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Cesar E. Chavez Middle

Q: Is Cesar E. Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Middle ranks 1868 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Middle is a large public school serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-8 within the San Bernardino City Unified district, operating in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in keeping students engaged and attending class; its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.4% matches the state average and is far better than most other middle schools in its own district, like Golden Valley Middle (40.7%) and Arrowview Middle (35.5%). It also leads its district in science proficiency. However, overall academic performance in English and Math is below state averages, and there is a noticeable drop in achievement between 6th grade and the upper grades. The school shows significant strength in supporting its African American students but has faced considerable challenges in effectively serving English Language Learners.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Fontana Unified and Rialto Unified, such as Wayne Ruble Middle or Ben F. Kolb Middle, Chavez Middle's academic results are generally lower, suggesting broader district or community factors may be at play. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, indicating it is navigating persistent challenges while managing resources with a higher student-to-teacher ratio than some district peers.

1,107

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,655

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6650 North Magnolia Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92407-1914

(909) 386-2050

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

Cajon High

Feeder schools for Cesar E. Chavez Middle:

Elementary:	Kimbark Elementary
	Muscoy Elementary
	North Verdemont Elementary
	Palm Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Vermont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

White:

6.4%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,868^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Middle Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City 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	28.9	1868 of 2761	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1699 of 2783	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1783 of 2781	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1901 of 2740	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1512 of 2715	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1169 of 2480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	1023 of 2508	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.3	1238 of 2497	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.3	1626 of 2477	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1488 of 2379	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1553 of 2259	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.9	1305 of 2236	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1673 of 2179	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	1548 of 2063	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1735 of 2005	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	1697 of 1999	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	185 of 609	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	172 of 627	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	221 of 613	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	487 of 637	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	200 of 643	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	147 of 600	75.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1174 of 1531	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	948 of 1491	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	711 of 1369	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	1397 of 1478	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1296 of 1521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1345 of 1540	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1215 of 1442	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1010 of 1364	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1838 of 2533	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1577 of 2551	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1546 of 2531	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1606 of 2509	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1436 of 2380	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1243 of 2262	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1411 of 2395	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1220 of 2388	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1308 of 2374	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1442 of 2359	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1071 of 2213	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	712 of 2072	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	280 of 477	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	83 of 394	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	100 of 320	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	225 of 336	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1621 of 2542	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1418 of 2579	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1436 of 2531	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1546 of 2458	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1158 of 2369	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	914 of 2230	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1660 of 2534	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1584 of 2552	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1720 of 2538	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1950 of 2527	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1339 of 2407	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	988 of 2273	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	138 of 192	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	167 of 193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	485 of 701	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	985 of 1566	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	644 of 1552	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	1089 of 1531	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1392 of 1520	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1257 of 1537	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1048 of 1543	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1073 of 1555	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	852 of 1602	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	863 of 1496	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)70th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2024)28th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	6650 North Magnolia Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2050	1,107	48	22.8	88.0%	71 (6.4%)	66 (6.0%)	918 (82.9%)	25 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	21 (1.9%)	28.9	1868^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		33.2	1699^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.0%	169																		22.8	22.8			57.0	31.3	32.7	33.8			31.7	25.4	13.7	20.4	$22,655	$4,519	$18,136
Shandin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Little Mountain Dr.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6666	709	37	18.9	94.9%	27 (3.8%)	98 (13.8%)	553 (78.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	15.4	2419^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.4%		13.4	2537^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.8%	118																		10.8	10.8			23.5	20.5	30.2	24.9			16.5	8.4	15.0	12.3	$23,483	$5,886	$17,597
Ethel Kucera Middle	Public	6-8	2140 West Buena Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 574-7044	978	39	24.7	75.6%	45 (4.6%)	78 (8.0%)	818 (83.6%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.2%)	36.6	1599^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%		29.3	1841^st of 2783 public middle schools	33.8%	242																		20.9	20.9			46.6	42.1	43.8	44.2			25.5	20.3	19.1	21.7	$20,677	$3,514	$17,163
Ben F. Kolb Middle	Public	6-8	2351 North Spruce St.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7849	917	37	24.9	81.5%	27 (2.9%)	106 (11.6%)	743 (81.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	24 (2.6%)	42.4	1413^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.3	1613^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.0%	200																		23.5	23.5			46.8	51.8	41.5	46.6			30.9	25.4	21.2	25.8	$20,290	$3,346	$16,944
Warren F. Frisbie Middle	Public	6-8	1442 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7887	1,000	40	24.8	87.8%	8 (0.8%)	71 (7.1%)	902 (90.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	18.3	2303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%		15.8	2444^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.2%	141																		11.5	11.5			28.8	40.9	22.0	30.1			15.0	13.6	7.8	11.9	$20,462	$3,420	$17,042
Golden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3800 Waterman Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8168	742	37	20.0	95.0%	25 (3.4%)	74 (10.0%)	619 (83.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.3%)	30.5	1809^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.5%		34.6	1645^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	164																		19.6	19.6			35.3	34.7	42.4	38.3			54.9	18.8	16.8	20.4	$22,820	$4,935	$17,885
Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	917	45	20.4	96.7%	20 (2.2%)	59 (6.4%)	812 (88.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	27.9	1900^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%		27.5	1921^st of 2783 public middle schools	31.0%	21	1.6	4.8	11.7	6.5	8.1	16.7	24.3	17.5	4.8	20.6	12.6	14.4	0.0	2.4	13.6	5.8		19.8	19.8			21.7	37.8	40.0	35.5			12.1	18.7	22.2	18.8	$22,460	$4,828	$17,632
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	1250 North Medical Center Dr.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6350	581	30	19.6	97.1%	7 (1.2%)	35 (6.0%)	521 (89.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	11.2	2584^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%		10.3	2654^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.6%	70																		8.2	8.2				21.3	19.3	20.4				10.9	7.5	9.3	$22,916	$5,476	$17,440
Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary	Public	4-6	1250 West 14th St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-2353	338	16	21.0	96.2%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	311 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	22.0		22.0	33.3	40.7	20.9			32.8	27.9	25.2	9.4			21.9	$22,466	$4,670	$17,796
Alder Middle	Public	6-8	7555 Alder Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5330	964	43	22.4	92.1%	32 (3.3%)	43 (4.5%)	870 (90.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	24.8	2020^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.8%		23.3	2115^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.0%	95																		16.3	16.3			27.0	28.3	37.5	31.3			22.5	18.7	20.3	20.4	$20,639	$2,886	$17,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E. Chavez Middle

What high school do graduates of Cesar E. Chavez Middle attend?

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle usually go on to attend Cajon High

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

Students at Cesar E. Chavez Middle are 83% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cesar E. Chavez Middle in?

San Bernardino City Unified

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,107 students attended Cesar E. Chavez Middle.

Is Cesar E. Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Middle ranks 1868^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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