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Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chavez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 361 students in the San Diego Unified School District, located in a high-need area of San Diego where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages and a statewide ranking in the bottom 15% of elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 42.1% of students missing too much school—this is the highest rate among all 11 nearby schools analyzed and more than double the district average. While the school spends over $22,000 per student, academic outcomes remain similar to other high-poverty schools in the immediate area, such as Rodriguez Elementary and Porter Elementary, which also rank very low.

Despite these challenges, the school shows some strengths in serving specific groups of students, and comparisons with nearby schools highlight potential paths for improvement. For instance, Balboa Elementary, located just a third of a mile away, has a much lower absenteeism rate and better math scores despite similar demographics. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring National Elementary district, like Rancho de la Nacion, tend to perform better, suggesting that targeted strategies to improve attendance and instruction could help Chavez Elementary make progress.

361

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,237

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1404 South 40th St.
San Diego, CA 92113-4037

(619) 362-3200

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Knox Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

African American:

2.2%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg49%

California avg41%

5,045^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	17.6	5045 of 5857	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4943 of 5869	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	5148 of 5859	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4863 of 5883	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4860 of 5789	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	5383 of 5662	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	5276 of 5692	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4886 of 5614	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	4866 of 5611	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	5014 of 5530	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	4691 of 5390	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	4704 of 5377	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	4479 of 5314	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4114 of 5193	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	4561 of 5113	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	4507 of 5113	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	4185 of 4818	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	3959 of 4822	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	4330 of 4809	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	2207 of 2227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	2236 of 2585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	3134 of 3162	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2887 of 3245	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3091 of 3311	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	2629 of 3275	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	2816 of 3246	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4325 of 5597	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4927 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5122 of 5609	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4983 of 5635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4143 of 5492	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4980 of 5413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4017 of 5107	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3965 of 5107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4184 of 5087	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3770 of 5084	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3838 of 4963	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4502 of 4830	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	282 of 429	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	155 of 335	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	256 of 356	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4473 of 5460	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4486 of 5517	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4639 of 5363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4033 of 5264	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4097 of 5173	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4776 of 5084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	5120 of 5628	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4522 of 5643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4690 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4274 of 5663	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5225 of 5510	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	5256 of 5431	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	2365 of 2847	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1592 of 2635	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2231 of 2420	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science11%-22 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)							% 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	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
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24.0	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.9	4943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	102	10.7		10.7	27.8	21.4	38.2				29.1	21.4	16.1	14.3				17.3							$22,237	$3,998	$18,239
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-5	1844 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4100	457	21	21.7	92.1%	12 (2.6%)	18 (3.9%)	397 (86.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	4269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	155	9.1		9.1	26.2	29.8	28.8				28.2	44.6	30.0	18.2				30.9	94.9			97.4	96.2		$24,682	$3,897	$20,785
Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4800	361	15	24.0	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.6%)	315 (87.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	13.6	5378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		21	4776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	602	10.0		10.0	16.7	25.0	30.6				23.9	9.6	14.3	17.7				13.8	92.7			96.4	96.4	96.4	$23,082	$5,209	$17,873
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6200	456	18	25.3	96.7%	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	430 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.7	5415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	593	10.5		10.5	30.3	33.3	31.3				31.6	26.0	21.7	10.5				19.7							$23,782	$3,979	$19,803
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$25,965	$3,053	$22,912
Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	590	25	23.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	98 (16.6%)	408 (69.2%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.3%)	10.9	5577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.4	5441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	136	8.6		8.6	21.9	11.6	27.0				20.0	13.4	4.0	16.1				11.0	97.0				98.0		$21,881	$4,092	$17,789
Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	393	21	18.8	87.0%	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	366 (93.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23.6	4533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		22.9	4592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	59	14.0	15.2	14.6	23.1	31.8	37.2	44.4	25.0	56.5	36.6	28.2	20.5	14.0	15.6	18.4	26.1	20.3							$19,440	$3,167	$16,273
Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	332	14	23.6	88.9%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	285 (85.8%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.6	3392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	139	27.5		27.5	53.7	29.4	52.6	30.0			40.0	52.3	32.1	27.5	18.0			32.1							$25,063	$3,158	$21,905
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$24,777	$5,018	$19,759
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	477	20	23.8	91.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	398 (83.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.7	4078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		29.1	4005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	73	31.8		31.8	24.6	20.3	45.3	39.2			32.8	24.2	10.6	26.6	25.9			22.0							$24,344	$3,206	$21,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavez Elementary

Is Chavez Elementary a good school?

Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chavez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chavez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox Middle
High : Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of Chavez Elementary?

Students at Chavez Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Chavez Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Chavez Elementary.

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