Cesar E Chavez Elementary

Cesar E Chavez Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Parlier, California, overseen by Parlier Unified, teaches 439 students, covering grades K through 6.

Parlier Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,206 students. Cesar E Chavez Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cesar E Chavez Elementary records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Cesar E Chavez Elementary shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cesar E Chavez Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Cesar E Chavez Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cesar E Chavez Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.6%, the actual is 15.2%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cesar E Chavez Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Parlier High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cesar E Chavez Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Cesar E Chavez Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.