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Cesar Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary serves 659 students in grades K–6 in Madera, within Madera Unified. The most important finding is that proficiency is low in all three reported subjects: 25% in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 13% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively.

Compared with nearby K–6 schools, Cesar Chavez is below the average in all three subjects: by 7 percentage points in ELA, 7 in math and 3 in science. Math is its strongest subject relative to the district, where it trails by 2 points, and it ranks second-lowest among nearby schools rather than lowest. Third-grade ELA is a local bright spot: 33% proficiency was above the district’s 29% and higher than any nearby school’s result. Fifth-grade ELA is the clearest concern: 16% was below every nearby school and the district’s 29%.

Attendance has improved markedly: chronic absenteeism fell from 55.7% in 2021–2022 to 17.5% in 2025–2026, slightly below the state’s 18.3% and the district’s 23.0%. Test-score trends are less encouraging: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose by 4 percentage points, ELA was nearly unchanged and science fell by 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks Cesar Chavez at the 12th statewide percentile with 1 star, down from the 20th percentile two years earlier; its 20.1 student–teacher ratio is close to the nearby-school average of 20.6. In 2024–2025, 93% of students were eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, within the nearby comparison range of 85.5%–97.9%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students reached the 36th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 20th percentile that year. Its Special Education Students ranking rose to the 22nd percentile in 2025–2026, above the overall 12th percentile.

659

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,437

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2600 East Pecan
Madera, CA 93638-6042

(559) 664-9701

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Madera South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

Asian:

3.9%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg42%

5,107^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1263^rd of 1,530Madera 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	16.5	5107 of 5817	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	5048 of 5857	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4695 of 5869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	5099 of 5859	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5547 of 5883	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4638 of 5789	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	4076 of 5662	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	4617 of 5692	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	5111 of 5614	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	5213 of 5611	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	4995 of 5530	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	4590 of 5390	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	4926 of 5377	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	4701 of 5314	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	4003 of 5193	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.3	3251 of 5113	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.2	3761 of 5113	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	2374 of 2585	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1501 of 2128	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2025 of 3162	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	2346 of 3245	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2569 of 3311	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	2916 of 3275	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2007 of 3246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	4913 of 5581	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	4918 of 5597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4799 of 5612	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5114 of 5609	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5292 of 5635	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4454 of 5492	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3915 of 5413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	4346 of 5094	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	4157 of 5107	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3783 of 5107	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4283 of 5087	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4733 of 5084	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	3886 of 4963	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3215 of 4830	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	4570 of 5423	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	4452 of 5460	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4085 of 5517	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4477 of 5363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4864 of 5264	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3946 of 5173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	3071 of 5084	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4870 of 5603	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	4781 of 5628	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4253 of 5643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4619 of 5638	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5359 of 5663	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4411 of 5510	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3901 of 5431	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	2291 of 2927	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	2671 of 2847	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Pecan	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9701	659	33	20.1	93.3%	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	607 (92.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	16.5	5107^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.6	5048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	59																													13.4		13.4	33.3	27.2	16.3	24.0			25.1	23.7	23.7	11.5	15.7			18.5	97%	0%	$24,437	$22,056	$2,381
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	32	19.9	96.5%	31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	576 (90.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	30.8	3930^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%	176																													18.8		18.8	31.5	30.3	30.2	45.4			34.3	48.9	29.2	18.1	24.4			30.4	96%	0%	$21,651	$19,166	$2,485
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	714	32	22.6	96.8%	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	685 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	21.2	4706^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.1	4663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%	43																													18.5		18.5	25.3	34.0	27.9	33.9			30.4	25.3	23.6	14.3	20.5			20.9	≥ 99%		$21,592	$19,088	$2,504
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	740	38	19.5	97.7%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.4%)	703 (95.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	15.6	5169^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%	346																													12.8		12.8	24.1	17.9	20.9	35.1			24.4	30.0	14.2	6.6	19.6			17.1	≥ 99%		$21,914	$19,500	$2,414
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	30.2	3981^st of 5817 public elementary schools	31.6%		27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	240																													17.7		17.7	32.0	43.7	30.4	43.4			37.5	31.1	35.9	14.7	23.0			26.1	≥ 99%		$20,858	$18,338	$2,520
Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	594	30	19.8	—	10 (1.7%)	9 (1.5%)	561 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.4	3876^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.4%		24.9	4411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%	535																													15.5		15.5	31.3	42.2	33.3	36.1			36.0	50.0	30.1	19.1	26.7			30.3	97%	0%	$24,062	$19,504	$4,558
James Madison	Public	K-8	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	739	36	20.4	85.5%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (95.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	16.8	5080^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.7%		21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%	396	8.3	7.7	1.3	5.7	6.3	3.7	5.5	35.7	18.0	28.2	10.2	17.7	11.0	20.0	9.5	21.8	3.9	8.0	24.1	12.2	13.1	1.2	6.4	1.3	4.6	5.1	6.1	4.1	18.0	20.7	19.4	29.8	18.4	24.4	20.5	39.2	36.6	28.1	24.1	26.0	20.5	10.7	18.2	24.7	20.6	98%	0%	$20,971	$18,638	$2,333
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15.3	5194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	199	8.3	17.0	4.8				11.1	38.3	18.1	33.9				28.2	13.3	36.2	9.7				22.2	3.3	7.5	1.6				4.6	4.9		4.9	15.3	20.7	27.4	30.2			23.8	18.3	18.1	12.9	24.4			18.9	97%	0%	$21,345	$18,674	$2,671
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	736	34	21.7	85.5%	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	604 (82.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	31.7	3843^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%	364																													16.2		16.2	29.1	42.7	30.5	34.9			34.5	30.2	39.8	28.6	29.4			32.0	95%	0%	$20,694	$18,248	$2,446
John J. Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 E. Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9741	788	38	20.7	93.1%	21 (2.7%)	8 (1.0%)	730 (92.6%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	23.7	4495^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.7%		32.1	3789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%	706	9.3	13.5	5.6				9.5	51.2	21.6	27.8				34.5	20.9	18.9	8.3				16.4	4.7	13.5	0.0				6.0	22.7		22.7	29.6	28.8	29.6	37.5			30.9	29.6	25.8	17.4	21.6			23.5	98%	0%	$22,036	$19,616	$2,420

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Madera Unified

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Madera South High

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