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Chavez Elementary

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Chavez Elementary ranks 3734 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chavez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 312 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, located in a high-need area where about three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic performance is below district and state averages, it is a compelling story of recent and significant improvement, climbing from a very low statewide ranking a few years ago to a more moderate position today. This positive turnaround coincides with the school having the highest per-student spending among nearby schools, a very favorable student-teacher ratio for more individual attention, and a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. The school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and in its science instruction, where it performs close to the district average.

Compared to other local schools like Lincoln Elementary or Garfield Elementary, Chavez is on a stronger upward trajectory, though it still has progress to make. Its improvement stands in contrast to the stability or decline seen at some neighboring schools with similar demographics, such as Edison Elementary. This suggests that school-specific strategies around funding, attendance, and classroom support are contributing to its growth.

312

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,260

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 West Third St.
Long Beach, CA 90802-2745

(562) 590-0904

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

14.4%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,734^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach 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	32.9	3734 of 5857	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4449 of 5869	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4701 of 5859	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4769 of 5883	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1233 of 1417	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2744 of 5789	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	1898 of 5662	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	2235 of 5692	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.1	3326 of 5614	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	3608 of 5611	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	3305 of 5530	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	3052 of 5390	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.8	3401 of 5377	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	3030 of 5314	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	3222 of 5193	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	2368 of 5113	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.1	2836 of 5113	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	180 of 661	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	239 of 663	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1942 of 2227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1778 of 2585	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	744 of 2128	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	929 of 3162	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	1719 of 3245	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1981 of 3311	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	709 of 3246	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3824 of 5597	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3972 of 5612	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4258 of 5609	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4460 of 5635	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1025 of 1267	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2318 of 5492	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1761 of 5413	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3452 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3611 of 5107	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4205 of 5087	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4194 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	1534 of 4963	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	822 of 4830	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3264 of 5460	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3963 of 5517	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3903 of 5363	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3650 of 5264	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	841 of 1110	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	1371 of 5173	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	629 of 5084	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3322 of 5628	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4471 of 5643	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4704 of 5638	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4650 of 5663	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1141 of 1272	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3037 of 5510	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	1952 of 5431	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1764 of 2847	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1922 of 2635	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1508 of 2420	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)73rd percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+46 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science29%-4 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 (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	730 West Third St.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-0904	312	16	19.5	74.4%	15 (4.8%)	45 (14.4%)	229 (73.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	32.9	3734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		24.1	4449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	715	28.6	28.6	31.4	35.6	41.5	35.8	28.0	29.2	31.0	29.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	96.2	94.3	94.3	$25,260	$4,826	$20,434
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Maine Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-8481	426	18	24.3	90.1%	7 (1.6%)	60 (14.1%)	332 (77.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	16.7	5136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.7	4960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	176	12.9	12.9	17.1	14.5	22.4	17.8	22.5	26.5	26.7	25.1							$25,338	$4,779	$20,559
Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.5	3150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	306	22.9	22.9	32.9	38.5	49.3	39.6	29.9	36.3	28.6	31.9	90.7	98.2	98.2		97.2	97.2	$23,976	$5,001	$18,975
Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Lime Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 437-0407	438	16	28.2	88.1%	22 (5.0%)	72 (16.4%)	311 (71.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37	3408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		35	3515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	107	12.9	12.9	41.3	46.9	34.3	41.1	39.4	34.9	27.1	33.8	93.7	95.8		95.8	94.7	96.8	$20,352	$3,721	$16,631
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	1574 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-3418	785	31	25.7	89.3%	10 (1.3%)	103 (13.1%)	607 (77.3%)	49 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.7%)	29.2	4023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		30	3925^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	98	15.9	15.9	19.6	30.8	48.3	34.0	24.4	26.9	33.3	28.5							$20,453	$4,257	$16,196
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	58.1	2162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.4	2707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	545	28.3	28.3	51.3	44.0	51.8	49.1	61.5	50.4	36.6	48.6	96.5			97.2		97.9	$19,534	$3,819	$15,715
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	536	21	26.1	78.0%	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.6%)	411 (76.7%)	77 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	48.6	2668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.1	3119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	451	23.7	23.7	40.5	44.6	57.1	48.0	39.5	36.5	40.9	39.1	96.2	98.1	98.1		97.1		$21,979	$4,144	$17,835
Bobbie Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	565 East Hill St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-9466	635	24	27.0	85.4%	9 (1.4%)	57 (9.0%)	477 (75.1%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	29.1	4027^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29.2	3997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	30	8.3	8.3	33.0	31.7	29.0	31.2	44.0	36.8	22.2	34.4	95.1		98.4		98.4	98.4	$22,342	$4,532	$17,810
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24.3	4474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	4969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	495	17.8	17.8	32.1	30.0	33.6	32.2	28.6	24.3	20.6	24.1							$20,829	$4,365	$16,464
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	538	21	26.2	81.8%	29 (5.4%)	77 (14.3%)	386 (71.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	45.9	2838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		47.5	2701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	137	29.4	29.4	41.6	43.7	51.2	45.5	38.0	34.9	34.5	35.7	97.2		97.2		98.2		$20,222	$4,037	$16,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavez Elementary

Is Chavez Elementary a good school?

Chavez Elementary ranks 3734^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chavez Elementary?

Students at Chavez Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chavez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chavez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Cabrillo High

How many students attend Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Chavez Elementary.

What district is Chavez Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

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