Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250010828
Chavez Elementary
730 West Third St., Long Beach, CA 90802 · (562) 590-0904 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
232 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 77 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
35.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
29.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 21.2% | 18.3% | 46.0% |
| Math | 7.9% | 21.4% | 22.1% | 48.6% |
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 | 35.8% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 47.4% | 44.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 47.5% | 42.5% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Chavez Elementary
Chavez Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chavez Elementary this school | 312 | 74.4% | 30.2% |
| Michael D'Arcy Elementary Fontana | 336 | 78.3% | 28.1% |
| President Avenue Elementary Harbor City | 362 | 73.5% | 39.0% |
| Towne Avenue Elementary Carson | 288 | 81.6% | 46.4% |
| Muir (John) Elementary San Francisco | 260 | 75.4% | 54.5% |
| Donald F. Bradach Elementary Adelanto | 408 | 77.5% | 16.0% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,494 of 5,151 | #880 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,299 of 5,172 ▲ 725 | #860 of 1,129 ▲ 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #3,353 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #815 of 1,129 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #575 of 5,116 | #212 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #4,668 of 5,915 | #1,035 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #726 of 5,352 | #217 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #3,215 of 5,354 | #550 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #2,663 of 5,625 | #808 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,426 of 3,837 | #495 of 947 |
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
312
0 (0%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 312 | 16 | 19.5:1 | 74% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 81% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 15 | 22.4:1 | 65% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 77% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 88% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 84% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | N/A | N/A | 85% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chavez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (390 to 312); teachers down 16% (19 to 16).
About Chavez Elementary
Chavez Elementary is a small elementary school based in Long Beach, California. There are 312 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 33% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
In Long Beach Unified, 82 schools enroll a combined 62,255 students.
Of every 100 students at Chavez Elementary, about 73 are Hispanic. It is also 14% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chavez Elementary scores 44%.
Teacher count: 16 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Chavez Elementary is 5.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.2% actual, 36.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Edison Elementary, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Chavez Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Chavez Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 312 in 2020-21 to 312 in 2024-25, a change of zero students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.3:1 to 19.5:1 over the same years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other Chavez Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chavez Elementary. Chavez Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CA · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary0.3 mi · 426
- Jenny Oropeza Elementary0.8 mi · 519
- Renaissance High School for the Arts0.8 mi · 396
- Stevenson Elementary1.0 mi · 438
- Franklin Classical Middle1.4 mi · 991
- Educational Partnership High1.4 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Chavez ElementaryHow many students attend Chavez Elementary?
Chavez Elementary enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-05.
Is Chavez Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chavez Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Chavez Elementary have?
Chavez Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chavez Elementary?
Student demographics at Chavez Elementary are roughly 5% White, 73% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chavez Elementary in?
Chavez Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
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