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Cesar E Chavez Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Cesar E Chavez Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 418 that is predominantly Hispanic. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Arizona elementary schools based on its poor performance on state assessments.

Cesar E Chavez Community School's academic struggles are particularly pronounced for female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, with the school ranking in the bottom 5% of Arizona elementary schools for these subgroups. The school has also seen a concerning increase in its dropout rate, rising from 0% in recent years to 3.4% in the 2021-2022 school year. Despite the high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, reaching $13,199 in the 2021-2022 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Roosevelt Elementary District, such as Irene Lopez School and Sunland Elementary School, also perform poorly on state assessments and have low SchoolDigger rankings, but generally outperform Cesar E Chavez Community School across various metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Cesar E Chavez Community School may require a comprehensive and targeted approach to address the multifaceted issues impacting student outcomes.

408

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,199

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 S 3rd St
Phoenix, AZ 85040-1103

(602) 232-4940

District: Roosevelt Elementary District

Students who attend Cesar E Chavez Community School usually attend:

High:

Cesar Chavez High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

African American:

4.2%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

Arizona avg44%

Not ranked this year

Cesar E Chavez Community School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

235^th of 289Roosevelt 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	1215 of 1245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1201 of 1226	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	743 of 1039	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	889 of 1109	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	950 of 1106	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	830 of 1079	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	483 of 955	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	722 of 1079	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	10.3	1116 of 1158	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	1098 of 1141	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1023 of 1075	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	991 of 1090	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	1014 of 1062	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	826 of 895	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	109 of 155	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	1210 of 1219	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1186 of 1219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	800 of 1023	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	1131 of 1170	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1167 of 1198	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	450 of 709	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	703 of 911	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.6	1071 of 1116	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	609 of 820	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	1083 of 1216	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1179 of 1220	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	869 of 1032	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	829 of 854	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	787 of 832	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	644 of 711	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	681 of 695	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	576 of 677	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	654 of 690	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	728 of 787	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	716 of 772	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	628 of 685	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	609 of 692	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	617 of 663	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	768 of 806	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	728 of 820	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	492 of 624	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	731 of 760	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	738 of 802	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	470 of 543	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	679 of 717	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	443 of 503	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	797 of 810	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	798 of 818	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	590 of 617	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2023)20th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2021)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

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by a teacher
Friday, October 26, 2012

Unfortunately for such a nice looking school, the students are in control of this school. I've never seen so many teachers look like they just want to go home. They are constantly using classroom management to get the students on task and this is taking away from teaching and learning. The administrators have to remind the students every day on the announcement how they are suppose to act. Students see that discipline is not really administered at the school so they take advantage of the situation. The administrators haven't a clue on making this school better. Close Quote

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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 E Chavez Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 S 3rd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4940	408	23	17.7		10 (2.5%)	17 (4.2%)	375 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)		28.0		25.0									$13,199	$1,697	$1,418	$4,812	$8,807	$1,277	$10,084
Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	331	29	11.5		1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (94.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36	501^st of 909 public elementary schools	44.9%		27.4	604^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.8%	103		30.0	31.0	31.0			32.0	60.0		46.0		22.0		$00			$00
Irene Lopez School	Public	PK, KG-8	4610 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4920	483	25	19.3		12 (2.5%)	38 (7.9%)	394 (81.6%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	16.4	759^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.5%					(n/a)	22.0			30.0		22.0	28.0			21.0		16.0	$11,702	$1,097	$1,363	$3,557	$8,068	$1,174	$9,242
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	40 East Hildago Avenue	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 492-1722	65	11	5.9		2 (3.1%)	6 (9.2%)	54 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Sunland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5401 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4960	573	30	19.1		8 (1.4%)	43 (7.5%)	511 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9.8	880^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)	16.0	27.0			16.0	32.0	22.0	18.0			32.0	17.0	$12,097	$1,216	$1,374	$3,806	$8,381	$1,126	$9,506
Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	201 E Durango St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Friendly House Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 258-4353	245	20	12.2		7 (2.9%)	13 (5.3%)	223 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Advance U	Public, Charter	K-4	449 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Advance U	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8531	72	8	9.0		3 (4.2%)	11 (15.3%)	54 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$16,909	$1,669	$4,315	$7,654	$8,609	$2,315	$10,924
iAmRSDOnline Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	6000 S 7th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 304-3180	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$10,407	$456	$181	$1,092	$7,681	$2,088	$9,770
Silvestre S Herrera School	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 S 11th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3885	449	29	15.5		9 (2.0%)	36 (8.0%)	390 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	33.6	533^rd of 909 public elementary schools	41.4%		34.9	524^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.5%	9		41.0					41.0	32.0					$11,867	$1,457	$461	$3,376	$9,329	$619	$9,948
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1903 E Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 305-8865	412	24	17.1		18 (4.4%)	48 (11.7%)	332 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)				25.0	26.0	24.0			30.0					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E Chavez Community School

How many students attend Cesar E Chavez Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Cesar E Chavez Community School.

What schools do graduates of Cesar E Chavez Community School attend?

Students who attend Cesar E Chavez Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Cesar Chavez High School

What is the racial makeup of Cesar E Chavez Community School?

Students at Cesar E Chavez Community School are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

What district is Cesar E Chavez Community School in?

Roosevelt Elementary District

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