Cesar Chavez Elementary

Set in Los Angeles, California, Cesar Chavez Elementary is a tiny elementary-level community, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. It caters to 169 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Cesar Chavez Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cesar Chavez Elementary shows that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cesar Chavez Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.2%.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Cesar Chavez Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sierra Park Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cesar Chavez Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 46%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.