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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4183 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 628 students in Salinas, part of the Alisal Union School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Despite operating in this difficult context, Cesar E. Chavez shows important strengths, particularly in how it serves specific groups of students. The school performs exceptionally well with migrant students and is strong in supporting English learners and students with special education needs. Academically, it outperforms the district average in English and Math and has better attendance rates than the state average and several nearby schools like Frank Paul Elementary and Bardin Elementary. In fact, among the 11 schools in its district, it holds the third-highest statewide ranking, behind only Monte Bella Elementary and Alisal Community.

The school has shown clear recovery and improvement since the pandemic, moving from a very low ranking a few years ago to a more stable position. However, parents should be aware of specific academic challenges. Science scores are below average, and there is a notable drop in Math proficiency in the 5th grade, which the school will need to address. Overall, Cesar E. Chavez is a school that achieves relatively strong results for its community, especially in supporting vulnerable students, while working to improve in key subject areas.

628

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,177

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1225 Towt St.
Salinas, CA 93905-4125

(831) 753-5224

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Paz Middle
High:	Alisal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

1.0%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,183^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1327^th of 1,543Alisal Union 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	27.4	4183 of 5857	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4199 of 5869	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4961 of 5859	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5049 of 5883	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3706 of 5789	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3870 of 5662	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.1	4334 of 5692	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	4705 of 5614	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	5203 of 5611	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	4796 of 5530	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	5129 of 5390	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	5163 of 5377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	4691 of 5314	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4319 of 5193	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	4177 of 5113	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	4194 of 5113	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	3950 of 4818	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	3982 of 4822	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	4087 of 4809	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	1934 of 2227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1444 of 2585	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	1259 of 3162	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1680 of 3245	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	2133 of 3311	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	491 of 3275	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	394 of 3246	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3944 of 5597	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3813 of 5612	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4780 of 5609	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4813 of 5635	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3468 of 5492	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3866 of 5413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3206 of 5107	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3165 of 5107	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4044 of 5087	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4079 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2532 of 4963	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2785 of 4830	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	219 of 429	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	202 of 364	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	164 of 356	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3522 of 5460	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3426 of 5517	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4211 of 5363	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4212 of 5264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2594 of 5173	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2679 of 5084	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4150 of 5628	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4237 of 5643	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4651 of 5638	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4890 of 5663	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3658 of 5510	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3646 of 5431	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	21 of 78	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1396 of 2847	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	2029 of 2635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)73rd percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	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 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16	13.1	13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3	35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6	24.7				$21,177	$3,536	$17,641
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198	20.3	20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0	39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1	27.9				$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5740	638	27	24.0	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (97.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	4719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	628	3.3	3.3	20.8	22.5	9.1	40.8	22.7	24.1	14.6	5.6	14.3	14.3				$21,689	$2,882	$18,807
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.4	4911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	439	28.4	28.4	24.3	20.8	47.8	24.1	28.8	23.2	13.9	31.3	16.3	20.8				$22,054	$3,691	$18,363
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	812	31	26.1	86.2%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	785 (96.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		33	3690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	300	23.1	23.1	35.6	29.5	48.4	41.3	39.0	43.3	24.1	32.0	28.6	31.7				$20,357	$2,696	$17,661
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65	5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9				$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.8	5403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	353	13.4	13.4	20.0	19.1	32.9	17.2	22.0	26.3	17.9	25.6	18.3	22.0				$21,953	$2,889	$19,064
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.2	3909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	594	4.7	4.7	22.7	32.5	10.8	40.8	26.4	42.1	26.7	8.2	31.3	26.6				$22,357	$3,357	$19,000
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.8	5138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	55	18.6	18.6	24.7	20.6	27.1	21.2	23.3	31.7	17.6	12.9	5.8	16.8				$20,907	$3,286	$17,621
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	8.1	8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9	21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7	12.0	96.5	98.3	97.4	$20,345	$2,686	$17,659

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 : La Paz Middle
High : Alisal High

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

Students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4183^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Cesar E. Chavez Elementary.

What district is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary in?

Alisal Union

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