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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.7%
CA avg 47.1% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 35.6% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-120 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.1:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
95%
was 92%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chavez Elementary
Chavez Elementary, an intimate elementary school in San Diego, California, overseen by San Diego Unified, caters to 361 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.
Within San Diego Unified, which oversees 174 schools and 94,828 students, Chavez Elementary is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Chavez Elementary shows that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Chavez Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.8%.
In the area at large, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chavez Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).
Nearest neighbor: Balboa Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chavez Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chavez Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.7%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chavez Elementary has fell 25%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
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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.