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Enrollment
2,021
High
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801011422
Cesar Chavez High
2929 Windflower Ln., Stockton, CA 95212 · (209) 933-7480 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,021 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,514 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 555 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 487 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 482 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
10.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 22.1% | 27.0% | 39.9% |
| Math | 2.8% | 7.8% | 15.8% | 73.7% |
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 | 33.2% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 12.6% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 11.9% |
| 2020-21 | 41.3% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.7% | 17.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.7% | 10.8% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 15.0% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 High
Cesar Chavez High's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez High this school | 2,021 | 74.9% | 26.0% |
| Hiram W. Johnson High Sacramento | 1,682 | 77.5% | 17.5% |
| Mt. Eden High Hayward | 1,865 | 75.0% | 38.1% |
| San Leandro High San Leandro | 2,510 | 75.3% | 30.1% |
| Morse High San Diego | 1,591 | 80.1% | 40.5% |
| Justin Garza High Fresno | 2,095 | 72.9% | 41.3% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #904 of 1,052 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #952 of 1,056 ▼ 110 | #22 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #972 of 1,056 ▼ 262 | #25 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #125 of 1,044 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,021 | #280 of 2,093 | #6 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #734 of 1,352 | #18 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #412 of 1,351 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #749 of 1,575 | #14 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #649 of 802 | #12 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,021
-249 (-11%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 2,237
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 2,021 | 94.8 | 21.3:1 | 75% (1,514) |
| 2023-24 | 2,018 | 88.9 | 22.7:1 | 71% (1,425) |
| 2022-23 | 2,257 | 93.9 | 24.0:1 | 68% (1,543) |
| 2020-21 | 2,270 | 100 | 22.7:1 | 73% (1,649) |
| 2017-18 | 2,116 | 74.5 | 28.4:1 | 69% (1,465) |
| 2015-16 | 2,177 | 81 | 26.9:1 | 75% (1,639) |
| 2010-11 | 2,237 | N/A | N/A | 71% (1,595) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,116 to 2,021); teachers up 27% (74.5 to 94.8).
About Cesar Chavez High
Cesar Chavez High is a large high school. Its address is in Stockton, California. The school serves 2,021 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Stockton Unified, which runs Cesar Chavez High, has 54 schools and 33,590 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cesar Chavez High is 57% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Asian, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. In San Joaquin County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Cesar Chavez High comes in at 60%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.3:1, with 94.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. Across public schools in San Joaquin County, the average is 66%.
Cesar Chavez High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cesar Chavez High's results are 9.7 points below predicted: 26.0% against 35.6%.
In the county around the school, San Joaquin County, median household income is about $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cesar Chavez High is among the 251 public schools in San Joaquin County.
The shortest distance from Cesar Chavez High to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to George W. Bush Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Cesar Chavez High is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Cesar Chavez High falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 2,270 to 2,021. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.7:1 to 21.3:1 over the same years.
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San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stockton Unified
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
- Commodore Stockton SkillsElementary · 971 students
- King ElementaryElementary · 942 students
- Wilhelmina Henry ElementaryElementary · 881 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
- Venture AcademyCombined · 1,657 students
Other Cesar Chavez High schools
One other US public school is named Cesar Chavez High. Cesar Chavez High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cesar Chavez High SchoolLAVEEN, AZ · 2,598 students
Nearby schools
- George W. Bush Elementary0.5 mi · 754
- Valentine Peyton Elementary0.9 mi · 787
- Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy1.3 mi · 388
- Rio Calaveras Elementary1.3 mi · 796
- District Special Education1.4 mi · 112
- Clairmont Elementary1.4 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez HighHow large is Cesar Chavez High?
Cesar Chavez High enrolls approximately 2,021 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cesar Chavez High serve?
Cesar Chavez High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez High is approximately 21.3:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cesar Chavez High?
At Cesar Chavez High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 57% Hispanic, 10% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cesar Chavez High public or private?
Cesar Chavez High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stockton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.