King-Chavez Academy of Excellence: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 7.0pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 23rd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “21% proficient” and call it done. King-Chavez Academy of Excellence deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Diego, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, King-Chavez Academy of Excellence enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 63
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 26.8pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +5.6pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 22 | 9% | 5% | 41% | 45% | 14% | −30 |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% | 6% | 32% | 48% | 19% | −25 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 17% | 21% | 29% | 33% | 38% | −10 |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% | 12% | 48% | 32% | 20% | −27 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 40% | −8 |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 9% | 14% | 45% | 32% | 23% | −23 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 22 | 5% | 14% | 27% | 55% | 18% | −28 |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 3% | 26% | 29% | 42% | 29% | −13 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 0% | 8% | 42% | 50% | 8% | −27 |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% | 12% | 16% | 64% | 20% | −15 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 3% | 3% | 40% | 53% | 7% | −27 |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 5% | 9% | 23% | 64% | 14% | −19 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 46 | 4% | 7% | 70% | 20% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 146 | 25.3% | −17 | −13 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 151 | 26.5% | −15 | −12 |
| English Learners | 30 | 3.3% | −5 | −7 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King-Chavez Academy of Excellence ← | — | 32 | 7.7% | 21.0% | +7.0 | 4.0% |
| McKinley Elementary | 2.8 mi | 77 | 52.0% | 80.9% | +2.5 | 0.3% |
| Rowan Elementary | 2.2 mi | 60 | 23.3% | 46.2% | −7.4 | 0.7% |
| Hamilton Elementary | 3.3 mi | 52 | 13.8% | 36.6% | +23.4 | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 13 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.