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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERES UNIFIED·NCES 060813012670
Cesar Chavez Junior High
2701 Eastgate Blvd., Ceres, CA 95307 · (209) 556-1830 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
594 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 350 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 335 | 49% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
38.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 30.2% | 24.1% | 37.1% |
| Math | 7.7% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 53.7% |
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 | 38.8% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 10.6% |
| 2018-19 | 33.2% | 18.2% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 16.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Junior High
Cesar Chavez Junior High's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Junior High this school | 685 | 86.7% | 28.3% |
| Oak Grove Middle Concord | 681 | 88.0% | 13.9% |
| Columbus Tustin Middle Tustin | 583 | 85.6% | 37.4% |
| Orangeview Junior High Anaheim | 612 | 88.9% | 25.4% |
| Edgewood Middle West Covina | 597 | 82.4% | 27.5% |
| Brookhurst Junior High Anaheim | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #794 of 1,224 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #841 of 1,227 ▲ 81 | #18 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #750 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #16 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #82 of 1,214 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #623 of 1,377 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #777 of 1,279 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #886 of 1,278 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #384 of 1,329 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #162 of 257 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
685
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 685 | 31.3 | 21.9:1 | 87% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 31.9 | 21.5:1 | 82% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 83% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 32 | 21.4:1 | 82% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 29.3 | 22.5:1 | 85% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 84% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (660 to 685); teachers up 7% (29.3 to 31.3).
About Cesar Chavez Junior High
Federal records list Cesar Chavez Junior High as a middle school in Ceres, California. It reports enrollment of 685 students in grades 7 through 8.
Cesar Chavez Junior High is among 23 schools run by Ceres Unified, which serves 13,665 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cesar Chavez Junior High is 80% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% Asian and 7% White. Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Cesar Chavez Junior High are from different groups.
Staffing at Cesar Chavez Junior High comes to 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.9:1. The school's 21.9:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. On the income side, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 16 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cesar Chavez Junior High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%; the prediction is 28.7%.
In Stanislaus County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Stanislaus County number 190, with about 106,477 students.
La Rosa Elementary, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Cesar Chavez Junior High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cesar Chavez Junior High is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Cesar Chavez Junior High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 685 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 685.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cesar Chavez Junior High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ceres Unified
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Virginia Parks ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 students
Other schools in Ceres
- Central Valley HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Ceres HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Lucas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Caswell ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Mae Hensley Junior HighMiddle · 636 students
- Blaker-Kinser Junior HighMiddle · 603 students
Nearby schools
- La Rosa Elementary0.1 mi · 516
- Samuel Vaughn Elementary0.6 mi · 570
- Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard0.7 mi · 138
- Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology0.7 mi · 435
- Whitmore Charter High0.7 mi · 96
- Lucas Elementary0.9 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez Junior HighHow large is Cesar Chavez Junior High?
Cesar Chavez Junior High enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Cesar Chavez Junior High serve?
Cesar Chavez Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Junior High is approximately 21.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Junior High?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Junior High are roughly 7% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cesar Chavez Junior High public or private?
Cesar Chavez Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ceres Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.