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Chavez (Cesar) Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 397 students in San Francisco's Mission District, operating within the San Francisco Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools.

Academic proficiency is critically low, with only about 15% of students meeting standards in English and Math, which is far below nearby schools like King (Thomas Starr) Elementary and Webster (Daniel) Elementary. While chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 36.5%, it has improved from pandemic highs and is comparable to some neighboring schools with similar student populations, such as Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary. The school spends more per student than several higher-performing schools in the area, yet has one of the highest student-teacher ratios.

A key finding is the wide variation in performance among schools serving similar communities. For example, the charter school Mission Preparatory, located very close by, achieves much higher proficiency rates despite serving a student body with similar economic challenges. This suggests that factors beyond demographics influence outcomes. The school has shown some promising improvement in supporting English Language Learners and students in special education, but overall, it has a history of persistent low performance compared to other options in the neighborhood.

397

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,567

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Shotwell St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-3212

(415) 695-5765

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Chavez (Cesar) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Everett Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,602^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 71Elementary Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco 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	10.5	5602 of 5857	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5630 of 5869	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5766 of 5859	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	5859 of 5883	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	5615 of 5789	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	5503 of 5662	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	5474 of 5692	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	5283 of 5614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	5247 of 5611	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	5057 of 5530	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	5281 of 5390	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	5052 of 5377	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	4991 of 5314	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	5023 of 5193	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	4994 of 5113	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	4983 of 5113	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	3616 of 4818	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3774 of 4822	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	3593 of 4809	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	2026 of 2227	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2190 of 2585	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1970 of 2128	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	2058 of 3162	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	2507 of 3245	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3101 of 3311	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2432 of 3275	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	2722 of 3246	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	5403 of 5597	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5505 of 5612	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	5499 of 5609	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5558 of 5635	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5323 of 5492	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5305 of 5413	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	4820 of 5107	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4792 of 5107	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	4997 of 5087	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5069 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4739 of 4963	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	4598 of 4830	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	379 of 429	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	5236 of 5460	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5213 of 5517	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	5295 of 5363	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	5243 of 5264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4791 of 5173	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4829 of 5084	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5274 of 5628	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5158 of 5643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5555 of 5638	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	5658 of 5663	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5342 of 5510	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5281 of 5431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	1610 of 2635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2365 of 2420	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)39th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 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 (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	397	16	24.5	74.1%	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	368 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	10.5	5602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		11	5630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	28	11.1		11.1	4.6	13.6	26.7				14.7	16.9	14.7	12.9				14.9	88.0	90.7	92.0	89.3	89.3	92.0	$24,567	$2,595	$21,972
Moscone (George R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2576 Harrison St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5736	334	15	22.2	77.5%	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	222 (66.5%)	77 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	24.6	4444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.6	3202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	1242	24.2		24.2	22.6	30.2	27.4				26.8	29.6	25.0	25.8				26.7	96.2	96.2			96.2		$23,762	$1,894	$21,868
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.2	5291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	78	13.2	12.7	13.0	11.5	28.6	23.5	25.8	25.0	35.5	25.0	15.6	19.7	13.2	9.1	18.0	22.6	16.3	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$27,121	$2,402	$24,719
Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	491	24	20.5	83.7%	14 (2.9%)	28 (5.7%)	410 (83.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	60.3	2048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		49.3	2586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	538	26.4	34.7	30.4	46.2	68.6	43.4	61.5	55.8	57.1	55.3	51.9	54.9	30.2	42.3	25.0	28.6	38.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$20,469	$2,541	$17,928
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	3125 Cesar Chavez St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5770	381	18	21.1	63.0%	54 (14.2%)	36 (9.4%)	241 (63.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.7%)	30.9	3883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		33.1	3678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	205	30.2		30.2	27.3	32.7	39.3				33.3	32.7	28.3	23.0				27.8	92.6	95.7		93.6	95.7	94.7	$23,693	$1,921	$21,772
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5780	237	12	20.6	82.3%	6 (2.5%)	11 (4.6%)	209 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	14.3	5329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		7.5	5792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	463	7.9		7.9	24.3	8.1	25.7				19.3	36.1	13.9	7.9				19.1	86.5	89.2		89.2	89.2		$26,212	$2,327	$23,885
Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	28.7	4080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		24	4472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	392	21.4	26.4	23.9	31.3	31.2	39.3	27.9	33.3	37.7	33.0	34.3	27.9	25.0	26.3	23.0	39.6	29.1							$19,844	$3,239	$16,605
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1575 15th St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6280	245	10	25.1	79.2%	16 (6.5%)	6 (2.4%)	213 (86.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7.3	5769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		16.5	5163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	606	9.1		9.1	10.3	4.8	21.4				12.2	12.2	2.3	9.1				7.8	89.2		91.9				$23,322	$1,688	$21,634
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Carolina St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5797	333	17	19.3	38.4%	34 (10.2%)	35 (10.5%)	50 (15.0%)	111 (33.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	94 (28.2%)	82.4	1054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		85	949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	105	51.1		51.1	61.4	59.6	61.7				60.9	68.2	61.7	64.4				64.7	94.0	96.0	94.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$23,450	$1,670	$21,780
Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Sanchez St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6380	272	14	19.4	81.3%	10 (3.7%)	15 (5.5%)	215 (79.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	13.4	5389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.7	5329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	60	10.3		10.3	23.3	27.7	13.2				21.7	27.3	13.7	7.7				15.5	82.9	92.7	90.2	87.8	92.7	92.7	$27,657	$2,574	$25,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavez (Cesar) Elementary

How many students attend Chavez (Cesar) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Chavez (Cesar) Elementary.

What district is Chavez (Cesar) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Chavez (Cesar) Elementary a good school?

Chavez (Cesar) Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chavez (Cesar) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chavez (Cesar) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Everett Middle
High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
High : Balboa High
High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
High : Galileo High
High : Jordan (June) School for Equity
High : Lincoln (Abraham) High
High : Lowell High
High : Marshall (Thurgood) High
High : Mission High
High : O'Connell (John) High
High : S.F. International High
High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
High : Washington (George) High

What is the racial makeup of Chavez (Cesar) Elementary?

Students at Chavez (Cesar) Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% White.

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