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Cesar Chavez Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 18% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Middle is a public school serving 882 students in grades 7-8 within the Lynwood Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California schools; however, it shows important relative strengths compared to its closest district peer, Hosler Middle, particularly in English Language Arts and science. A notable bright spot is the school's improving attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping faster than the district average, and its effective support for vulnerable groups, especially homeless students, where it scores above the state average. The analysis reveals a significant performance gap between 7th and 8th graders, suggesting a key area for attention.

When compared to other area schools, a compelling finding is the exceptional performance of nearby Willowbrook Middle in Compton Unified, which serves a similar student population but achieves top-tier academic results and near-perfect attendance, demonstrating that demographic challenges do not predetermine outcomes. This comparison, along with the lack of a clear link between higher spending and better results at other schools, suggests that specific practices and culture are critical drivers of success. For Cesar Chavez, building on its recent attendance gains and learning from higher-performing peers with similar contexts presents a clear pathway for improvement.

882

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,991

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3898 Abbott Rd.
Lynwood, CA 90262-2106

(310) 886-7300

District: Lynwood Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

Lynwood High

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez Middle:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Lugo Elementary
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

African American:

2.5%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,263^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Lynwood Unified

1168^th of 1,543Lynwood 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	19.1	2263 of 2761	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2211 of 2783	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2312 of 2781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2215 of 2740	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	810 of 894	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2362 of 2715	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2031 of 2480	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	2174 of 2508	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	2094 of 2497	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	2064 of 2477	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	2050 of 2379	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	2096 of 2259	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	2052 of 2236	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	1876 of 2179	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1698 of 2063	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	1659 of 2005	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1766 of 1999	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	367 of 627	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	842 of 1531	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	287 of 354	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1084 of 1491	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	858 of 1369	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	1066 of 1478	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1294 of 1521	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	800 of 1540	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	351 of 363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	984 of 1442	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1065 of 1364	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2055 of 2533	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2089 of 2551	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2166 of 2531	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2083 of 2509	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	669 of 738	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2018 of 2380	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1801 of 2262	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1808 of 2395	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1690 of 2388	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1785 of 2374	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1670 of 2359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1856 of 2213	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1556 of 2072	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	153 of 477	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	101 of 320	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1977 of 2542	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1868 of 2579	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1919 of 2531	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1742 of 2458	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	613 of 721	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1951 of 2369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1644 of 2230	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2184 of 2534	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2010 of 2552	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2077 of 2538	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2007 of 2527	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	709 of 763	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2240 of 2407	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1996 of 2273	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1277 of 1566	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1385 of 1552	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1263 of 1531	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science11%-22 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	882	35	25.5	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	850 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19.1	2263^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%		21.2	2211^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	52		11.0	11.0			34.9	23.8	29.6			20.3	9.1	14.9	$17,991	$15,118	$2,873
Hosler Middle	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	754	35	21.2	95.5%	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	715 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17.5	2339^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.3%		17.8	2355^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	16		8.3	8.3			30.1	20.3	24.9			20.5	15.2	17.7	$21,028	$18,120	$2,908
South Gate Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4000	1,192	60	19.8	93.4%	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1,154 (96.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		37.2	1559^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.0%	128		30.1	30.1		41.1	39.7	40.1	40.2		29.8	28.4	29.8	29.3	$34,749	$31,984	$2,765
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41		13.6	13.6		34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2		18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$34,762	$32,074	$2,688
Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%		24.1	2079^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	556		8.3	8.3		35.9	46.7	45.2	43.3		23.1	39.4	26.1	30.0	$25,470	$20,486	$4,984
KIPP Philosophers Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1999 East 102nd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-6664	398	19	20.9	92.0%	9 (2.3%)	173 (43.5%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	16.2	2393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	13.3%		26.6	1972^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	421	13.2	18.0	16.5	23.1	14.0	26.4	27.9	23.2	13.2	8.6	11.6	15.0	12.1
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5500	618	41	15.0	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		12	2586^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	62		10.5	10.5		20.2	18.1	17.0	18.3		19.9	11.1	9.1	13.0	$49,619	$46,536	$3,083
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		29.1	1854^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.4%	784		15.0	15.0		46.0	45.3	45.2	45.4		60.0	33.8	51.0	47.3	$22,868	$18,110	$4,758
Willowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	304	11	28.0	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.5%)	260 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		95.1	150^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	10		52.9	52.9		80.4	98.1	87.3	88.7		71.1	67.0	62.8	66.9	$4,791	$818	$3,973
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89		3.6	3.6		27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9		8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Middle

What high school do graduates of Cesar Chavez Middle attend?

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

Is Cesar Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar Chavez Middle ranks in the bottom 18.0% of California middle schools.

What district is Cesar Chavez Middle in?

Lynwood Unified

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Middle?

Students at Cesar Chavez Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 882 students attended Cesar Chavez Middle.

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