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.4 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 5.3 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 11.8% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| 4th | 45 | 13.3% | 22.2% | 35.6% |
| 5th | 41 | 19.5% | 21.9% | 41.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 6.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 4th | 48 | 6.3% | 22.9% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 42 | 11.9% | 19.1% | 30.9% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8