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Cesar Chavez High

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Cesar Chavez High ranks 1591 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 26% of California high schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez High is a public high school serving approximately 2,021 students in grades 9-12 within the Stockton Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a mixed picture: it excels at graduating students, with a 93.3% graduation rate that outpaces both the district and state, but it faces significant academic challenges. Proficiency rates in core subjects like math (10.53%) and science (13.79%) are very low and have contributed to a concerning drop in its statewide ranking. This creates a paradox where students are earning diplomas but may not be mastering fundamental skills, a pattern also seen at other comprehensive high schools like Franklin High and Stagg Senior High. In stark contrast, specialized schools within the same district, such as Stockton Early College Academy and Pacific Law Academy, achieve dramatically higher academic results.

Key areas for improvement include addressing high chronic absenteeism (35%), which is linked to poorer outcomes, and tackling a district-wide weakness in mathematics instruction. The school's effectiveness varies widely for different student groups, indicating a need for more targeted support. While its per-student spending is mid-range, the example of higher-performing schools suggests that structural and programmatic innovations, not just resources, are key to turning around the recent academic decline.

2,021

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,365

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2929 Windflower Ln.
Stockton, CA 95212-2732

(209) 933-7480

District: Stockton Unified

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez High:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary
	El Dorado Elementary
	Hoover Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	More...
	Victory Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

Asian:

23.8%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,591^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11High Schools in the Stockton Unified

1308^th of 1,543Stockton 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	25.2	1591 of 2162	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1246 of 2159	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1311 of 2170	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1264 of 2123	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	753 of 1290	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1292 of 2133	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1442 of 2017	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1407 of 2021	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.7	1434 of 2039	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1280 of 1994	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1444 of 2426	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1373 of 2354	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	1359 of 2367	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.7	1311 of 2281	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1452 of 2238	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.2	1345 of 2117	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.3	1324 of 2063	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.6	465 of 1968	76.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	351 of 523	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	427 of 517	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	340 of 521	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	380 of 522	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	355 of 592	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	452 of 582	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	566 of 585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	500 of 573	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	560 of 591	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	528 of 581	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	542 of 582	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	570 of 581	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	641 of 1161	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	125 of 555	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	24.0	924 of 1117	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	949 of 1052	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	529 of 1085	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	726 of 1064	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	505 of 1044	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	171 of 467	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	750 of 941	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	660 of 938	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1448 of 1906	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1094 of 1915	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1209 of 1915	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1248 of 1858	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	689 of 1054	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1231 of 1833	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1356 of 1760	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1474 of 1900	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1171 of 1902	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1242 of 1917	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1253 of 1861	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1127 of 1814	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1283 of 1742	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	349 of 410	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	254 of 328	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	145 of 299	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	224 of 290	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1536 of 2013	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1117 of 2026	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1234 of 2030	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1144 of 1943	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	601 of 1126	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1172 of 1937	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1310 of 1862	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1462 of 1942	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1251 of 1948	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1203 of 1963	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1105 of 1916	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	705 of 1122	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1150 of 1880	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1345 of 1834	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	518 of 577	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	529 of 574	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	450 of 541	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1028 of 1252	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1082 of 1216	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	749 of 1197	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1080 of 1155	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	716 of 1173	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	993 of 1193	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1056 of 1204	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	904 of 1222	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1024 of 1173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Inexperienced administrators. Grade fraud. Attendance fraud. Inflated graduation rates through bogus 2-week "intersession classes" and social promotion. Little student accountability. Cover ups of student criminal activity. Norteno and Crips gang activity that gets glossed over by admins. Fights on campus. Some girls groped in hallways. Sex on campus. Many lawbreaking students not held accountable by admins. Many students on probation. (Check for ankle bracelets and probation offices on campus.) Some teachers have been assaulted by students. Little administrative support for teachers. Teachers need to protect themselves using union and police resources. California Dept. of Education investigation and intervention.
Though, there are many cool kids trying to get an education and make a good life. Also, there are many teachers who "try to do the right thing" in spite of administrators who are involved in felony fraud, and who are inept managers. Close Quote

