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Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 676 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a public elementary school in San Luis, Arizona, serving 722 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Gadsden Elementary District, which is ranked 222 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cesar Chavez Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking between 663-919 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16-41% of Cesar Chavez students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 36-46%. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 25-35% of Arizona schools for these subgroups.

The nearby schools in the Gadsden Elementary District and Somerton Elementary District, such as Gadsden Elementary School and Tierra Del Sol Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar demographic profiles to Cesar Chavez. The only nearby school that outperforms Cesar Chavez is Desert View Elementary, which is also part of the Gadsden Elementary District but has a higher 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

766

Students ?

30.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,504

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1130 North 10th Avenue
San Luis, AZ 85349

(928) 627-6958

District: Gadsden Elementary District

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Junior High School
High:	San Luis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

1.0%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Arizona avg38%

676^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Gadsden Elementary District

222^nd of 289Gadsden Elementary 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	21.8	676 of 909	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	663 of 912	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	670 of 1245	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	744 of 1000	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	919 of 1226	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	649 of 1039	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	877 of 1109	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	747 of 1106	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.5	894 of 1079	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	832 of 955	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	818 of 1079	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	947 of 1158	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	990 of 1141	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	948 of 1075	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	935 of 1090	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	889 of 1062	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	326 of 451	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	420 of 975	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	138 of 155	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	553 of 589	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	571 of 602	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	734 of 1219	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.1	758 of 824	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	932 of 1219	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	567 of 862	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	824 of 1023	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	351 of 496	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	349 of 486	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	543 of 1170	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	555 of 716	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	826 of 1198	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	396 of 709	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	662 of 911	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	406 of 549	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	442 of 556	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	491 of 1116	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	466 of 618	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	589 of 820	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	532 of 626	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	519 of 628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	622 of 1216	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	621 of 830	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	891 of 1220	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	650 of 850	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	800 of 1032	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	693 of 820	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	921 of 1201	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	324 of 417	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)65th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-31 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Science16%-18 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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 Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 North 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6958	766	25	30.6		8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	757 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	676^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.6%		22.1	663^rd of 912 public elementary schools	27.3%	13	24.0	41.0	22.0	30.0			35.0	36.0	22.0	25.0		16.0	$7,504	$893	$579	$2,365	$5,353	$680	$6,033
Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	575	37	15.5		6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	654^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.1%		16.7	757^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.0%	103		24.0	34.0	22.0	26.0	41.0	28.0	44.0	25.0	32.0	16.0	17.0		$00			$00
Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1508 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6915	760	25	30.4		3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	757 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	464^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.0%		47.2	425^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.4%	39	23.0	43.0	37.0	52.0			26.0	43.0	45.0	56.0		18.0		$00			$00
Educational Pastor Elementary 4	Public	K-6	985 Sixth Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6980	646	23	28.0		2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	639^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.7%		29.2	583^rd of 912 public elementary schools	36.1%	56	24.0	34.0	33.0	24.0			23.0	33.0	41.0	27.0		25.0	$7,274	$889	$558	$2,337	$5,415	$411	$5,826
Gadsden Academy of Remote Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1350 E Cesar Chavez Blvd	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(928) 627-6540	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1245 N. Main St.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6940	662	25	26.4		4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	656 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	698^th of 909 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.2	739^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.0%	41	16.0	39.0	21.0	24.0			32.0	36.0	30.0	28.0		12.0	$7,875	$1,004	$521	$2,530	$5,639	$711	$6,350
Rio Colorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1055 N. Main Street	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6902	523	21	24.9		8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	628^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.9%		16.1	762^nd of 912 public elementary schools	16.4%	134	19.0	25.0	21.0	28.0			43.0	30.0	35.0	35.0			$8,075	$984	$624	$2,592	$5,796	$670	$6,467
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	3667 E. San Luis Ln.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 341-6000	260	12	21.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18745 S. Gadsden Street	Gadsden	85336	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6970	391	17	23.0		2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	588^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.3%		28.7	587^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.6%	1		26.0	23.0	31.0				42.0	30.0	36.0			$8,140	$1,121	$529	$2,772	$5,895	$594	$6,489
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 South Somerton Ave	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6400	579	31	18.6		3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (97.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20.1	704^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.6%		19.5	707^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.5%	3	24.0	32.0	33.0	32.0			20.0	19.0	32.0	19.0		28.0	$8,891	$588	$88	$1,264	$7,240	$974	$8,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Southwest Junior High School
High : San Luis High School

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 676^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Gadsden Elementary District

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