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Cesar Chavez Middle

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Cesar Chavez Middle ranks 1796 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Middle is a public school serving about 990 students in grades 6-8 within the New Haven Unified School District in Union City, CA, and it currently ranks in the lower half of California middle schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with only about 35% of students proficient in English and 23% in math, which is substantially lower than many nearby schools, including its higher-performing district peer, Itliong-Vera Cruz. A notable concern is the high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 21.1%, which is above the state average and nearly double that of top-performing schools like Thornton Middle in Fremont Unified. Furthermore, the economic needs of the student body have increased rapidly, with over 74% now qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Cesar Chavez spends more per student than some higher-achieving schools, yet outcomes have not improved, and there are large performance gaps within its own district. The school's effectiveness is below average for all student groups, and its performance varies by grade level, suggesting inconsistencies in support. While it outperforms schools in lower-performing districts like Hayward Unified, the key areas for improvement appear to be boosting attendance and understanding the specific programmatic differences that lead to such varied results between schools serving similar communities.

990

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,420

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Hop Ranch Rd.
Union City, CA 94587-5708

(510) 487-1700

District: New Haven Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

James Logan High

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez Middle:

Elementary:	Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary
	Hillview Crest Elementary
	Searles Elementary
	Tom Kitayama Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

Asian:

26.4%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2015) to 35th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,796^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the New Haven Unified

596^th of 1,543New Haven 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	31.0	1796 of 2761	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1639 of 2783	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1670 of 2781	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1553 of 2740	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1813 of 2715	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1736 of 2480	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	1680 of 2508	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1700 of 2497	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	1359 of 2477	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1968 of 2379	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1949 of 2259	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1722 of 2236	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	1397 of 2179	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1241 of 2063	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	675 of 2005	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	682 of 1999	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	620 of 1804	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.0	651 of 1777	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.3	735 of 1769	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	350 of 609	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	408 of 627	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	384 of 613	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	260 of 637	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	514 of 643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	446 of 600	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	617 of 739	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	588 of 743	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	569 of 715	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	535 of 733	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	658 of 745	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	627 of 700	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	857 of 1531	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1191 of 1491	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	807 of 1369	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	971 of 1478	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	988 of 1521	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	974 of 1540	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	754 of 1442	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	778 of 1364	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1678 of 2533	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1499 of 2551	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1610 of 2531	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1541 of 2509	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1569 of 2380	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1628 of 2262	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1886 of 2395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1696 of 2388	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1775 of 2374	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1709 of 2359	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1593 of 2213	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1685 of 2072	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1900 of 2542	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1637 of 2579	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1768 of 2531	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1485 of 2458	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1848 of 2369	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1841 of 2230	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1669 of 2534	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1541 of 2552	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1467 of 2538	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1314 of 2527	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1741 of 2407	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1599 of 2273	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	481 of 726	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	600 of 701	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	491 of 677	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	500 of 665	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	487 of 554	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	364 of 462	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.3	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1281 of 1566	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1212 of 1552	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1014 of 1531	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1231 of 1520	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1163 of 1537	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1160 of 1543	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1126 of 1555	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1220 of 1602	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1261 of 1496	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science23%-10 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	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
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
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	4357 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-9090	1,972	79	25.0	24.1%	133 (6.7%)	29 (1.5%)	213 (10.8%)	1,503 (76.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	77 (3.9%)	96.5	102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97	93^rd of 2783 public middle schools	96.7%	9	64.9	64.9	78.1	78.6	80.3	79.0	75.1	73.0	76.3	74.9	$15,742	$15,422	$320
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
Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	55	1030^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		45.6	1291^st of 2783 public middle schools	53.6%	261	26.1	26.1	58.5	47.6	46.4	50.9	44.4	33.0	31.3	36.3	$20,188	$19,604	$584
Centerville Middle	Public	6-8	37720 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-2072	1,495	64	23.1	37.1%	187 (12.5%)	42 (2.8%)	317 (21.2%)	839 (56.1%)	6 (0.4%)	17 (1.1%)	87 (5.8%)	85	371^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%		84	397^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.7%	26	48.9	48.9	64.5	67.2	64.0	65.2	58.2	56.1	55.4	56.6	$17,523	$16,870	$653
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
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
G. M. Walters Middle	Public	6-8	39600 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-7211	1,149	56	20.4	46.0%	103 (9.0%)	30 (2.6%)	360 (31.3%)	589 (51.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	59 (5.1%)	71	652^nd of 2761 public middle schools	76.4%		72.1	648^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.7%	4	40.7	40.7	54.6	59.5	61.8	58.7	44.0	44.0	41.6	43.2	$19,960	$18,734	$1,226
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Middle

What district is Cesar Chavez Middle in?

New Haven Unified

Is Cesar Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar Chavez Middle ranks 1796^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Middle?

Students at Cesar Chavez Middle are 58% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Cesar Chavez Middle attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually go on to attend James Logan High

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Cesar Chavez Middle.

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