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Cesar Chavez Elementary School

600 Southeast Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73129 · (405) 587-9800 · Oklahoma County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
549 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 68%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6912%
Kindergarten9918%
Grade 110719%
Grade 28615%
Grade 38816%
Grade 411020%

This year's kindergarten class (99) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).

Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
468%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
46082%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
254%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
28451%
Female
27549%

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Matched among Oklahoma 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 Chavez Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Oklahoma County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
559#125 of 941#38 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#323 of 708#39 of 116
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.2%#689 of 708#106 of 116
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.2%#14 of 876#9 of 121
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.9%#36 of 548#7 of 78
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 2024-25
Enrollment
559
-106 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2555935.815.6:198% (549)
2023-245903915.1:198% (581)
2022-2363040.615.5:197% (610)
2020-216654415.1:193% (618)
2017-1884643.319.5:1100% (846)
2015-168634618.8:188% (759)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (846 to 559); teachers down 17% (43.3 to 35.8).

About Cesar Chavez Elementary School

Cesar Chavez Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 559 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll about 366 students on average.

Cesar Chavez Elementary School is part of a district of 58 schools: OKLAHOMA CITY, with 32,864 students.

At Cesar Chavez Elementary School, 82% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Oklahoma County is about 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cesar Chavez Elementary School scores 31%.

There are 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cesar Chavez Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.6:1. It is about the same as the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. A total of 549 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Oklahoma County report 67%.

Oklahoma County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,679 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Cesar Chavez Elementary School shares Oklahoma County with 224 other public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Wheeler Middle School is about 0.9 miles from Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell 16% over 4 years, reaching 559 in 2024-25.

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Oklahoma County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students

Quick facts

School name
Cesar Chavez Elementary School
District
OKLAHOMA CITY
Address
600 Southeast Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73129
Phone
(405) 587-9800
County
Oklahoma County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
559
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
549 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
402277002722
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Cesar Chavez Elementary. Cesar Chavez Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 15.

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Frequently asked questions

About Cesar Chavez Elementary School
How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-04.
Is Cesar Chavez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
At Cesar Chavez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary School in?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is part of OKLAHOMA CITY.
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