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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005623
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
825 Shotwell St., San Francisco, CA 94110 · (415) 695-5765 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
294 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
14.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
14.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.1% | 11.5% | 19.9% | 65.5% |
| Math | 5.6% | 9.2% | 23.1% | 62.0% |
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 | 14.7% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 11.7% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 8.4% | 5.3% |
| 2018-19 | 21.4% | 15.7% |
| 2017-18 | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| 2016-17 | 12.3% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chavez (Cesar) Elementary this school | 397 | 74.1% | 14.8% |
| Soleil Academy Charter Lynwood | 385 | 75.1% | N/A |
| Loma Verde Elementary Chula Vista | 419 | 72.3% | 36.1% |
| Loretta Lampton Elementary Norwalk | 406 | 73.4% | 45.6% |
| D. D. Johnston Elementary Norwalk | 361 | 73.4% | 44.0% |
| Olive Street Elementary Anaheim | 417 | 76.7% | 23.1% |
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 Chavez (Cesar) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,946 of 5,151 | #59 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #4,754 of 5,172 ▼ 214 | #58 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #5,054 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #63 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #934 of 5,116 | #7 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,734 of 5,915 | #29 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,133 of 5,352 | #48 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #4,758 of 5,354 | #65 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #2,687 of 5,625 | #20 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #3,498 of 3,837 | #33 of 42 |
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
397
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 397 | 16.2 | 24.6:1 | 74% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 16.5 | 24.9:1 | 62% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 72% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 63% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 23.5 | 17.5:1 | 82% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 81% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | N/A | N/A | 86% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 92% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 24 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chavez (Cesar) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (411 to 397); teachers down 31% (23.5 to 16.2).
About Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in San Francisco, California. It had 397 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
A total of 106 schools make up San Francisco Unified, with 48,706 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Black. San Francisco County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 77 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Chavez (Cesar) Elementary are from different groups.
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary lists 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.6 students per teacher. The school's 24.6:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 74% of the student body. The 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 20 points lower.
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 14.8%, is 21.4 points below the 36.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
For the population of San Francisco County, median household income comes to about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. San Francisco County counts 132 public schools with about 56,505 students.
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary's nearest public school is Moscone (George R.) Elementary (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Chavez (Cesar) Elementary places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 397, from 424 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Chavez (Cesar) Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Chavez (Cesar) ElementaryHow large is Chavez (Cesar) Elementary?
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Chavez (Cesar) Elementary serve?
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chavez (Cesar) Elementary have?
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chavez (Cesar) Elementary?
At Chavez (Cesar) Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Chavez (Cesar) Elementary public or private?
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.