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Cesar Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a K-6 school serving 642 students in Greenfield, part of the Greenfield Union Elementary district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces academic challenges, with test scores in English and Math below state averages, but it shows important strengths, particularly in science, where its students perform much better than peers in the same district. It also provides effective support for specific groups, such as English Learners and students experiencing homelessness, helping them perform around the average for California. However, chronic absenteeism is higher here than at other district schools like Mary Chapa Academy and Oak Avenue Elementary, and outcomes for students in Special Education are a serious concern.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Soledad Unified, such as Rose Ferrero Elementary, Cesar Chavez generally has lower rankings despite similar resources and student demographics, suggesting other factors are at play. An interesting finding is a notable performance gap where boys are outperforming girls at the school, which is unusual and warrants attention. Overall, the school serves a high-need community and has pockets of excellence to build upon while working to improve overall academic achievement.

642

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,436

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Apple Ave.
Greenfield, CA 93927-5354

(831) 674-2412

District: Greenfield Union Elementary

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Vista Verde Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

0.8%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2018 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,649^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenfield Union Elementary

1391^st of 1,543Greenfield Union Elementary 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	22.3	4649 of 5857	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5126 of 5869	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5328 of 5859	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5051 of 5883	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	5100 of 5789	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5178 of 5662	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	5037 of 5692	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	4792 of 5614	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	4573 of 5611	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	4019 of 5530	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	5061 of 5390	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	4842 of 5377	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	4980 of 5314	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	5158 of 5193	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	5097 of 5113	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	5005 of 5113	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	4765 of 4818	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	1588 of 3162	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1935 of 3245	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2225 of 3311	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3036 of 3275	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2803 of 3246	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4845 of 5597	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5269 of 5612	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4970 of 5609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4708 of 5635	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4984 of 5492	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5112 of 5413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	3620 of 5107	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4256 of 5107	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4520 of 5087	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4295 of 5084	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4224 of 4963	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4300 of 4830	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	211 of 429	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	288 of 364	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	146 of 335	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.8	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3912 of 5460	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4751 of 5517	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4886 of 5363	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4794 of 5264	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4356 of 5173	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4542 of 5084	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3773 of 5628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4410 of 5643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5167 of 5638	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4944 of 5663	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4697 of 5510	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4789 of 5431	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	37 of 74	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2675 of 2847	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school

Migrant (2024)50th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-2412	642	29	22.1	70.2%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (98.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	4649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		16.9	5126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	477	25.3		25.3	23.3	34.8	34.3	21.5			28.4	21.8	23.3	24.0	14.1			20.9			$20,436	$3,243	$17,193
Mary Chapa Academy	Public	K-6	490 El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5586	686	30	22.8	90.1%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	674 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25	4393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.7	4959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	566	10.6		10.6	19.2	26.8	25.9	45.7			29.7	33.0	25.4	9.3	32.7			25.5			$20,946	$3,045	$17,901
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1239 Oak Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5916	693	31	22.7	86.7%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	681 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.9	4372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%		14.7		14.7	27.0	25.0	24.0	39.2			28.8	39.1	17.3	19.6	32.7			26.8	98.0	98.0	$20,131	$3,128	$17,003
Arroyo Seco Academy	Public	K-6	1226 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-6080	571	25	22.8	83.5%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.7	5209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	5583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	374	11.3		11.3	36.4	12.7	16.7	26.4			23.1	27.9	11.5	15.0	12.4			16.6			$21,397	$3,261	$18,136
San Vicente Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Metz Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6420	501	21	24.4	92.8%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.7	5419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	48	5.5		5.5	33.8	16.3	15.3	17.9			20.4	26.5	16.1	12.5	14.3			17.1			$21,689	$2,031	$19,658
Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	330 North Walker Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6440	456	20	22.8	92.5%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	3673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		39.2	3225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	448	23.2		23.2	16.7	43.6	39.4	58.7			38.5	21.0	35.9	20.3	27.7			26.0			$21,745	$2,423	$19,322
Mission Elementary	Public	K-8	36825 Foothill Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Mission Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-3524	130	6	21.6	36.9%	29 (22.3%)	2 (1.5%)	93 (71.5%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	2875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		45.6	2824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	51	7.1	27.3	16.0	50.0	36.4	64.3	86.7	35.7	63.6	57.0	35.7	36.4	14.3	20.0	35.7	36.4	29.1			$15,447	$334	$15,113
Jack Franscioni Elementary	Public	K-6	779 Orchard Ln.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6340	439	17	25.8	85.4%	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	416 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43.5	2978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		33	3688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	710	28.0		28.0	44.2	46.1	40.8	41.8			43.5	38.5	43.4	30.0	20.0			33.9			$22,546	$2,533	$20,013
Rose Ferrero Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Entrada Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6480	530	22	24.0	81.7%	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	52.5	2467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.8	2294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	173	21.5		21.5	50.7	45.3	46.0	60.0			50.2	43.4	43.1	36.9	35.7			40.1			$20,515	$1,971	$18,544
Frank Ledesma Elementary	Public	K-6	973 Vista De Soledad	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6320	464	21	22.0	89.7%	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (94.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.4	4075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	474	12.2		12.2	25.9	33.3	18.5	47.0			31.7	24.1	26.7	9.8	24.1			20.4			$21,112	$2,411	$18,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Greenfield Union Elementary

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Vista Verde Middle

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