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Cesar E. Chavez Middle

Q: Is Cesar E. Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Middle ranks 1416 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez Middle is a public school serving about 305 students in grades 6-8 in Planada, CA, part of the Planada Elementary district, and has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years, rising from the bottom quartile of state rankings to near the median.

This school stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups, with English Language Learner students ranking in the 90th percentile statewide and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the 63rd percentile. A major strength is its incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.1%, which is far better than the state average and significantly lower than nearby schools like Rudolph Rivera Middle (25.4%) and Weaver Middle (21.8%), suggesting a very positive and engaging school environment.

The school invests more per student ($25,189) than surrounding schools, which supports a lower student-teacher ratio and may contribute to its strong trajectory. While math proficiency remains a challenge area common to the region, the school's performance in this subject still exceeds that of most comparable nearby schools. Compared to others in the area, Cesar E. Chavez Middle demonstrates a notable "Planada Advantage" in effectively serving its community and helping students show strong growth.

305

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,189

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 South Plainsburg Rd.
Planada, CA 95365

(209) 382-0768

District: Planada Elementary

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle usually attend:

High:

Le Grand High

Feeder schools for Cesar E. Chavez Middle:

Elementary:

Planada Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

1.3%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,416^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

912^th of 1,543Planada Elementary 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	42.4	1416 of 2761	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1298 of 2783	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	1497 of 2781	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1825 of 2740	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	782 of 894	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2170 of 2715	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2210 of 2480	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	2205 of 2508	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	2033 of 2497	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1993 of 2477	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	1767 of 2379	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1649 of 2259	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	1740 of 2236	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	1716 of 2179	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	1391 of 2063	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.1	1675 of 2005	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	1480 of 1999	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	1566 of 1804	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1610 of 1777	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	1630 of 1769	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.7	143 of 1478	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	56.6	328 of 1521	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	431 of 1540	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	236 of 363	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	875 of 1442	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1046 of 1364	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1445 of 2533	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1255 of 2551	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	1388 of 2531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1547 of 2509	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	658 of 738	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1944 of 2380	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	2088 of 2262	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	817 of 2395	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	717 of 2388	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	998 of 2374	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	1352 of 2359	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1651 of 2213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1814 of 2072	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	942 of 2542	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	830 of 2579	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1011 of 2531	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	1462 of 2458	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	576 of 721	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1660 of 2369	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1922 of 2230	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1183 of 2534	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	1174 of 2552	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	1357 of 2538	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1849 of 2527	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	650 of 763	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1935 of 2407	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1983 of 2273	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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 (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	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 E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	161 South Plainsburg Rd.	Planada	95365	Merced County	Planada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0768	305	17	17.4	89.8%	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	299 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	1416^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.7%		45.5	1298^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.4%	118		30.1	30.1		40.8	52.5	41.3	44.9		19.8	27.0	29.0	25.1	$25,189	$19,459	$5,730
Weaver Middle	Public	6-8	3076 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 723-2174	1,073	48	22.1	93.7%	83 (7.7%)	40 (3.7%)	744 (69.3%)	165 (15.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.1%)	30.8	1804^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%		29.3	1842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.8%	38		17.3	17.3		34.0	35.5	27.8	32.5		24.6	29.6	28.1	27.3	$17,133	$2,743	$14,390
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 East 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6631	629	21	29.6	87.3%	102 (16.2%)	19 (3.0%)	459 (73.0%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	25.8	1967^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	1893^rd of 2783 public middle schools	32.0%	74		15.0	15.0			34.0	35.3	34.7			22.4	16.9	19.7	$16,927	$2,611	$14,316
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	624	21	30.1	58.5%	112 (17.9%)	32 (5.1%)	360 (57.7%)	75 (12.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	43	1391^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.6%		39	1508^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	117		16.0	16.0			50.7	45.9	48.3			28.5	29.3	28.9	$16,205	$2,333	$13,872
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Public	7-8	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	608	21	28.7	81.7%	60 (9.9%)	45 (7.4%)	368 (60.5%)	106 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	26.5	1942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		29.5	1829^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	113		21.8	21.8			31.8	40.9	36.3			12.1	16.7	14.3	$17,480	$2,679	$14,801
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	607	22	27.2	91.6%	21 (3.5%)	35 (5.8%)	504 (83.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	18.4	2299^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%		19.9	2264^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	35		12.6	12.6			31.0	27.2	29.2			14.4	13.6	14.0	$18,018	$3,093	$14,925
Wilson Middle	Public	7-8	1209 Robertson Blvd.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8070	470	22	21.4	89.1%	99 (21.1%)	8 (1.7%)	345 (73.4%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.9	2112^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		26.4	1978^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.9%	134		10.9	10.9			27.9	31.6	29.6			25.8	16.5	21.5	$18,564	$1,260	$17,304
Bellevue Senior Elementary	Public	7-8	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	178	12	15.2	93.8%	8 (4.5%)	5 (2.8%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	33.1	1712^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.0%		37.7	1538^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.7%	174		23.3	23.3			41.9	38.1	40.0			21.6	19.8	20.7	$13,834	$1,921	$11,913
Fairmead Elementary	Public	5-6	19421 Avenue 22 3/4	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8040	458	19	24.3	86.5%	85 (18.6%)	13 (2.8%)	339 (74.0%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)	18.0		18.0	28.4	30.2			29.4	22.6	28.1			25.4	$18,263	$2,236	$16,027
Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	744	31	23.8	75.9%	97 (13.0%)	15 (2.0%)	577 (77.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	38.9	1520^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		43.6	1352^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.4%	168		17.6	17.6			48.1	45.0	46.5			25.0	24.3	24.7	$16,502	$2,752	$13,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E. Chavez Middle

What district is Cesar E. Chavez Middle in?

Planada Elementary

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Cesar E. Chavez Middle.

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

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

Is Cesar E. Chavez Middle a good school?

Cesar E. Chavez Middle ranks 1416^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cesar E. Chavez Middle attend?

Students who attend Cesar E. Chavez Middle usually go on to attend Le Grand High

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