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Cesar Chavez High School

Public Grades 9-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez High School is a public high school located in Laveen, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,644 students. The school is part of the Phoenix Union High School District, which is ranked 253 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cesar Chavez High School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only around 10-20% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In comparison, nearby schools like Betty Fairfax High School and Heritage Academy Laveen perform significantly better, with 25-65% of students proficient or better in these subjects. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 75-78%, similar to the nearby schools, but its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 5-6% in recent years, compared to the 5.2% dropout rate at the nearby schools.

Cesar Chavez High School has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school spends around $8,600-$11,800 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby charter schools. Despite the challenges, the proximity of higher-performing schools suggests that there may be opportunities for Cesar Chavez High School to learn from and emulate their successful practices, potentially helping to improve the academic performance and outcomes for students.

2,598

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,638

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3921 W Baseline Rd
Laveen, AZ 85339-1801

(602) 764-4000

District: Phoenix Union High School District

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez High School:

Elementary:	Bernard Black Elementary School
	C J Jorgensen School
	Cesar E Chavez Community School
	Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School
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	Ignacio Conchos School
	John R Davis School
	Southwest Elementary School
	Sunland Elementary School
	V H Lassen Elementary School
	Valley View School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

16.4%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓84% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Arizona avg30%

249^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14High Schools in the Phoenix Union High School District

253^rd of 289Phoenix Union High School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	249 of 271	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	363 of 469	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	364 of 464	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	300 of 509	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	245 of 285	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	272 of 420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	285 of 416	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	228 of 406	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.3	197 of 261	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.9	216 of 394	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.2	219 of 491	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	223 of 471	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	192 of 397	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	169 of 403	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.9	199 of 395	49.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	184 of 201	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	204 of 301	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	175 of 306	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.0	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	184 of 238	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	150 of 231	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	72 of 83	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	48 of 258	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	94.8	2 of 312	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	22.3	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	198 of 207	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	190 of 200	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	322 of 406	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	350 of 456	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	274 of 492	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.7	232 of 247	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	259 of 354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	157 of 176	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	146 of 170	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	313 of 379	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	345 of 441	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	263 of 479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	151 of 183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	198 of 311	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	155 of 180	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	139 of 172	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	280 of 347	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	153 of 168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	162 of 253	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	200 of 223	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	370 of 429	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	380 of 455	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	336 of 492	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	201 of 238	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	268 of 370	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	121 of 282	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	181 of 374	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	39 of 76	48.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	113 of 255	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	86 of 256	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	61 of 129	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	188 of 380	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	110 of 422	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	29.0	114 of 155	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	238 of 371	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.3	359 of 409	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	247 of 291	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2022)56th percentile+34 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2022)51st percentile+29 vs school

White (2023)36th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)12th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2023)8th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2022)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Mathematics17%-13 vs state

Science7%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Cesar Chavez High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cesar Chavez High School	Public	9-12	3921 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-4000	2,598	129	20.2		92 (3.5%)	425 (16.4%)	1,882 (72.4%)	32 (1.2%)	77 (3.0%)	9 (0.3%)	81 (3.1%)	14.3	249^th of 271 public high schools	8.1%		14	244^th of 270 public high schools	9.6%	5				17.0			17.0		7.0	$8,638	$649	$172	$1,469	$6,886	$931	$7,817
Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	685	36	19.0		171 (25.0%)	71 (10.4%)	371 (54.2%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)	67.7	75^th of 271 public high schools	72.3%		64.7	80^th of 270 public high schools	70.4%	5	52.0	48.0	49.0	64.0	20.0	16.0	43.0	36.0	31.0		$00			$00
Betty Fairfax High School	Public	9-12	8225 S 59th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9000	2,014	90	22.3		106 (5.3%)	434 (21.5%)	1,206 (59.9%)	52 (2.6%)	138 (6.9%)	9 (0.4%)	69 (3.4%)	18.3	221^st of 271 public high schools	18.5%		21.3	204^th of 270 public high schools	24.4%	17				25.0			16.0		11.0	$9,473	$854	$167	$1,875	$7,551	$901	$8,452
Maricopa Institute of Technology	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Estrella Educational Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-2780	421	30	14.1		30 (7.1%)	41 (9.7%)	322 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	64.6	80^th of 271 public high schools	70.5%		76.7	53^rd of 270 public high schools	80.4%	27				60.0			39.0		33.0		$00			$00
MIT STEM2 Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Estrella Educational Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(480) 206-9357	4				1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
South Pointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8325 S Central Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-0600	615	28	21.9		21 (3.4%)	132 (21.5%)	438 (71.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	7.4	270^th of 271 public high schools	0.4%		7.3	270^th of 270 public high schools	0.0%					9.0			10.0			$10,668	$1,556	$1,127	$4,240	$3,620	$4,365	$7,985
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	217 E Olympic Dr	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8496	84	7	12.0		5 (6.0%)	11 (13.1%)	66 (78.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)										$14,719	$2,946	$1,747	$7,638	$4,880	$5,146	$10,027
NFL YET College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	368	20	18.0		7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	343 (93.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		40.0	38.0		37.0	38.0	25.0				$00			$00
International Commerce High School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	9-12	432 E Southern	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	International Commerce Secondary Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 317-5900	202	14	14.0		7 (3.5%)	16 (7.9%)	172 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$9,900	$1,202	$126	$2,530	$4,975	$3,598	$8,572
South Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5401 S 7th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5000	2,207	107	20.7		64 (2.9%)	332 (15.0%)	1,737 (78.7%)	10 (0.5%)	28 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	31 (1.4%)	10.4	264^th of 271 public high schools	2.6%		9.3	266^th of 270 public high schools	1.5%	2				16.0			7.0		6.0	$9,998	$803	$252	$1,858	$8,107	$836	$8,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez High School

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez High School?

Students at Cesar Chavez High School are 72% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Cesar Chavez High School in?

Phoenix Union High School District

Is Cesar Chavez High School a good school?

Cesar Chavez High School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,598 students attended Cesar Chavez High School.

What schools feed into Cesar Chavez High School?

Cesar Chavez High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernard Black Elementary School
Elementary : C J Jorgensen School
Elementary : Cesar E Chavez Community School
Elementary : Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School
Elementary : Ignacio Conchos School
Elementary : John R Davis School
Elementary : Southwest Elementary School
Elementary : Sunland Elementary School
Elementary : V H Lassen Elementary School
Elementary : Valley View School

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