Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center

Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center operates as a tiny elementary campus in San Jose, California, one of the schools within Alum Rock Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 56 students spanning grade K. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.

Alum Rock Union Elementary runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 7,251 students. Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center records that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 14% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Santa Clara County reports that median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is ACE Empower Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cesar Chavez Early Learning Center.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 85%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 56 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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