CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL

CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus in Portland, Oregon, operated by Portland SD 1J. The school hosts 453 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% above the state mean of about 321.

Across the 86 schools in Portland SD 1J (41,894 students total), CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 14.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Multnomah County put median household earnings sit near $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

The closest other public school is Rosa Parks Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 453). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 53% to 63%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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