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Cesar E. Chavez High

Public Grades 9-12

2010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Cesar E. Chavez High is a small public high school serving about 350 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Ana Unified district, and it faces significant challenges in student achievement and attendance compared to other schools in the area.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with proficiency rates far below district averages; for example, less than 1% of students are proficient in math, compared to 31.51% at nearby Segerstrom High. A primary concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 80% of students missing significant school, which is four to five times higher than the rate at other local high schools like Saddleback High. The school also has a high dropout rate of 24.6%, which is dramatically higher than the Santa Ana Unified district average of 6.6%.

Interestingly, despite having smaller class sizes and receiving more funding per student than most schools in the district, these resources have not translated into better outcomes. The school shows some relative strength in supporting specific student groups, such as English Learners. However, the extreme attendance issues and volatile year-to-year results suggest that fundamental changes in student engagement and support are needed to improve, especially when compared to other district schools like Santa Ana High that serve similar student populations but achieve stronger results.

350

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,750

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2128 South Cypress
Santa Ana, CA 92707-3244

(714) 430-5700

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.6%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,010^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	10.2	2010 of 2162	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2099 of 2159	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2061 of 2170	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2020 of 2123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1280 of 1290	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2086 of 2133	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1847 of 2017	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1941 of 2021	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	1783 of 2039	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1772 of 1994	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	2023 of 2426	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	2028 of 2354	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	2048 of 2367	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1742 of 2281	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1339 of 2238	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.3	1647 of 2117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1513 of 2063	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	1549 of 1968	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	1340 of 1901	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	1419 of 1653	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	850 of 1085	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	862 of 1064	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	909 of 1044	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	892 of 941	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	738 of 938	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1823 of 1906	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1846 of 1915	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1845 of 1915	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1737 of 1858	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1815 of 1833	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1711 of 1760	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1741 of 1900	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1828 of 1902	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1820 of 1917	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1753 of 1861	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1762 of 1814	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1604 of 1742	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	364 of 410	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	315 of 328	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	255 of 290	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1835 of 2013	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1968 of 2026	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1907 of 2030	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1831 of 1943	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1114 of 1126	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1889 of 1937	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1703 of 1862	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1796 of 1942	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1889 of 1948	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1866 of 1963	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1848 of 1916	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1857 of 1880	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1642 of 1834	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Cesar E. Chavez High

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th 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 High	Public	9-12	2128 South Cypress	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5700	350	21	16.4	97.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	346 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.2	2010^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		9.5	2099^th of 2159 public high schools	2.8%	89			2.7	5.6	3.1			13.2	13.2			0.7	0.7	$26,750	$929	$25,821
Saddleback High	Public	7-12	2801 South Flower	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-2900	1,451	78	18.5	94.0%	12 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1,390 (95.8%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	23.3	1628^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		27.1	1550^th of 2159 public high schools	28.2%	78	20.4		13.4		14.2	45.2	36.7	30.1	33.1	38.7	30.6	9.9	16.5	$24,932	$1,090	$23,842
Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,519	93	16.3	89.6%	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,450 (95.5%)	42 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28.9	1503^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		20.7	1688^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	185			13.5		13.4			33.2	33.2			17.0	17.0	$24,354	$1,019	$23,335
Vista Meridian Global Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 S. Bristol St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Vista Meridian Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	260	11	24.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	252 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)		5.7			5.2			23.6	23.6			0.0	0.0	$19,895	$490	$19,405
Santa Ana High	Public	9-12	520 West Walnut	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-4900	2,505	127	19.7	90.6%	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2,474 (98.8%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	33.7	1408^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		33.2	1418^th of 2159 public high schools	34.3%	10			17.4	0.0	16.9			41.6	41.6			14.8	14.8	$22,732	$1,021	$21,711
Valley High	Public	9-12	1801 South Greenville St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-6410	1,908	107	17.8	91.4%	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1,848 (96.9%)	40 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	37.9	1312^th of 2162 public high schools	39.3%		21.5	1669^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	357			21.0		20.9			38.5	38.5			20.0	20.0	$23,319	$1,014	$22,305
Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	283	17	16.3	93.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2024^th of 2162 public high schools	6.4%		9.8	2084^th of 2159 public high schools	3.5%	60			2.9		2.7			11.6	11.6			2.4	2.4	$29,739	$781	$28,958
Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	15	19.0	88.9%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	32.3	1441^st of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		49.6	1009^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	432				27.3	27.3			31.5	31.5			2.2	2.2	$24,608	$1,401	$23,207
Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,376	100	23.8	80.6%	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	2,206 (92.8%)	123 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	67	657^th of 2162 public high schools	69.6%		67.8	600^th of 2159 public high schools	72.2%	57			34.6		34.6			61.7	61.7			31.5	31.5	$21,981	$973	$21,008
REACH Academy	Public	6-12	1325 East 4th St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1800	36	7	4.9	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				6.3				6.3	$102,532	$693	$101,839

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Santa Ana Unified

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Cesar E. Chavez High ranks in the bottom 7.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Cesar E. Chavez High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Cesar E. Chavez High.

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

Students at Cesar E. Chavez High are 99% Hispanic.

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