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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4505)·NCES 040324003066
Cesar Chavez Elementary
1130 North 10th Avenue, San Luis, AZ 85349 · (928) 627-6958 · Yuma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cesar Chavez Elementary→Southwest Jr. High School
Based on grade levels within Gadsden Elementary District (4505). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
29.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 25.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #551 of 1,072 ▲ 11 | #18 of 38 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #671 of 1,072 ▼ 22 | #22 of 38 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #406 of 930 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #142 of 1,223 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.6:1 | #983 of 991 | #35 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #979 of 1,007 | #30 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #108 of 256 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
766
+65 (+9%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
was 36.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 766 | 25 | 30.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 22 | 32.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 26 | 28.6:1 | 91% (676) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 19 | 36.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 21 | 32.3:1 | 91% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 27 | 27.5:1 | 100% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 100% (738) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (678 to 766); teachers up 19% (21 to 25).
About Cesar Chavez Elementary
Cesar Chavez Elementary is an elementary school in San Luis, Arizona, and it is part of Gadsden Elementary District (4505). Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 766 students. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
The district for Cesar Chavez Elementary is Gadsden Elementary District (4505), with 9 schools and 5,196 students.
The share of students at Cesar Chavez Elementary who are Hispanic is 99%. By comparison, Yuma County residents are about 65% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 30.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Yuma County show that median household income comes to about $62,876, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 38,800 students.
Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ sits about 0.2 miles from Cesar Chavez Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Cesar Chavez Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
In 2020-21, Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolled 701 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 766. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 36.9:1 to 30.6:1.
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Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,741
Census ACS
Median income
$62,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
38,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
- Desert View ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Arizona Desert Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Southwest Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ed Pastor Elementary 4Elementary · 646 students
- San Luis Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Rio Colorado Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other schools in San Luis
- San Luis High SchoolHigh · 2,682 students
- Desert View ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Arizona Desert Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Southwest Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ed Pastor Elementary 4Elementary · 646 students
- San Luis Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
Other Cesar Chavez Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Cesar Chavez Elementary. Cesar Chavez Elementary is the largest of the 15.
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryCalexico, CA · 765 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadera, CA · 659 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryGreenfield, CA · 642 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison, WI · 631 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryCoachella, CA · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ0.2 mi · 575
- Southwest Jr. High School0.4 mi · 652
- Desert View Elementary0.5 mi · 760
- San Luis High School0.6 mi · 2,682
- Ed Pastor Elementary 40.9 mi · 646
- San Luis Pre-School1.6 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez ElementaryHow large is Cesar Chavez Elementary?
Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolls approximately 766 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cesar Chavez Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cesar Chavez Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cesar Chavez Elementary have?
Cesar Chavez Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 30.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Elementary?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?
Cesar Chavez Elementary is part of Gadsden Elementary District (4505).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.