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Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 3% of California middle schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle is a public school serving 488 students in grades 6-8 in East Palo Alto, a community within the affluent Silicon Valley region, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges within the Ravenswood City Elementary district, which is ranked among the lowest in the state.

The school's academic performance is among the bottom in California, with proficiency rates in English (14%) and Math (6%) far below state averages, and it struggles with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism (31%). This stands in stark contrast to many nearby middle schools just minutes away, such as Ardis G. Egan Junior High in Los Altos or Hillview Middle in Menlo Park, where proficiency rates are above 75% and absenteeism is below 10%. A more relevant comparison is the McKinley Institute of Technology, which serves a similar student population but has better academic outcomes and lower absenteeism.

Interestingly, Cesar Chavez spends significantly more per student ($36,731) than these higher-performing schools, yet this has not translated to stronger results. There are some potential bright spots, including recent improvement for students in special education and a lower student-teacher ratio, but the school's overall performance highlights a profound disparity in educational opportunity within a very small geographic area.

488

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,766

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 Ralmar St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-1040

(650) 329-2828

District: Ravenswood City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

Pacific Islander:

10.5%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg9%

California avg41%

2,680^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1536^th of 1,543Ravenswood City 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	7.8	2680 of 2761	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	2724 of 2783	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2714 of 2781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	2697 of 2740	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2639 of 2715	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	577 of 627	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	612 of 613	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	590 of 637	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	544 of 643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	1056 of 1531	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1354 of 1491	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1418 of 1478	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1206 of 1521	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1236 of 1540	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1303 of 1442	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2499 of 2533	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2518 of 2551	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2470 of 2531	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2487 of 2509	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	2370 of 2380	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2340 of 2395	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2352 of 2388	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2319 of 2374	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2324 of 2359	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2153 of 2213	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	430 of 477	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	376 of 394	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	281 of 320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	317 of 336	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2469 of 2542	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2524 of 2579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2468 of 2531	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2414 of 2458	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2289 of 2369	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2445 of 2534	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2506 of 2552	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	2493 of 2538	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2481 of 2527	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	2326 of 2407	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1187 of 1566	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1484 of 1552	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1432 of 1531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)8th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-34 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

Science5%-28 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Ralmar St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2828	488	33	14.7	89.3%	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.9%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	7.8	2680^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.6	2724^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.1%	44		5.0	5.0				16.3	15.2	11.6	14.4				4.1	6.2	8.9	6.4	$39,766	$38,720	$1,046
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18		75.2	75.2				72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8				73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$44,658	$42,282	$2,376
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33		67.4	67.4				75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7				74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$20,083	$19,864	$219
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	98.6	24^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	33^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.8%	9		74.9	74.9				87.0	87.6	85.7	86.8				80.6	87.4	81.1	83.0	$43,117	$40,686	$2,431
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12	65.9	70.9	68.2		82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1		84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$50,786	$49,982	$804
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	98.4	32^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.5	31^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	1		71.1	71.1				84.4	90.3	88.2	87.8				80.2	81.2	73.3	78.1	$47,672	$45,262	$2,410
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14		54.0	54.0				64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2				51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$46,523	$46,228	$295

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle

Is Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle a good school?

Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle?

Students at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle are 81% Hispanic, 10% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle.

What district is Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle in?

Ravenswood City Elementary

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