Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474001604
Cesar Chavez Elementary School
1510 W 14th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402 · (541) 790-5300 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
227 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 18.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Cesar Chavez Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School this school | 356 | 63.8% | 19.9% |
| Tualatin Elementary School Tualatin | 414 | 61.4% | 35.0% |
| Molalla Elementary School Molalla | 438 | 66.0% | 26.9% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School Eugene | 420 | 66.2% | 31.7% |
| Riverside Elementary School Milwaukie | 311 | 58.8% | 29.5% |
| McCornack Elementary School Eugene | 299 | 63.5% | 27.1% |
Matched among Oregon 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| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #513 of 591 | #50 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #619 of 646 ▼ 67 | #55 of 55 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #485 of 646 ▲ 89 | #46 of 55 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #299 of 710 | #23 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #28 of 587 | #2 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #186 of 587 | #9 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #445 of 645 | #44 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #285 of 493 | #17 of 39 |
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
356
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 356 | 26.7 | 13.3:1 | 64% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27.5 | 12.6:1 | 76% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 63% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 23.7 | 18.2:1 | 77% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 77% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 77% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (431 to 356); teachers up 13% (23.7 to 26.7).
About Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Eugene, Oregon. Its 356 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is one school in Eugene SD 4J, a system of 36 schools with 15,712 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cesar Chavez Elementary School is 55% White. The school is also 33% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Lane County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cesar Chavez Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teacher staffing is 26.7 full-time equivalents, or about 13.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. About 64% of students, or 227, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Lane County, the school's rate is lower.
A school in Oregon with Cesar Chavez Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 37.8%. Cesar Chavez Elementary School scores 19.9%.
In Lane County (population about 384,207), median household income is about $71,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Cesar Chavez Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County, which together enroll about 42,240 students.
The school nearest to Cesar Chavez Elementary School is Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Cesar Chavez Elementary School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Cesar Chavez Elementary School had 393 students in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 13.3:1.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Other Cesar Chavez Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 8 states are named Cesar Chavez Elementary. Cesar Chavez Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 15.
- Cesar Chavez ElementarySan Luis, AZ · 766 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryCalexico, CA · 765 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadera, CA · 659 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryGreenfield, CA · 642 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison, WI · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson0.5 mi · 350
- Lane School0.6 mi · 31
- Transitions0.6 mi · 40
- Adams Elementary School0.7 mi · 365
- Network Charter School1.4 mi · 119
- South Eugene High School1.5 mi · 1,499
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez Elementary SchoolHow large is Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cesar Chavez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cesar Chavez Elementary School have?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Chavez Elementary School?
Cesar Chavez Elementary School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
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