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If you could change one rule at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALISAL UNION·NCES 060195006050
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
1225 Towt St., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 753-5224 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
26.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
597 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
35.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.4pp since 2014
Math
24.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.7pp 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 25 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 23.5% | 25.6% | 39.0% |
| Math | 7.5% | 17.3% | 29.9% | 45.4% |
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 | 35.4% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 17.4% |
| 2021-22 | 23.1% | 16.7% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 32.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.1% | 29.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 E. Chavez Elementary
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary this school | 628 | 95.1% | 29.2% |
| Rockwood Elementary Calexico | 617 | 94.3% | 14.9% |
| Valley View Elementary Coachella | 603 | 94.2% | 28.9% |
| Sanchez (David J.) Elementary Santa Maria | 654 | 96.2% | 26.2% |
| Alisal Community Salinas | 591 | 94.2% | 33.7% |
| ISANA Himalia Academy Los Angeles | 655 | 96.5% | N/A |
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 E. Chavez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,617 of 5,151 | #27 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #3,798 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #38 of 70 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,387 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #25 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #586 of 5,116 | #8 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #1,161 of 5,915 | #19 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,908 of 5,352 | #66 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #5,319 of 5,354 | #64 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #438 of 5,625 | #6 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #1,243 of 3,837 | #14 of 55 |
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
628
-111 (-15%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 628 | 24 | 26.2:1 | 95% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 25.5 | 25.7:1 | 93% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 94% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 97% (717) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 31 | 25.8:1 | 91% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 31 | 27.1:1 | 90% (754) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | N/A | N/A | 100% (821) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 36 | 22.0:1 | 87% (689) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (801 to 628); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Salinas, California, (ZIP code 93905). It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 628 students enrolled. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 35% higher.
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is one of 13 schools in Alisal Union, which enrolls 7,303 students in total.
The share of Hispanic students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is 99%. The county population is about 62% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary scores 2%.
There are about 26.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, which has 24. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is about 95%. The 76% average for public schools in Monterey County is 19 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are 5.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.2% actual, 23.8% predicted).
For Monterey County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,230 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, Monterey County has 153 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, La Paz Middle, is the closest to Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 29.2% is above the 26.9% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Cesar E. Chavez Elementary as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decline, from 739 to 628. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.8:1 in 2020-21, and 26.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alisal Union
- Monte Bella ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Jesse G. Sanchez ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Frank Paul ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Alisal CommunityElementary · 591 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AcademyElementary · 577 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Other Cesar E. Chavez Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryOxnard, CA · 754 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBell Gardens, CA · 702 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 621 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryRichmond, CA · 408 students
Nearby schools
- La Paz Middle0.2 mi · 1,099
- Alisal High0.2 mi · 2,742
- Alisal Community0.4 mi · 591
- Frank Paul Elementary0.5 mi · 638
- Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary0.5 mi · 573
- Monte Bella Elementary0.6 mi · 812
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryHow large is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary enrolls approximately 628 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Cesar E. Chavez Elementary serve?
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is approximately 26.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?
Student demographics at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary in?
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is part of Alisal Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.