Cesar Chavez Language Academy

Cesar Chavez Language Academy, a high-enrollment primary school in Santa Rosa, California, overseen by Santa Rosa Elementary, works with 773 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 12 schools in Santa Rosa Elementary (4,800 students total), Cesar Chavez Language Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cesar Chavez Language Academy logs that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cesar Chavez Language Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cesar Chavez Language Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 23.3%.

Across the wider county, Sonoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cesar Chavez Language Academy is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

The closest other public school is Robert L. Stevens Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cesar Chavez Language Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cesar Chavez Language Academy ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.7%.

Cesar Chavez Language Academy operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Cesar Chavez Language Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 150%: 309 students in 2018 compared to 773 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.