Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432007322
Chavez Elementary
1404 South 40th St., San Diego, CA 92113 · (619) 362-3200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
24.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
348 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 61% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
29.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 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 | 10.3% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 49.1% |
| Math | 5.4% | 11.9% | 29.2% | 53.6% |
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 | 29.1% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 13.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.5% | 16.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.6% | 23.9% |
| 2017-18 | 18.7% | 16.6% |
| 2016-17 | 20.0% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chavez Elementary this school | 361 | 96.4% | 22.0% |
| Utah Street Elementary Los Angeles | 360 | 95.6% | 28.5% |
| Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies Los Angeles | 344 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
| Global Education Academy Los Angeles | 358 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary Los Angeles | 368 | 98.1% | 22.3% |
| Los Cerritos Paramount | 341 | 97.9% | 36.3% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,388 of 5,151 | #352 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #4,549 of 5,172 ▼ 214 | #359 of 393 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #4,071 of 5,172 ▲ 357 | #331 of 393 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,809 of 5,116 | #192 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #4,178 of 5,915 | #332 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,815 of 5,352 | #281 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #4,924 of 5,354 | #405 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #270 of 5,625 | #7 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #917 of 3,837 | #61 of 279 |
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
361
-105 (-23%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 361 | 15 | 24.1:1 | 96% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 93% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 18.5 | 21.5:1 | 93% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 20 | 23.3:1 | 91% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 95% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 95% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | N/A | N/A | 95% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 97% (707) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chavez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (481 to 361); teachers down 25% (20 to 15).
About Chavez Elementary
Students in San Diego, California, attend Chavez Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school has 361 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Besides Chavez Elementary, San Diego Unified runs 173 other schools. The district enrolls 94,828 students.
Hispanic students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
Chavez Elementary lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 42 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Chavez Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 23.1% for a school in California with Chavez Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Chavez Elementary posts 22.0%.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
Of the public schools around it, Chavez Elementary is closest to Balboa Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Chavez Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Chavez Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 105 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Chavez Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Chavez Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chavez Elementary. Chavez Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Chavez ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Balboa Elementary0.3 mi · 457
- Baker Elementary0.5 mi · 361
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary0.6 mi · 456
- Mountain View0.7 mi · 195
- Integrity Charter1.1 mi · 393
- Rancho de la Nacion1.1 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Chavez ElementaryHow many students attend Chavez Elementary?
Chavez Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Chavez Elementary serve?
Chavez Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Chavez Elementary have?
Chavez Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Chavez Elementary?
Student demographics at Chavez Elementary are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Chavez Elementary in?
Chavez Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.