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Enrollment
557
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825011922
Cesar Chavez Middle
202 Oleander Dr., Oceanside, CA 92057 · (760) 966-4900 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
448 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 6 | 173 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
45.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.6pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 29.8% | 23.9% | 30.5% |
| Math | 9.9% | 16.9% | 28.1% | 45.0% |
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 | 45.6% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 16.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 24.7% |
| 2017-18 | 45.3% | 24.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.7% | 27.3% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Middle
Cesar Chavez Middle's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Middle this school | 557 | 80.4% | 31.8% |
| Magnolia Junior High Chino | 541 | 83.4% | 31.6% |
| Seaside Middle Seaside | 521 | 83.5% | 25.5% |
| Liberty Middle Lemoore | 636 | 81.3% | 48.1% |
| John F. Kennedy Junior High Hanford | 531 | 82.9% | 36.0% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #694 of 1,224 | #59 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #672 of 1,227 ▲ 219 | #56 of 92 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #587 of 1,227 ▲ 113 | #49 of 92 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #175 of 1,214 | #9 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #840 of 1,377 | #69 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #357 of 1,279 | #27 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #760 of 1,278 | #76 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #539 of 1,329 | #21 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #185 of 930 | #16 of 73 |
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
557
-140 (-20%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 557 | 28.8 | 19.3:1 | 80% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 31.5 | 19.9:1 | 84% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 31.4 | 21.3:1 | 85% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 66% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 33.5 | 22.4:1 | 81% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 33 | 23.3:1 | 76% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | N/A | N/A | 76% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (752 to 557); teachers down 14% (33.5 to 28.8).
About Cesar Chavez Middle
Cesar Chavez Middle is a public low-enrollment middle school in Oceanside, California. The school enrolls 557 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district for Cesar Chavez Middle is Oceanside Unified, with 23 schools and 14,866 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cesar Chavez Middle is 73% Hispanic. Next come 9% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Of all students at Cesar Chavez Middle, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cesar Chavez Middle is 32.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.8%.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
The closest school to Cesar Chavez Middle is Libby Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Cesar Chavez Middle's average proficiency of 31.8% compares with 40.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 20% over 4 years, reaching 557 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.3:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Cesar Chavez Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cesar Chavez Middle. Cesar Chavez Middle is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Cesar Chavez MiddleUnion City, CA · 990 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleLynwood, CA · 882 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleHayward, CA · 453 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolWACO, TX · 786 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolMISSION, TX · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Libby Elementary0.7 mi · 482
- Nichols Elementary0.8 mi · 522
- Del Rio Elementary1.1 mi · 353
- Scholarship Prep - Oceanside1.1 mi · 626
- Alamosa Park Elementary1.2 mi · 549
- Roosevelt Middle1.2 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez MiddleHow large is Cesar Chavez Middle?
Cesar Chavez Middle enrolls approximately 557 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cesar Chavez Middle serve?
Cesar Chavez Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cesar Chavez Middle?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Cesar Chavez Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cesar Chavez Middle?
At Cesar Chavez Middle, the student body is approximately 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Cesar Chavez Middle public or private?
Cesar Chavez Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oceanside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.