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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000884
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL
5103 N Willis Blvd, Portland, OR 97203 · (503) 916-5666 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Oregon public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
446 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
13.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 11.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL this school | 453 | 98.5% | 14.5% |
| James John Elementary School Portland | 367 | 98.9% | 27.0% |
| Alder Elementary School Portland | 340 | 98.8% | 7.1% |
| Scott Elementary School Portland | 493 | 98.4% | 34.6% |
| Parklane Elementary School Portland | 397 | 100.0% | 17.5% |
| Rockwood Preparatory Academy Portland | 397 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
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 K-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #559 of 591 | #71 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #611 of 646 ▲ 12 | #100 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #590 of 646 ▼ 3 | #98 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #120 of 710 | #24 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #4 of 587 | #1 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #233 of 587 | #72 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #94 of 645 | #45 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #307 of 493 | #63 of 89 |
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
453
-90 (-17%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 453 | 39.9 | 11.4:1 | 98% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 35.2 | 13.7:1 | 65% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 34.9 | 13.4:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 38.1 | 14.2:1 | 87% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 87% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 87% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 89% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (540 to 453); teachers up 5% (38.1 to 39.9).
About CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL sits in Portland, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 453 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 41% larger than that.
Portland SD 1J runs 86 schools with a combined 41,894 students. CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL. Other groups include 16% White, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 14% Hispanic. CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL counts 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.4 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Multnomah County, the average is 75%.
allk12 grades CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (14.5%) and its predicted rate (24.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Federal survey data for Multnomah County show that median household income is about $88,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 169 public schools operate in Multnomah County, serving about 81,096 students.
Rosa Parks Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 453 was 17% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 543. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Rosa Parks Elementary School0.4 mi · 172
- Astor Elementary School0.6 mi · 413
- Peninsula Elementary School0.9 mi · 235
- Roosevelt High School1.0 mi · 1,450
- George Middle School1.2 mi · 400
- Chief Joseph Elementary School1.6 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOLHow large is CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL?
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL serve?
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is approximately 11.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL?
At CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 63% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL?
CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.