Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010887
Cesar Chavez Elementary
5243 Oakland St., Los Angeles, CA 90032 · (323) 276-1440 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
157 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · 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→El Sereno Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 17.7% | 27.1% | 42.7% |
| Math | 13.3% | 16.3% | 25.5% | 44.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 24.6% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 16.5% |
| 2018-19 | 31.4% | 13.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 19.8% |
| 2016-17 | 27.2% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cesar Chavez Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary this school | 169 | 92.9% | 28.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Los Angeles | 170 | 92.9% | 38.0% |
| King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy San Diego | 159 | 94.3% | N/A |
| Vista Horizon Global Academy Los Angeles | 154 | 92.9% | N/A |
| Pond Elementary Wasco | 175 | 96.0% | 22.5% |
| Martha Escutia Primary Center Bell | 179 | 95.5% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,705 of 5,151 | #925 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,266 of 5,172 ▲ 640 | #851 of 1,129 ▲ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,963 of 5,172 ▼ 450 | #964 of 1,129 ▼ 123 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #758 of 5,116 | #272 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #5,457 of 5,915 | #1,240 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #717 of 5,625 | #323 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.2% | #61 of 3,837 | #31 of 947 |
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
169
-58 (-26%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 93% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 90% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | 94% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 11 | 20.6:1 | 95% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 94% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 90% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | N/A | N/A | 45% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (314 to 169); teachers down 27% (15 to 11).
About Cesar Chavez Elementary
The public elementary school Cesar Chavez Elementary is located in Los Angeles, California. A total of 169 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 64% lower.
Cesar Chavez Elementary is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
Cesar Chavez Elementary's enrollment is 93% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.4:1 comes from the school's 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 93% of students at Cesar Chavez Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Cesar Chavez Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Cesar Chavez Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 25.1%. Cesar Chavez Elementary scores 28.4%, 3.3 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Sierra Park Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Cesar Chavez Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cesar Chavez Elementary is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 58 students since 2020-21, to 169. Students per teacher fell from 20.6 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Cesar Chavez Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Other Cesar Chavez Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Cesar Chavez Elementary. Cesar Chavez Elementary is the 15th largest of the 15.
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryCalexico, CA · 765 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadera, CA · 659 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryGreenfield, CA · 642 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryCoachella, CA · 622 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryDavis, CA · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Park Elementary0.5 mi · 240
- El Sereno Elementary0.5 mi · 222
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 164
- Emery Park Elementary0.8 mi · 383
- Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America0.8 mi · 252
- El Sereno Middle0.8 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez ElementaryHow large is Cesar Chavez Elementary?
Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolls approximately 169 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Cesar Chavez Elementary serve?
Cesar Chavez Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Elementary?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Elementary are roughly 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cesar Chavez Elementary public or private?
Cesar Chavez Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.