Cesar Chavez Middle

Set in Hayward, California, Cesar Chavez Middle is an intimate middle school, run under Hayward Unified. It works with 453 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Hayward Unified comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 17,273 students; Cesar Chavez Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cesar Chavez Middle records that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Cesar Chavez Middle lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Cesar Chavez Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cesar Chavez Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 29.4%; Cesar Chavez Middle posts 9.8%, -19.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cesar Chavez Middle is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

The closest other public school is Tennyson High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cesar Chavez Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 15.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 453 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.