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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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez High	Public	9-12	2929 Windflower Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7480	2,021	95	21.3	74.9%	56 (2.8%)	200 (9.9%)	1,160 (57.4%)	482 (23.8%)	11 (0.5%)	24 (1.2%)	82 (4.1%)	25.2	1591^st of 2162 public high schools	26.4%		39.6	1246^th of 2159 public high schools	42.3%	345		13.8		13.8				33.2	33.2				10.5	10.5	$16,365	$3,315	$13,050
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 955-1477	694	27	25.6	57.9%	44 (6.3%)	45 (6.5%)	334 (48.1%)	208 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.4%)	91.6	171^st of 2162 public high schools	92.1%		91.4	192^nd of 2159 public high schools	91.1%	21			44.4	44.4				78.3	78.3				51.2	51.2	$15,096	$1,421	$13,675
Ronald E. McNair High	Public	9-12	9550 Ronald E. McNair Way	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9245	1,644	95	17.2	76.9%	71 (4.3%)	152 (9.2%)	628 (38.2%)	702 (42.7%)	7 (0.4%)	22 (1.3%)	61 (3.7%)	27.8	1533^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.1%		34.7	1380^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	153		15.0		15.0				36.1	36.1				11.5	11.5	$17,941	$2,147	$15,794
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2050 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	772	32	24.0	70.2%	27 (3.5%)	115 (14.9%)	506 (65.5%)	63 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	54 (7.0%)	49.2	1056^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		47.9	1058^th of 2159 public high schools	51.0%	2	13.7		22.1	17.1	26.1	22.4	18.6	50.0	28.3	5.5	12.7	4.1	17.5	9.7	$15,670	$2,158	$13,512
Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	343	11	32.1	53.6%	31 (9.0%)	15 (4.4%)	88 (25.7%)	186 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	99.1	10^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		98.8	23^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.9%	13		81.0		81.0				98.7	98.7				74.7	74.7	$15,274	$2,057	$13,217
Health Careers Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	931 East Magnolia St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7360	410	23	17.7	79.0%	15 (3.7%)	20 (4.9%)	317 (77.3%)	49 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	73.3	529^th of 2162 public high schools	75.5%		59	797^th of 2159 public high schools	63.1%	268		44.2		44.2				79.1	79.1				23.3	23.3	$20,655	$3,184	$17,471
Stockton Early College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	349 East Vine St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7370	428	14	30.2	64.5%	19 (4.4%)	9 (2.1%)	197 (46.0%)	189 (44.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	97.6	41^st of 2162 public high schools	98.1%		95.9	90^th of 2159 public high schools	95.8%	49		69.2		69.2				93.5	93.5				61.7	61.7	$14,204	$3,153	$11,051
Franklin High	Public	7-12	4600 East Fremont St.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7435	2,065	104	19.8	76.4%	68 (3.3%)	97 (4.7%)	1,738 (84.2%)	95 (4.6%)	13 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	46 (2.2%)	25.3	1587^th of 2162 public high schools	26.6%		24.9	1587^th of 2159 public high schools	26.5%		10.0	7.0	14.7	10.1		44.4	50.0	35.2	36.5		17.2	10.0	8.6	9.2	$16,335	$3,434	$12,901
Village Oaks High	Public	9-12	1900 West Swain	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8740	156	16	9.9	83.3%	13 (8.3%)	21 (13.5%)	105 (67.3%)	12 (7.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	12.9	1883^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.9%		17.7	1744^th of 2159 public high schools	19.2%	139		12.9		12.7				9.7	9.7				0.0	0.0	$28,772	$2,890	$25,882
Stagg Senior High	Public	9-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7445	1,677	82	20.4	74.6%	79 (4.7%)	208 (12.4%)	1,124 (67.0%)	152 (9.1%)	23 (1.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.8%)	24.7	1603^rd of 2162 public high schools	25.9%		32.7	1430^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	173		9.3		9.3				40.3	40.3				6.9	6.9	$18,653	$3,040	$15,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez High

What district is Cesar Chavez High in?

Stockton Unified

Is Cesar Chavez High a good school?

Cesar Chavez High ranks 1591^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,021 students attended Cesar Chavez High.

What schools feed into Cesar Chavez High?

Cesar Chavez High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cleveland Elementary
Elementary : El Dorado Elementary
Elementary : Hoover Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Victory Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez High?

Students at Cesar Chavez High are 57% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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