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Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 4174 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a small, K-6 public school serving 169 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, characterized by a high level of economic need among its families.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, placing it in the lower third of all California schools. This is notable when compared to nearby schools like Sierra Vista Elementary or Farmdale Elementary, which achieve much higher rankings despite serving similar communities within LAUSD. A particular puzzle is that Cesar Chavez has more resources—the highest per-student spending and a very low student-teacher ratio in the area—yet these advantages have not translated into higher academic performance.

There are signs of positive change, however, as the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now meeting the state average. The school also shows relative strength in supporting its core student population compared to its overall low ranking. The contrast with high-performing schools in neighboring districts like South Pasadena Unified highlights broader educational disparities in the region.

169

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,635

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5243 Oakland St.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-2335

(323) 276-1440

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Los Angeles Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,174^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

387^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4174 of 5857	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4355 of 5869	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4859 of 5859	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4745 of 5883	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5141 of 5789	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4364 of 5662	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	4017 of 5692	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3879 of 5614	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.5	5051 of 5611	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	4825 of 5530	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4190 of 5390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4088 of 5377	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	3906 of 5314	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	3939 of 5193	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	3049 of 5113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.4	3900 of 5113	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3981 of 5597	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4204 of 5612	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5392 of 5609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4737 of 5635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4652 of 5492	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4388 of 5413	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3335 of 5107	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3316 of 5107	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4037 of 5087	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3840 of 5084	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4316 of 4963	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3539 of 4830	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3201 of 5460	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3984 of 5517	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4043 of 5363	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3672 of 5264	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4360 of 5173	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3332 of 5084	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	3965 of 5628	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4126 of 5643	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4109 of 5638	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3867 of 5663	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5054 of 5510	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3943 of 5431	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	2224 of 2635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	5243 Oakland St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1440	169	11	15.3	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	157 (92.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	27.4	4174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		25.1	4355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	181	12.5		12.5	20.0	32.3	34.8	29.6			30.2	33.3	35.5	33.3	17.9			29.6	85.2	85.2	92.6	88.9	85.2	88.9	$42,635	$9,079	$33,556
Sierra Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3170 Budau Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1081	240	14	17.1	92.9%	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	220 (91.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33.4	3686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		44.9	2870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	816	26.8		26.8	17.9	35.1	39.0	35.0			32.5	28.6	35.1	36.6	20.0			31.8							$32,008	$7,494	$24,514
El Sereno Elementary	Public	K-6	3838 Rosemead Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-3389	222	10	22.2	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	208 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	39.8	3230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.7	2575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	655	10.3		10.3	37.9	46.3	34.5	50.0			42.5	34.5	41.5	24.1	32.1			33.9							$29,562	$5,475	$24,087
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4342 Alpha St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2530	164	8	20.5	84.1%	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	78.1	1240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.8	1006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	234	40.9		40.9	61.9	66.7	59.1	52.4			60.6	66.7	70.0	39.1	66.7			61.1							$31,507	$6,337	$25,170
Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	383	19	19.7	50.7%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (74.4%)	61 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	41.3	3134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.6	2637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	497	21.6	34.0	28.7	42.4	48.0	46.0	38.7	40.5	71.4	49.3	44.1	36.0	21.6	31.3	32.6	44.0	35.3	89.5	93.0		91.2	93.0	91.2	$14,939	$1,440	$13,499
Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-6659	324	17	19.0	87.3%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	52.5	2468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.8	2354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	114	33.3		33.3	41.0	42.0	55.6				44.9	45.9	36.5	52.8				44.3							$29,280	$5,181	$24,099
Monterey Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1624 Via del Rey	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5860	570	26	21.9	14.4%	96 (16.8%)	7 (1.2%)	197 (34.6%)	171 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95 (16.7%)	93.9	408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.8	281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	127	57.7		57.7	74.1	89.0	76.9				80.0	69.8	83.7	76.0				76.6	97.4	98.3		98.3			$16,849	$506	$16,343
Huntington Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4435 North Huntington Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1336	282	17	16.5	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	260 (92.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26.5	4276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		21.8	4704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	428	15.8		15.8	37.1	29.7	37.8	25.0			32.9	27.8	27.0	23.7	25.0			25.9	86.1				88.4		$35,694	$6,268	$29,426
Park Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marengo Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3640	581	24	24.2	45.1%	17 (2.9%)	12 (2.1%)	350 (60.2%)	169 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	72.2	1512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		73.9	1415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	97	34.3	43.9	39.1	60.0	65.6	58.2	69.1	69.8	63.6	64.5	57.6	53.2	37.3	52.7	52.3	51.5	50.8	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	94.2	96.5	$11,823	$1,072	$10,751
Bushnell Way Elementary	Public	K-5	5507 Bushnell Way	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6511	157	8	19.6	84.1%	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	143 (91.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.9	2552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.4	2585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	33	44.0		44.0	34.6	53.6	64.0				50.6	32.0	35.7	28.0				32.1							$45,649	$10,544	$35,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 4174^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sereno Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

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