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Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks 755 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 school serving about 510 students in the north Davis area, part of the high-performing Davis Joint Unified School District.

The school consistently earns strong academic results, with student proficiency in math, English, and especially science well above state averages. It truly stands out for its remarkably low rate of chronic absenteeism—just 6.1% of students miss significant school, which is less than half the district average and a key strength compared to nearby schools like North Davis Elementary (9.3%) and Patwin Elementary (15.6%). The school is also recognized for its exceptionally effective support for special education students, ranking in the top 10-15% of schools statewide in this area.

While the student population has seen a recent increase in economic diversity, the school maintains balanced achievement across different groups. Compared to its closest neighbors, such as Robert E. Willett Elementary, Cesar Chavez offers a similar high-quality education but distinguishes itself with superior attendance and strong science scores. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, with per-student spending in the mid-range for the district, making it a model of consistent excellence within the community.

510

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,988

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

California avg41%

755^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

202^nd of 1,543Davis 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+40 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B 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	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%)	88.3	755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		88.7	768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	13	72.4	72.4	59.2	60.0	73.2	77.8	66.9	74.7	60.6	65.5	70.5	67.8	97.3						$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%)	91.9	554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.7	366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	188	64.3	64.3	60.3	88.2	77.1	85.7	78.8	68.3	84.6	51.2	80.0	71.0							$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%)	89.5	687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		91.8	587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	100	62.0	62.0	64.7	69.4	67.4	71.6	68.5	66.2	70.2	68.5	65.5	67.7	94.4	96.3	96.3		96.3		$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%)	82.2	1068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		85.6	928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	140	50.0	50.0	58.7	72.4	67.2	56.1	63.9	65.2	67.2	51.7	56.1	59.8	94.4		95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	$24,824	$22,764	$2,060
Birch Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Birch Ln.	Davis	95618	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%)	74.6	1392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		71.6	1519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	127	59.7	59.7	59.5	54.3	57.9	60.9	58.2	59.5	47.4	44.2	52.9	51.0	97.2			97.2		97.2	$16,199	$15,070	$1,129
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95618	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%)	59.3	2096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		58.2	2138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	42	41.0	41.0	53.7	55.9	44.3	36.5	48.1	59.7	47.5	36.1	36.5	45.6							$18,750	$17,454	$1,296
Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace Ranch	Public	K-6	3100 Loyola Dr.	Davis	95618	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%)	72.7	1487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		71.8	1502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	15	47.4	47.4	76.3	44.7	64.9	54.3	59.2	67.5	46.5	49.1	46.9	52.5	96.8						$16,253	$15,104	$1,149
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	5215 Hamel St.	Davis	95618	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%)	91.9	555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		90.5	668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	113	63.9	63.9	65.0	80.0	76.3	83.6	76.2	58.0	79.1	69.9	78.9	71.5	95.5	95.5	96.6	95.5	95.5	95.5	$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)			91.7				91.7	66.7				66.7							$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%)	85.6	900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.7	830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	70	50.0	50.0	60.4	66.7	65.5	80.0	67.9	62.3	61.4	63.0	70.0	64.0							$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 755^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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