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Cesar Chavez Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Middle is a public school serving 453 students in grades 7-8 in the Hayward Unified school district, located in a high-needs community where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California middle schools and showing the lowest proficiency rates in English, math, and science within its own district. For example, its 21% English proficiency is notably lower than at Martin Luther King Junior Middle (41%) and Anthony W. Ochoa Middle in Hayward. This performance gap exists even though Cesar Chavez receives more funding per student than any other middle school in Hayward Unified.

The school's performance has declined over the past decade, though recent data shows a slight improvement from the 4th to the 8th percentile. It shares similar challenges with a school like Edendale Middle in San Lorenzo Unified, but with higher per-student funding. Key areas for attention include high chronic absenteeism, which spiked after the pandemic, and ensuring its substantial resources are effectively used to improve learning for all students.

453

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,690

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,528^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Hayward Unified

1268^th of 1,543Hayward 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+19 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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)				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 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%)	12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		9.4	2684^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	156	10.8	10.8		20.3	21.8	21.0		7.4	13.0	10.1	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94545	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%)	39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		40.3	1449^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	67	27.0	27.0		40.3	41.3	40.8		25.3	26.8	26.1	$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%)	23.6	2071^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.0%		20.8	2227^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.0%	156	19.5	19.5		29.1	32.7	30.7		16.9	19.0	17.9	$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%)	30.5	1811^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		35	1624^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	187	25.3	25.3		39.2	31.7	35.5		20.3	20.1	20.2	$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%)	31.2	1790^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		30.3	1799^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	9	20.3	20.3		35.0	31.8	33.3		25.1	26.9	26.1	$34,314	$32,508	$1,806
Itliong-Vera Cruz	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%)	70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		71.4	664^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.1%	6	38.4	38.4	54.0	59.3	56.1	56.4	49.3	42.5	43.4	45.1	$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	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		34.8	1639^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	157	22.6	22.6	30.1	38.1	37.4	35.5	25.4	23.8	20.3	23.0	$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%)	27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		30	1816^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.7%	97	13.2	13.2	37.6	40.9	34.4	37.6	25.0	19.6	12.0	18.8	$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%)	93.8	185^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		91.5	242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	64.7	64.7	73.0	74.1	72.2	73.1	70.1	64.0	71.3	68.5	$22,513	$22,218	$295
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	19600 Cull Canyon Rd.	Castro Valley	94552	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%)	77.4	532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	548^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.3%	16	41.6	41.6	66.0	61.1	60.6	62.4	48.3	48.3	48.9	48.5	$18,925	$18,756	$169

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Middle

What district is Cesar Chavez Middle in?

Hayward Unified

Is Cesar Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar Chavez Middle ranks in the bottom 8.4% 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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