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Enrollment
773
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY·NCES 063581013339
Cesar Chavez Language Academy
2480 Sebastopol Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95407 · (707) 890-3890 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
575 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (152).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
30.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.3pp since 2016
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.3pp since 2016
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 20.4% | 23.6% | 45.7% |
| Math | 5.6% | 11.4% | 25.2% | 57.8% |
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 | 30.7% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 30.8% | 22.2% |
| 2016-17 | 18.4% | 26.3% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Language Academy
Cesar Chavez Language Academy's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Language Academy this school | 773 | 74.4% | 25.1% |
| Myron D. Witter Elementary Brawley | 741 | 74.8% | 36.5% |
| Henry F. Kammann Elementary Salinas | 743 | 73.2% | 19.0% |
| Pedley Elementary Jurupa Valley | 736 | 76.4% | 18.4% |
| Arthur Hapgood Elementary Lompoc | 768 | 76.6% | 25.1% |
| Price (Maude) Elementary Downey | 757 | 71.6% | 55.7% |
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 Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,063 of 5,151 | #62 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,568 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #69 of 79 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,916 of 5,172 ▲ 591 | #61 of 79 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,741 of 5,116 | #21 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #454 of 5,915 | #2 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #921 of 5,352 | #14 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #4,526 of 5,354 | #73 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #2,660 of 5,625 | #20 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +150.2% | #3 of 1,139 | #1 of 22 |
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
773
+333 (+76%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 27.5:1
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 | 773 | 38.7 | 20.0:1 | 74% (575) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 43.2 | 18.8:1 | 59% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 41.8 | 20.4:1 | 54% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 16 | 27.5:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 59% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 8 | 22.6:1 | 59% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 150% (309 to 773); teachers up 177% (14 to 38.7).
About Cesar Chavez Language Academy
Cesar Chavez Language Academy is a large elementary school for students in Santa Rosa, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 773 students. The school's enrollment is 66% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
A total of 12 schools make up Santa Rosa Elementary, with 4,800 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Cesar Chavez Language Academy, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% White. County-wide, 30% of Sonoma County residents are Hispanic. Cesar Chavez Language Academy has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.0:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County is 23 points lower.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Cesar Chavez Language Academy 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.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.0%. Cesar Chavez Language Academy scores 25.1%.
Among Sonoma County residents, median household income is about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 184 public schools in Sonoma County, with a combined enrollment of about 63,389.
Robert L. Stevens Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cesar Chavez Language Academy at 5th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. As a charter school, Cesar Chavez Language Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Federal records list enrollment at Cesar Chavez Language Academy as 440 in 2020-21 and 773 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 27.5:1 in 2020-21, and 20.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Rosa Elementary
- Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)Elementary · 525 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- Steele Lane ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Santa Rosa Charter School for the ArtsElementary · 384 students
- Helen M. Lehman ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
Nearby schools
- Robert L. Stevens Elementary0.5 mi · 421
- J. X. Wilson Elementary0.6 mi · 332
- Roseland Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 534
- Roseland Charter0.7 mi · 1,254
- Roseland Elementary0.9 mi · 471
- Sheppard Elementary1.0 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez Language AcademyHow many students attend Cesar Chavez Language Academy?
Cesar Chavez Language Academy enrolls approximately 773 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Cesar Chavez Language Academy serve?
Cesar Chavez Language Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Language Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Language Academy is approximately 20.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Language Academy?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Language Academy are roughly 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cesar Chavez Language Academy in?
Cesar Chavez Language Academy is part of Santa Rosa Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.