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Cesar Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 622 students in the Coachella Valley Unified district, performing in the lower range of California schools with a 1-star rating and significant academic challenges.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates are below state averages, with only about 27% of students meeting standards in English and 21% in Math. However, the school shows notable strengths in supporting its English Language Learners, who perform much better relative to their peers statewide. A key finding is the comparison to nearby Peter Pendleton Elementary, a school with a very similar student population that achieves dramatically higher test scores, suggesting that different instructional approaches can lead to different outcomes even in similar settings.

Cesar Chavez receives substantial funding per student—over $30,000—which is higher than many surrounding schools, including those in the Desert Sands Unified district that often have better results. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from previous years, remains a challenge at 28.5%. The school's performance varies greatly by grade level, with some grades doing relatively well while others struggle significantly, indicating inconsistency in the educational experience.

622

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,568

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49-601 Avenida de Oro
Coachella, CA 92236-1326

(760) 398-2004

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Coachella Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,833^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley 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	19.9	4833 of 5857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4892 of 5869	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4891 of 5859	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4831 of 5883	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1227 of 1417	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	5173 of 5789	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4829 of 5662	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	4955 of 5692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	5306 of 5614	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	5426 of 5611	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	5457 of 5530	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	5357 of 5390	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	5265 of 5377	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	5064 of 5314	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	4909 of 5193	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	4860 of 5113	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	4963 of 5113	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	4573 of 4818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	4655 of 4822	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4428 of 4809	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	1753 of 2227	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2531 of 2585	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1489 of 2128	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1881 of 3162	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1684 of 3245	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	1073 of 3311	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	341 of 602	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1765 of 3275	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1093 of 3246	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4513 of 5597	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4611 of 5612	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4215 of 5609	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4266 of 5635	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1090 of 1267	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4978 of 5492	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4880 of 5413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	3968 of 5107	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3977 of 5107	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3913 of 5087	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3852 of 5084	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4247 of 4963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3853 of 4830	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4527 of 5460	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4572 of 5517	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4284 of 5363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4194 of 5264	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	940 of 1110	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4476 of 5173	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4174 of 5084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4837 of 5628	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4732 of 5643	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5085 of 5638	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4920 of 5663	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1062 of 1272	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4855 of 5510	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4367 of 5431	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1455 of 2847	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2316 of 2635	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2126 of 2420	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science10%-23 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.9	4833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.7	4892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	59	9.8		9.8	19.8	17.7	29.3	42.7			27.4	31.1	14.6	15.9	20.8			20.6						$30,568	$1,321	$29,247
Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	561	26	21.3	94.8%	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25	4391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.9	4478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	87	9.1		9.1	22.7	24.0	15.2	40.9			25.4	42.7	28.6	11.6	31.9			29.6						$30,550	$1,402	$29,148
Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	815	34	23.8	83.3%	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	795 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	3732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.6	3887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	155	13.6		13.6	26.2	32.1	38.2	44.8			35.8	33.6	33.9	26.0	32.6			31.5	97.2			97.2		$30,243	$1,212	$29,031
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	533	22	24.2	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	40.4	3190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.4	3482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	292	22.5		22.5	34.4	42.0	49.0				42.0	34.8	32.5	36.7				34.8						$19,476	$3,300	$16,176
Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23.0	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	26.1	4304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		20	4869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	565	21.5	26.7	23.1	31.1	33.9	34.9	31.2	45.1	54.7	35.9	34.2	31.6	12.8	15.6	22.0	18.7	23.4	97.8					$20,206	$1,283	$18,923
Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	499	21	23.5	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64.3	1873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		48.8	2629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	756	30.5		30.5	52.9	40.5	57.6	51.4			50.0	62.3	40.0	55.2	58.1			53.4						$31,575	$1,529	$30,046
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	603	25	23.9	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		25	4369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	275	11.7		11.7	28.2	39.2	37.9	33.7			34.8	32.1	39.2	18.3	23.6			27.5						$30,427	$1,418	$29,009
Valle del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	51-433 Education Way	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-1025	649	32	20.2	90.8%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	641 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	35.9	3509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.4	3274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	235	22.4		22.4	38.1	37.7	44.2	39.6			39.8	37.1	29.4	30.2	22.1			29.9	98.3					$29,390	$1,355	$28,035
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.7	5135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.1	5475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	340	17.1		17.1	30.0	11.1	27.9				22.5	23.2	9.6	22.2				17.9	96.7					$21,093	$3,347	$17,746
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	592	26	22.7	81.1%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	546 (92.2%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	30.5	3918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%		30.2	3907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	11	25.8		25.8	32.0	39.5	33.3				34.7	27.8	32.5	23.7				27.8	97.5	98.4	98.4	97.5	98.4	$21,901	$3,323	$18,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

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

High : Coachella Valley High

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Coachella Valley Unified

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