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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 754 students in the Oxnard area, operating within a district that faces significant challenges and serving a student population where nearly every child qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to all California schools, it performs better than several nearby schools with very similar student demographics, such as Elm Street Elementary and Ramona Elementary. The school shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups, ranking above average for English Language Learners and homeless students. A major bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism cut by more than half over three years, now better than both the district and state averages.

The school receives more funding per student than most of its neighbors, which presents an opportunity to build on its successes. A striking comparison is with nearby Norman R. Brekke Elementary, which achieves much higher test scores, highlighting that improvement is possible within the same community. The school's greatest academic challenge is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are very low, especially in the middle school grades. As a K-8 school, it offers continuity for students through eighth grade, and early signs suggest potential strength in upper-grade English language arts that could be a foundation for broader growth.

754

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,473

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 North Marquita St.
Oxnard, CA 93030-3792

(805) 385-1524

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering
High:	Pacifica High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,934^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,272^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Oxnard

1227^th of 1,543Oxnard 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4934 of 5857	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	5019 of 5869	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5272 of 5859	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5428 of 5883	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4866 of 5789	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5361 of 5662	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	5449 of 5692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5373 of 5614	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5026 of 5611	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	5452 of 5530	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	5286 of 5390	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	5351 of 5377	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	5178 of 5314	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	4851 of 5193	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	4983 of 5113	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	4535 of 5113	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	4751 of 4818	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.4	4779 of 4822	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	4775 of 4809	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	1423 of 2227	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2415 of 2585	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1517 of 3162	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	2263 of 3245	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2086 of 3311	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2082 of 3275	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2052 of 3246	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4882 of 5597	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4978 of 5612	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5252 of 5609	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5411 of 5635	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4706 of 5492	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	5083 of 5413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4026 of 5107	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4104 of 5107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4332 of 5087	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4562 of 5084	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3843 of 4963	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4501 of 4830	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	250 of 429	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	216 of 364	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	143 of 335	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	281 of 356	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	4292 of 5460	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4492 of 5517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4644 of 5363	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4664 of 5264	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	4021 of 5173	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4693 of 5084	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4494 of 5628	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4631 of 5643	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4832 of 5638	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4908 of 5663	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4569 of 5510	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5249 of 5431	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1995 of 2847	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2193 of 2635	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1702 of 2420	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2272 of 2761	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2335 of 2783	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2499 of 2781	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	2487 of 2740	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2571 of 2715	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2381 of 2480	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	2404 of 2508	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2405 of 2497	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	2310 of 2477	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1337 of 1531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	922 of 1491	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	1327 of 1478	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1285 of 1521	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1016 of 1540	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1338 of 1442	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1194 of 1364	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2223 of 2533	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2261 of 2551	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2415 of 2531	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2381 of 2509	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2307 of 2380	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2175 of 2262	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1821 of 2395	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1849 of 2388	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2095 of 2374	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2105 of 2359	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	2097 of 2213	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1987 of 2072	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	171 of 477	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	196 of 394	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	278 of 336	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1907 of 2542	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	2034 of 2579	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2238 of 2531	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2163 of 2458	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2229 of 2369	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2122 of 2230	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1942 of 2534	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2069 of 2552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2127 of 2538	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2158 of 2527	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2303 of 2407	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2222 of 2273	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1305 of 1566	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1439 of 1552	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1188 of 1531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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)							% 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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	% 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
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marquita St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1524	754	35	21.2	98.0%	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	742 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.1	5019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	85													18.9	12.5	15.6	29.0	27.0	27.0	28.7	38.2	27.1	29.8	27.1	11.1	14.3	16.1	11.7	8.3	14.3							$29,473	$2,812	$26,661
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Cooper Rd.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1569	568	25	23.1	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	5559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	5773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	214													7.7		7.7	14.9	18.5	30.8				22.0	17.9	12.4	5.5				11.4							$16,586	$1,715	$14,871
Norman R. Brekke Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1521	585	29	20.5	73.8%	23 (3.9%)	8 (1.4%)	477 (81.5%)	58 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	57.8	2180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		54.9	2291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	111													23.7		23.7	62.6	66.2	46.9				57.5	67.0	43.1	21.7				43.5							$24,764	$2,316	$22,448
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Driskill St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1575	424	22	19.2	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	420 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	4699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		20.5	4812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	113													19.4		19.4	27.0	25.3	37.5				29.7	29.7	16.9	18.1				21.4							$25,243	$2,729	$22,514
Rio Rosales	Public	K-5	1001 Kohala St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 983-0277	557	24	23.2	77.0%	21 (3.8%)	12 (2.2%)	457 (82.0%)	53 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	25.1	4385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		30.9	3864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	521													17.4		17.4	20.5	36.9	38.0				32.1	20.5	25.0	27.2				24.3							$18,277	$1,970	$16,307
Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	817	42	19.3	93.0%	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	796 (97.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.1	4668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.5	4908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	240													20.2	18.4	19.2	31.9	18.8	32.1	38.6	43.1	33.9	33.3	34.1	11.5	19.1	12.5	31.2	16.5	21.0	92.2	98.1	97.1	94.2		98.1	$31,896	$2,803	$29,093
Rio Lindo Elementary	Public	K-5	2131 Snow Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3113	405	18	22.5	79.0%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (93.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	19.7	4857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		20.5	4809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	48													14.3		14.3	18.3	21.3	35.7				25.5	22.5	34.0	16.9				23.3	94.7	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	$29,294	$2,001	$27,293
Driffill Elementary	Public	K-8	910 South E St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1530	891	45	19.6	87.8%	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	867 (97.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	17.3	5070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.6	4506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	564													13.5	16.4	15.1	21.4	25.3	33.3	16.3	38.4	24.8	26.7	21.4	28.9	17.7	12.2	18.2	18.2	19.1	96.6			97.3	98.0	98.0	$22,597	$2,336	$20,261
Elm Street Elementary	Public	K-5	450 East Elm St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1533	471	22	21.9	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	5643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.4	5753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	110													7.7		7.7	23.1	13.4	6.2				14.2	27.3	9.0	3.1				13.2	95.9			97.3			$18,452	$1,867	$16,585
Rio Real Elementary	Public	K-8	1140 Kenney St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3117	794	32	24.4	82.6%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	771 (97.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26	4315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		27.5	4155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	160	8.3	6.3	7.4	13.5	17.7	15.4	21.9	17.7	20.0	10.4	3.8	7.4	17.6	23.4	20.0	21.1	26.3	38.6	46.1	38.0	46.9	35.6	33.3	29.2	13.2	19.7	16.5	34.4	24.0							$23,042	$1,955	$21,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary in?

Oxnard

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Cesar E. Chavez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering
High : Pacifica High

Is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California elementary schools.

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Schools in Oxnard, CA

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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