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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4008 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4008^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a K–6 school in Salinas, in the Alisal Union district, with 628 students; the 10 nearby elementary schools in the comparison serve the same grades. The school stands out locally in English language arts and math, but its results are below state averages in all three tested subjects. Most importantly, strong local standing in two subjects should not obscure that science is the clearest academic weakness.

In 2025–26, Chavez ranked second among the 11 schools in English language arts, with 38% proficient—6 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 30%, but below the district’s 32% and the state’s 49%. In math, it ranked third, with 26% proficient: 3 points above the nearby average of 23%, but below the district’s 23% and state’s 38%. Science was weaker: 17% proficient, 1 point below the nearby average of 18%, as well as below the district’s 18% and state’s 36%; six nearby schools scored higher. Results also vary by grade: sixth-grade English language arts was 33%, below the district’s 39% and state’s 48%, and seventh among nearby schools.

Results have risen since 2022–23: English language arts improved by 13 percentage points and math by 8, while science rose by 4. The state gap narrowed in English language arts and math, by 10 and 5 points, respectively, but widened by 2 points in science. SchoolDigger gave Chavez the 31st percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26, its third-highest percentile among nearby schools; the local average was 23. In 2024–25, its student–teacher ratio was 26.1, compared with a nearby average of 24.7, and 95% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, versus 92% at nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Migrant Students was notably stronger than the overall ranking: the group ranked at the 81st percentile in 2025–26, compared with 31st overall. For English Language Learner Students, the ranking was at the 60th percentile in 2023–24, compared with 28th overall that year.

628

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,298

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 7th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alisal Union

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,008^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1281^st of 1,530Alisal 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
2026	29.8	4008 of 5817	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.0	3957 of 5581	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.5	2909 of 5094	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.2	248 of 366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.7	3208 of 5423	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.8	3717 of 5603	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	77.0	13 of 67	80.6%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)81st percentile+49 vs school

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

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

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-12 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	29.8	4008^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	175	17.2	17.2	38.2	39.5	41.8	32.8	37.7	41.1	23.5	23.0	22.4	25.8	97%	0%	$18,298	$15,956	$2,342
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%)	26.2	4291^st of 5817 public elementary schools	26.2%		34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	639	14.1	14.1	26.8	31.2	33.3	43.6	33.3	33.0	15.6	21.8	30.8	25.8	≥ 98%		$19,167	$16,828	$2,339
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%)	17.6	5015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.8%		14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	332	14.1	14.1	22.2	24.7	32.1	32.6	28.2	23.0	24.7	11.5	14.4	18.1	93%	0%	$18,947	$16,614	$2,333
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%)	25.5	4342^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	130	19.7	19.7	29.0	22.9	43.7	43.1	34.6	21.1	7.1	18.3	31.9	19.7	≥ 98%		$18,809	$16,492	$2,317
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%)	42.7	3070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	320	23.5	23.5	29.3	35.6	40.0	56.1	40.9	42.5	28.7	31.3	46.3	37.5	≥ 99%		$16,322	$14,000	$2,322
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%)	23.7	4502^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	566	21.8	21.8	20.0	27.4	41.0	29.3	29.9	35.4	27.0	25.6	8.5	23.4	91%	0%	$17,460	$15,114	$2,346
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%)	17.5	5017^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	33	15.0	15.0	13.0	21.1	18.8	37.0	22.8	23.2	26.7	17.5	18.8	21.6	≥ 98%		$19,170	$16,838	$2,332
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%)	33	3734^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.8%		23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%	769	20.0	20.0	35.4	25.0	36.3	42.0	34.9	55.8	30.1	16.3	33.3	31.8	94%	0%	$18,910	$16,600	$2,310
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%)	19.3	4878^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	315	22.8	22.8	17.4	34.2	37.2	20.3	27.2	23.3	11.4	25.3	10.1	17.9	≥ 98%		$17,208	$14,642	$2,566
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%)	11.3	5527^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	38	9.9	9.9	13.5	24.1	25.7	24.8	22.3	15.7	6.0	9.9	13.2	11.4	94%	0%	$16,483	$14,134	$2,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks 4008^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 district is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary in?

Alisal Union

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

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

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

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

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