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Cesar Chavez Middle

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Cesar Chavez Middle ranks 1404 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Middle is a public school serving 557 students in grades 6-8 within the Oceanside Unified School District, ranking in the middle of performance among its district peers.

The school shows notable strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where its proficiency rate of 45.6% exceeds the district average and is significantly higher than nearby schools like Lincoln Middle and Jefferson Middle. It performs well for its student population, earning 3-star ratings for Hispanic, female, and economically disadvantaged students. However, mathematics is a clear challenge area, with proficiency at 26.8%, which is below both district and state averages and shows a need for focused improvement.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Carlsbad Unified, such as Calavera Hills Middle and Valley Middle, Cesar Chavez operates with fewer resources per student and serves a community with greater economic need, which correlates with differences in academic outcomes and a higher chronic absenteeism rate. Within its own district, it sits above Jefferson Middle but below the higher-performing Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

557

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,355

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 Oleander Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92057-6122

(760) 966-4900

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

El Camino High

Feeder schools for Cesar Chavez Middle:

Elementary:	Del Rio Elementary
	Libby Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

White:

8.8%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2024 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,404^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Oceanside Unified

789^th of 1,543Oceanside 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	42.5	1404 of 2761	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1793 of 2783	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1641 of 2781	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1647 of 2740	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1598 of 2715	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1424 of 2480	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	1403 of 2508	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	1358 of 2497	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	1323 of 2477	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.0	1048 of 2379	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.0	1271 of 2259	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.5	1293 of 2236	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	1577 of 2179	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	1628 of 2063	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.9	361 of 600	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.9	761 of 1531	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	766 of 1491	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	645 of 1369	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	1470 of 1478	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	807 of 1521	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1125 of 1540	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	655 of 1442	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	470 of 1364	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1248 of 2533	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	1386 of 2551	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1367 of 2531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1402 of 2509	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1439 of 2380	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1362 of 2262	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1154 of 2395	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	1536 of 2388	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1260 of 2374	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1256 of 2359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1087 of 2213	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	972 of 2072	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1155 of 2542	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1558 of 2579	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1315 of 2531	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1206 of 2458	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	1141 of 2369	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1057 of 2230	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1389 of 2534	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1943 of 2552	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1638 of 2538	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1604 of 2527	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1463 of 2407	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1296 of 2273	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	436 of 726	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	484 of 701	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1067 of 1566	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	977 of 1552	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	845 of 1531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1021 of 1520	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1104 of 1537	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	839 of 1543	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1084 of 1555	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1322 of 1602	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1013 of 1496	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2018)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	202 Oleander Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4900	557	29	19.3	80.4%	49 (8.8%)	18 (3.2%)	409 (73.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	39 (7.0%)	42.5	1404^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.1%		30.4	1793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	389									24.2	24.2	41.9	43.3	51.4	45.6	23.0	27.1	30.0	26.8	$10,355	$1,056	$9,299
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		35.9	1594^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	488									19.4	19.4	36.9	27.4	22.6	28.9	20.0	18.7	18.7	19.1	$19,705	$2,780	$16,925
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	880^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	311									26.9	26.9	45.0	43.4	42.9	43.8	34.4	36.1	38.1	36.2	$10,126	$1,001	$9,125
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	823 Acacia St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4700	441	24	18.5	93.0%	20 (4.5%)	11 (2.5%)	377 (85.5%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	12.1	2547^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%		16.7	2409^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.4%	138									9.4	9.4	20.3	22.3	20.9	21.2	11.7	10.9	8.7	10.4	$10,463	$1,328	$9,135
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2000 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8900	621	30	20.6	72.3%	176 (28.3%)	12 (1.9%)	377 (60.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.1%)	34.5	1661^st of 2761 public middle schools	39.8%		35.8	1596^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	65									30.2	30.2	33.7	26.9	40.7	33.8	23.9	24.6	28.2	25.6	$9,295	$930	$8,365
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%		82.2	439^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	98									65.0	65.0	55.1	63.3	69.0	62.2	47.6	38.1	47.3	44.4	$15,038	$343	$14,695
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		78.4	518^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	103									47.5	47.5	61.6	50.6	53.8	55.4	51.9	45.9	44.9	47.6	$15,568	$379	$15,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Middle

What district is Cesar Chavez Middle in?

Oceanside Unified

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Cesar Chavez Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Middle?

Students at Cesar Chavez Middle are 73% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Cesar Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar Chavez Middle ranks 1404^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cesar Chavez Middle attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Middle usually go on to attend El Camino High

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