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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4227 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a large K-5 public school serving 702 students in Montebello Unified in Bell Gardens, showing specific strengths within a challenging broader district context.

When compared to nearby schools in its own district, such as Garfield Elementary and Suva Elementary, Chavez performs comparably or better in some core subjects like math and English, and it has shown a remarkable recent improvement in student attendance, now better than the district and state averages. A notable bright spot is the school's effectiveness with English Language Learner students, where it scores above the state average. However, the school faces a significant challenge in science instruction, and performance can vary considerably from grade to grade, especially in upper elementary math.

It's important for parents to understand that all elementary schools in Montebello Unified face similar academic challenges, consistently ranking in the lower half of the state. In contrast, nearby schools in other districts, like Price (Maude) Elementary in Downey Unified or Heliotrope Avenue Elementary in Los Angeles Unified, achieve significantly higher rankings while serving similar student populations, suggesting broader district-level factors are at play.

702

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,489

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6139 Loveland St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1738

(323) 773-1804

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Suva Intermediate
High:	Bell Gardens High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.9%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,227^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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	26.9	4227 of 5857	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4106 of 5869	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4253 of 5859	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4011 of 5883	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1036 of 1417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3918 of 5789	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3904 of 5662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.4	4750 of 5692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4486 of 5614	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	4876 of 5611	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	5176 of 5530	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	5123 of 5390	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	5056 of 5377	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	4466 of 5314	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	4327 of 5193	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	3969 of 5113	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	3558 of 5113	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.6	4093 of 4818	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	4182 of 4822	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	4647 of 4809	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	1372 of 2227	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	166 of 293	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	748 of 2585	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	591 of 2128	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1362 of 3162	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	2234 of 3245	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	994 of 3311	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	191 of 602	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	1698 of 3275	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	779 of 3246	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4098 of 5597	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3618 of 5612	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4034 of 5609	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3840 of 5635	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	932 of 1267	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3877 of 5492	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3950 of 5413	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3143 of 5107	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2942 of 5107	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3107 of 5087	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2709 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2826 of 4963	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	2794 of 4830	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	198 of 335	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	86 of 356	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3381 of 5460	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3591 of 5517	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3325 of 5363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2960 of 5264	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	593 of 1110	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2821 of 5173	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2913 of 5084	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	4029 of 5628	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4367 of 5643	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4061 of 5638	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3906 of 5663	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	880 of 1272	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3590 of 5510	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3582 of 5431	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2208 of 2847	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	2018 of 2635	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1423 of 2420	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2023)41st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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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 E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	6139 Loveland St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 773-1804	702	31	22.4	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	701 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.9	4227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.1	4106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	121	10.5		10.5	36.5	28.9	36.6				34.0	35.4	23.8	24.8				28.2	94.4	95.7	97.5	95.0	95.7	95.7	$16,489	$14,298	$2,191
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7425 South Garfield Ave.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1915	455	22	20.9	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	445 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.2	4569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		20.3	4824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	255	15.3		15.3	22.1	36.1	31.4				29.5	27.9	27.8	22.1				25.8	88.0	90.2		92.4	91.3	92.4	$16,338	$14,096	$2,242
Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	562	28	20.3	81.9%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	5412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.3	5533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	121	7.8		7.8	22.2	14.4	26.4				20.8	23.9	15.6	14.4				17.9	66.4	71.2	91.4	72.1	73.1	74.0	$17,320	$15,224	$2,096
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	33.7	3665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	642	18.8	13.7	15.8	28.4	31.1	41.6	38.2	41.6	40.4	37.6	49.0	34.0	24.4	25.2	22.7	24.7	28.8	87.8	93.1	98.5	90.1	93.9	93.9	$41,628	$38,606	$3,022
Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	624	31	20.4	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	614 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33.5	3683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.7	3623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	60	28.1		28.1	25.2	40.8	33.3				33.0	33.9	32.1	31.3				32.4	85.8	90.3	95.5	91.8	91.0	91.0	$17,638	$15,466	$2,172
Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	523	27	19.7	92.2%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35.8	3515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		29.8	3939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	424	25.3		25.3	34.4	36.3	37.3				35.9	37.8	33.3	32.0				34.6	95.1	97.6		95.9	96.8	97.6	$39,539	$36,108	$3,431
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	8020 Park Ave.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-1860	274	13	21.0	94.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	23.6	4539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.9	5042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	503	11.6		11.6	29.0	36.8	39.5	11.5			31.2	35.5	21.1	23.3	7.7			22.5	96.3			96.3			$44,339	$40,750	$3,589
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5911 Woodlawn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1230	462	24	19.2	95.7%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	2268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.8	2935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	667	29.2		29.2	37.8	50.7	53.9				47.1	38.4	55.7	47.7				47.1	97.3						$44,916	$41,688	$3,228
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	1469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		75.7	1347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	122	57.3		57.3	45.0	62.7	65.0				58.1	42.3	55.6	54.5				51.1	98.4						$24,740	$24,220	$520
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 East Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3568	838	36	23.2	82.6%	50 (6.0%)	15 (1.8%)	759 (90.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	59.5	2089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		58.2	2137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	48	35.8		35.8	42.0	58.2	55.5				51.4	42.3	57.9	37.2				45.5	93.9	97.0	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$19,882	$19,204	$678

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Cesar E. Chavez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Suva Intermediate
High : Bell Gardens High

Is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4227^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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