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Cesar Chavez Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Middle enrolls 453 students in grades 7–8 in Hayward and is part of Hayward Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show low proficiency in every reported subject: 21% in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math and 14% in science. The most important finding is that it scored below the state and district in all three subjects and had the lowest schoolwide results among the four nearby Hayward Unified middle schools.

ELA is the school’s largest comparative weakness: it trails the state by 29 percentage points and the district by 13, compared with gaps of 24 and 8 points in math and 22 and 9 in science. Science is closest to the state, while math is closest to the district. The four nearby Hayward Unified schools averaged 37% in ELA, 27% in math and 27% in science—16, 12 and 13 points above Cesar Chavez, respectively. The school’s 22.9% chronic absenteeism rate is also high: it is 5 points above the state and the second-highest among nine nearby schools, although it is 1 point below the district.

Results have improved from their 2023–2024 lows, but remain far below state levels. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose by 5 points in ELA, 8 in math and 6 in science; the state gaps narrowed by 2 points in ELA, 5 in math and less than 1 point in science. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 9th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, with 0 stars, up from the 4th percentile in 2023–2024. Context for families includes a student-teacher ratio of 18 in 2024–2025—the lowest among nine nearby schools—and 84% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking for Special Education Students was 44th percentile, 35 points above the school’s overall ranking, a notably stronger measure of how well the school serves that group. Its English Language Learner Students ranking was also higher than the overall ranking in the latest year supplied for that group: 28th percentile versus 4th in 2023–2024.

453

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,690

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

27845 Whitman Rd.
Hayward, CA 94544-4752

(510) 723-3110

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

Tennyson High

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez Middle:

Elementary:	Ruus Elementary
	Treeview Elementary
	Tyrrell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

Asian:

16.1%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg27%

California avg42%

2,449^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Hayward Unified

783^rd of 968Hayward 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	13.4	2449 of 2703	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	2528 of 2761	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2684 of 2783	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2640 of 2781	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2460 of 2740	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2389 of 2715	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2244 of 2480	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	2128 of 2508	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1999 of 2497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	1982 of 2477	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	1914 of 2379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1991 of 2259	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	1808 of 2236	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1672 of 2179	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1441 of 2063	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1507 of 2005	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	1446 of 1999	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	1290 of 1804	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	1310 of 1777	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.0	1472 of 1769	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	615 of 627	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	468 of 643	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	387 of 600	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	708 of 769	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	710 of 739	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	714 of 743	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	676 of 715	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	688 of 733	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	718 of 745	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	693 of 700	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1090 of 1531	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1230 of 1491	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1138 of 1369	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	1068 of 1478	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1148 of 1521	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1346 of 1540	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	966 of 1442	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1254 of 1364	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	2358 of 2483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	2317 of 2533	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2497 of 2551	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	2496 of 2531	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2277 of 2509	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2243 of 2380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	2102 of 2262	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	2219 of 2325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	2187 of 2395	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2324 of 2388	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2285 of 2374	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2116 of 2359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1984 of 2213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1928 of 2072	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	2238 of 2493	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	2305 of 2542	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2487 of 2579	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2413 of 2531	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2134 of 2458	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2101 of 2369	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1999 of 2230	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	2156 of 2478	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	2350 of 2534	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2464 of 2552	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2263 of 2538	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2265 of 2527	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2051 of 2407	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2078 of 2273	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	889 of 1586	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1331 of 1566	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1522 of 1552	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1298 of 1531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2023)50th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-29 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

Science14%-22 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18.0	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	13.4	2449^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.4%		12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%	79	14.0	14.0		22.2	19.6	20.8		14.6	14.7	14.7	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	44.4	1328^th of 2703 public middle schools	50.9%		39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%	188	30.2	30.2		49.8	40.6	45.2		36.4	26.2	31.2	$31,963	$29,916	$2,047
Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	21.9	2101^st of 2703 public middle schools	22.3%		23.6	2071^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.0%	30	21.3	21.3		29.7	29.3	29.5		20.1	19.3	19.7	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200
Bret Harte Middle	Public	7-8	1047 E St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3100	465	21	21.9	76.6%	27 (5.8%)	79 (17.0%)	259 (55.7%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	41 (8.8%)	33.8	1665^th of 2703 public middle schools	38.4%		30.5	1811^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%	146	26.8	26.8		38.9	33.8	36.2		30.8	25.5	28.0	$34,449	$31,668	$2,781
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	405	20	19.8	76.0%	12 (3.0%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	88 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	36.5	1587^th of 2703 public middle schools	41.3%		31.2	1790^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%	203	30.1	30.1		34.3	40.0	37.2		31.8	25.7	28.6	$34,314	$32,508	$1,806
Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	63.6	831^st of 2703 public middle schools	69.3%		70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%	161	40.4	40.4	52.9	54.8	51.3	53.0	44.9	38.2	44.4	42.4	$20,906	$20,268	$638
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	31.8	1737^th of 2703 public middle schools	35.7%		31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%	59	26.1	26.1	36.7	31.9	43.7	37.7	23.9	22.7	24.3	23.7	$23,420	$22,650	$770
Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	33.6	1673^rd of 2703 public middle schools	38.1%		27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%	240	22.2	22.2	33.5	44.2	36.3	38.0	27.1	33.2	21.5	27.3	$20,828	$18,432	$2,396
Creekside Middle	Public	6-8	19722 Center St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 247-0665	754	38	20.0	39.1%	138 (18.3%)	25 (3.3%)	140 (18.6%)	352 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.9%)	94.6	150^th of 2703 public middle schools	94.5%		93.8	185^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%	35	64.3	64.3	72.5	83.5	73.5	76.5	67.5	78.2	68.4	71.4	$22,513	$22,218	$295
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	19600 Cull Canyon Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 538-8833	1,418	62	23.0	40.7%	248 (17.5%)	68 (4.8%)	399 (28.1%)	493 (34.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	197 (13.9%)	77.7	513^th of 2703 public middle schools	81.0%		77.4	532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.7%	19	46.3	46.3	61.3	70.0	59.1	63.4	45.3	50.4	53.2	49.6	$18,925	$18,756	$169

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Middle

What district is Cesar Chavez Middle in?

Hayward Unified

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Cesar Chavez Middle ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Cesar Chavez Middle attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually go on to attend Tennyson High

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Cesar Chavez Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Middle?

Students at Cesar Chavez Middle are 74% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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