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Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 1069 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a K–6 school with 510 students in Davis, California, in the Davis Joint Unified district. Its latest results show a mixed picture: students are above state proficiency levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but science is the school’s clearest concern compared with both the district and nearby schools.

Math is the school’s strongest subject in local comparisons: 64% of students were proficient, 2 points above the district and 25 points above the state; among ten nearby K–6 schools with results, Cesar Chavez ranked fourth. ELA proficiency was 64%, 3 points below the district but 14 points above the state, placing the school around the middle of nearby schools. Science was 40% proficient, 20 points below the district and just 4 points above the state. It was the lowest science result among the ten nearby schools, whose average was 57%.

Results have fallen since 2022–23: ELA declined 10 percentage points, math 14 points and science 29 points, with science down 32 points from the previous year. The school remains above state results, but its lead has narrowed most sharply in science. SchoolDigger ranks Cesar Chavez in the 82nd percentile statewide and gives it 4 stars; its percentile was 87 in each of the prior two years and 94 in 2021–22. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a lower relative standing for Low Socio Economic Status Students, at the 65th percentile, and for White Students, at the 68th percentile, down from 80 the year before. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 23.5, within the nearby range, and 23% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

510

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,988

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1221 Anderson Rd.
Davis, CA 95616-1899

(530) 757-5490

District: Davis Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

California avg42%

1,069^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Davis Joint Unified

213^th of 1,530Davis Joint 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
2026	81.4	1069 of 5817	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	755 of 5857	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	768 of 5869	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	453 of 5859	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	369 of 5883	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	430 of 5789	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	1019 of 5662	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	1040 of 5692	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	880 of 5614	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	92.9	454 of 5611	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.8	902 of 5530	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	1030 of 5390	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	685 of 5377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	89.1	496 of 5314	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	726 of 5193	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	89.1	546 of 5113	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	91.3	446 of 5113	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	417 of 4818	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.3	715 of 4822	85.2%	★★★★☆
2004	92.7	348 of 4809	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	912 of 5581	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	787 of 5597	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	626 of 5612	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	381 of 5609	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	403 of 5635	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	323 of 5492	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	972 of 5413	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	864 of 5094	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	677 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	264 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	298 of 5087	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	98 of 5084	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	336 of 4963	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	64.1	1438 of 4830	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1883 of 5423	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	1643 of 5460	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1532 of 5517	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	719 of 5173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	28.3	3891 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	1238 of 5603	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	681 of 5628	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	901 of 5643	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	490 of 5638	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	352 of 5663	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	568 of 5510	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1062 of 5431	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	300 of 2847	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	106 of 2635	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	60 of 2420	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	804 of 2536	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.1	523 of 2598	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	755 of 2651	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	265 of 2661	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	168 of 2726	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	196 of 2834	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	630 of 2737	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+14 vs state

Science40%+4 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 Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1221 Anderson Rd.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5490	510	22	23.5	22.5%	209 (41.0%)	4 (0.8%)	185 (36.3%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.7%)	81.4	1069^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.6%		88.3	755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%	314	40.3	40.3	55.7	69.1	58.7	71.9	63.6	69.1	67.7	52.5	64.9	63.8	≥ 98%		$16,988	$16,058	$930
Robert E. Willett Elementary	Public	K-6	1207 Sycamore Ln.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5460	506	22	22.9	—	222 (43.9%)	9 (1.8%)	62 (12.3%)	144 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	92.9	487^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.6%		91.9	554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%	67	75.6	75.6	66.7	76.0	85.1	69.0	74.6	62.1	82.7	70.1	72.6	72.1	≥ 98%		$16,340	$15,410	$930
North Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	555 East 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5475	552	21	25.7	27.2%	250 (45.3%)	18 (3.3%)	85 (15.4%)	130 (23.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.2%)	91.8	552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.5	687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%	135	61.5	61.5	75.3	66.7	66.7	79.1	72.1	80.5	73.2	62.6	75.3	72.6	≥ 98%		$15,737	$14,608	$1,129
Patwin Elementary	Public	K-6	2222 Shasta Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5383	379	16	24.0	36.4%	191 (50.4%)	20 (5.3%)	82 (21.6%)	30 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.7%)	83.3	996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.9%		82.2	1068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%	72	70.4	70.4	62.0	66.7	71.4	62.1	65.6	52.0	57.4	64.3	55.0	57.3	≥ 98%		$24,824	$22,764	$2,060
Birch Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Birch Ln.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5395	571	25	23.2	35.9%	270 (47.3%)	17 (3.0%)	107 (18.7%)	93 (16.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	74 (13.0%)	66.1	1775^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.5%		74.6	1392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%	383	50.6	50.6	48.6	56.8	51.3	58.8	54.0	50.0	52.7	41.8	40.0	45.9	≥ 98%		$16,199	$15,070	$1,129
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 759-2100	457	21	21.9	52.7%	114 (24.9%)	7 (1.5%)	270 (59.1%)	26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	64.4	1858^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.1%		59.3	2096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%	238	44.4	44.4	43.6	54.8	53.7	45.0	49.2	58.7	51.6	46.3	45.0	50.6	97%	0%	$18,750	$17,454	$1,296
Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch	Public	K-6	3100 Loyola Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5358	509	22	23.2	41.1%	195 (38.3%)	28 (5.5%)	120 (23.6%)	108 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.0%)	71.9	1489^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.4%		72.7	1487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%	2	43.8	43.8	62.1	63.8	54.0	56.9	59.1	70.2	50.0	40.9	47.5	51.4	≥ 98%		$16,253	$15,104	$1,149
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	5215 Hamel St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5480	572	23	24.4	30.1%	204 (35.7%)	30 (5.2%)	90 (15.7%)	170 (29.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	92.4	514^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.9	555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%	41	68.9	68.9	57.3	80.0	82.0	79.2	74.8	67.1	81.8	74.2	65.4	72.4	≥ 98%		$21,706	$19,898	$1,808
Fairfield Elementary	Public	K-3	26960 County Road 96	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5370	48	2	24.0	18.8%	30 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (22.9%)								(n/a)															$13,946	$13,016	$930
Spring Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2209 Miekle Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-3172	387	15	25.8	34.6%	136 (35.1%)	11 (2.8%)	102 (26.4%)	84 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.7%)	82.1	1046^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.0%		85.6	900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%	146	56.9	56.9	58.2	55.7	77.6	80.7	68.0	56.4	52.5	53.5	68.4	57.6	≥ 98%		$11,623	$11,480	$143

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Davis Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 1069^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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