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Enrollment
990
Middle
DISTRICT 1,044 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN UNIFIED·NCES 062691004073
Cesar Chavez Middle
2801 Hop Ranch Rd., Union City, CA 94587 · (510) 487-1700 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
734 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 297 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 327 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 37% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 25.6% | 25.4% | 39.1% |
| Math | 10.8% | 12.2% | 25.1% | 51.9% |
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 | 35.5% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.8% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.5% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 34.7% | 23.9% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Middle
Cesar Chavez Middle's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Middle this school | 990 | 74.1% | 28.9% |
| Ernest Lawrence Middle Chatsworth | 1,076 | 69.7% | 40.9% |
| Denman (James) Middle San Francisco | 807 | 64.8% | 27.4% |
| Granger Junior High National City | 724 | 76.4% | 34.9% |
| American Canyon Middle American Canyon | 1,074 | 66.9% | 37.6% |
| Hollencrest Middle West Covina | 737 | 80.9% | 42.8% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #768 of 1,224 | #31 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #765 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #32 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #842 of 1,227 ▼ 44 | #34 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #285 of 1,214 | #13 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #203 of 1,377 | #12 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #862 of 1,279 | #29 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #471 of 1,278 | #29 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #664 of 1,329 | #21 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #315 of 930 | #9 of 29 |
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
990
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,378
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 990 | 44.3 | 22.3:1 | 74% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 979 | 46.4 | 21.1:1 | 74% (725) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 44.3 | 22.8:1 | 49% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 45 | 22.4:1 | 51% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 1,252 | 54.5 | 23.0:1 | 62% (778) |
| 2015-16 | 1,284 | 47 | 27.3:1 | 55% (711) |
| 2010-11 | 1,468 | N/A | N/A | 54% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 45 | 22.9:1 | 25% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 1,378 | 62 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,252 to 990); teachers down 19% (54.5 to 44.3).
About Cesar Chavez Middle
Cesar Chavez Middle is a large middle school in Union City, California. It educates 990 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 50% larger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Cesar Chavez Middle is run by New Haven Unified, whose 13 schools enroll 10,056 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cesar Chavez Middle is 58% Hispanic. The school is also 26% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Alameda County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cesar Chavez Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1 at Cesar Chavez Middle, with 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 74% of enrollment. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County, the school's rate is higher.
Cesar Chavez Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.1% for Cesar Chavez Middle. The school posts 28.9%, 7.2 points below the prediction.
Alameda County has these Census figures: median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Alameda County number 394 and enroll about 210,511.
Tom Kitayama Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Cesar Chavez Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.9%, higher than Cesar Chavez Middle's 28.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,010 to 990, a small change.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Haven Unified
- James Logan HighHigh · 3,096 students
- Itliong-Vera CruzMiddle · 1,097 students
- Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Searles ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Delaine Eastin ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Alvarado ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Other schools in Union City
- James Logan HighHigh · 3,096 students
- Itliong-Vera CruzMiddle · 1,097 students
- Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Searles ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Delaine Eastin ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Alvarado ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Other Cesar Chavez Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cesar Chavez Middle. Cesar Chavez Middle is the largest of the 6.
- Cesar Chavez MiddleLynwood, CA · 882 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleOceanside, CA · 557 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleHayward, CA · 453 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolWACO, TX · 786 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolMISSION, TX · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Tom Kitayama Elementary0.5 mi · 653
- Searles Elementary1.2 mi · 712
- James Logan High1.3 mi · 3,096
- Ardenwood Elementary1.3 mi · 637
- Warwick Elementary1.3 mi · 700
- Itliong-Vera Cruz1.5 mi · 1,097
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Cesar Chavez Middle?
Cesar Chavez Middle enrolls approximately 990 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 22.3:1 students per teacher at Cesar Chavez Middle.
How diverse is Cesar Chavez Middle?
Cesar Chavez Middle reports a student body of 5% White, 58% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Chavez Middle?
Cesar Chavez Middle is overseen by New Haven Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.