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Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary

Q: Is Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 11% White.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary is a PK–5 school in Saint Paul, MN serving 336 students as part of the Academias La Paz district. The school's 2025–26 statewide rank is 853 out of 869 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), while its district ranks 452 out of 458 Minnesota districts. Rank percentiles over the past decade have mostly stayed in the 0–6th percentile range, so the school has not moved out of the bottom tier in the available history.

In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 7.4% in math, 8.1% in reading, and 7.3% in science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Reading is the sharpest local weakness: the school is below every nearby school in the comparison group, including Achieve Language Academy (29.1% reading with 81.15% free/reduced lunch) and Hazel Park Preparatory Academy (13.5% reading with 92.23% free/reduced lunch). Math is tied with Hazel Park for the lowest among nearby schools, and science is low but slightly above Hazel Park and Frost Lake Elementary School. By contrast, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion, only 0.13 miles away, ranks at the 59th percentile with 49.2% math and 50.4% reading, though its free/reduced lunch rate is much lower at 37.59%.

Grade-level results show broad weakness: 4th-grade reading was 0% proficient, while the strongest results — 3rd-grade math at 14.3% and 5th-grade reading at 14.6% — remain far below state figures. No subgroup performed above the bottom quartile statewide in 2025–26; the highest was Native American students at the 15th percentile, followed by Hispanic students at the 10th percentile, English Language Learner students at the 8th, low socio-economic status students at the 2nd, and female students at the 0th. The school's 2024–25 free/reduced lunch rate was 88.69%, high but not unique nearby. Scores did rise modestly from 2024–25 (math from 1.99% to 7.4%, reading from 5.96% to 8.1%, science from 0% to 7.3%), but these gains come from an extremely low base and leave the school far below state, district, and most nearby benchmarks.

336

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,606

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Lacrosse Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55119-4830

(651) 778-2940

District: Academias La Paz

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

White:

10.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (8% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 40 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg7%

Minnesota avg43%

853^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 458Academias La Paz among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	853 of 869	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.7	872 of 872	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	864 of 881	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	836 of 845	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	837 of 858	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	827 of 869	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	832 of 870	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	797 of 847	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	818 of 853	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	807 of 848	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	803 of 840	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	760 of 826	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	759 of 824	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	744 of 820	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	755 of 814	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	761 of 803	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	767 of 781	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	758 of 777	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.5	729 of 756	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	675 of 685	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	670 of 676	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.0	672 of 674	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	280 of 305	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	271 of 276	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	228 of 256	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	146 of 175	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	188 of 239	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	141 of 242	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	790 of 790	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.7	797 of 799	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	797 of 809	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	782 of 787	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	771 of 799	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	750 of 783	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	765 of 787	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	731 of 774	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	231 of 256	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	231 of 238	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	209 of 214	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	137 of 153	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	198 of 219	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	194 of 220	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	746 of 764	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	762 of 764	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	779 of 793	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	766 of 774	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	629 of 663	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	648 of 683	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	695 of 740	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	674 of 728	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	772 of 807	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	805 of 812	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	807 of 826	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	783 of 799	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	791 of 808	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	751 of 784	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	757 of 798	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	736 of 779	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	505 of 545	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	524 of 529	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	509 of 520	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	502 of 521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	480 of 533	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	97 of 158	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	130 of 133	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	75 of 102	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	40 of 120	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	29 of 109	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	9.0	442 of 474	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	453 of 455	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	464 of 467	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	438 of 443	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	409 of 439	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	383 of 436	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	157 of 186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	176 of 178	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	184 of 188	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	142 of 171	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	122 of 163	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	420 of 473	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	455 of 459	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	391 of 404	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	391 of 399	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	313 of 401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	439 of 479	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	458 of 464	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	456 of 476	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	412 of 437	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	420 of 454	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	411 of 438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Native American (2026)15th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)8th percentile~ school

Female (2024)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading8%-40 vs state

Math7%-38 vs state

Science7%-18 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, June 21, 2014

18/33 staff just quit, many cited administration. Teachers (though many have quit) are really involved but are underpaid and don't get support from the Principal or Executive Director. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 778-2940	336	0	11.5	88.7%	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.7	853^rd of 869 public elementary schools	1.8%		1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%	19	10.4	0.0	14.6				8.1	7.3		7.3	14.3	2.2	4.9				7.4	$14,606
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1760 Ames Place	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-6970	282	21	13.6	37.6%	113 (40.1%)	70 (24.8%)	34 (12.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.4%)	59.2	357^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%	87	38.3	52.8	63.9				50.4	41.7		41.7	45.7	52.8	50.0				49.2	$14,526
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	4.2	849^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%	1	19.4	13.0	17.1	0.0	17.4	14.3	13.5	5.0	0.0	2.5	12.9	15.6	2.5	0.0	6.5	7.3	7.4	$5,237
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	985 Ruth St N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-7440	344	31	11.1	61.9%	62 (18.0%)	18 (5.2%)	42 (12.2%)	178 (51.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	13.6	763^rd of 869 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%	27	12.2	27.5	32.7				24.3	13.7		13.7	10.2	25.5	23.5				19.9	$15,872
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	25.9	675^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.3%		34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%	69	37.5	50.0	37.5	50.0			43.1	12.5		12.5	33.3	18.8	12.5	6.3			19.4	$13,321
Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	451	34	13.1	81.2%	21 (4.7%)	43 (9.5%)	227 (50.3%)	134 (29.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	13.4	765^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%	44	23.4	22.2	34.7	36.2	24.3	32.6	29.1	10.2	9.1	9.7	19.1	13.3	18.4	12.8	10.8	9.3	14.2	$14,603
The Heights Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1863 Clear Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8815	346	32	10.6	84.7%	32 (9.2%)	69 (19.9%)	76 (22.0%)	139 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	13.6	764^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.1%		6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%	57	19.4	15.9	38.8				25.8	8.0		8.0	25.0	27.3	20.0				23.8	$16,687
Eastern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Margaret St	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8870	318	28	11.2	81.8%	31 (9.7%)	60 (18.9%)	36 (11.3%)	154 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	15.5	747^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.0%		8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%	57	26.5	25.8	32.4				28.1	11.4		11.4	33.3	30.0	14.7				26.8	$19,421
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-5500	258	26	9.9	67.8%	61 (23.6%)	35 (13.6%)	24 (9.3%)	107 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	14.2	755^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.1%		18.2	724^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.0%	31	21.6	25.8	32.1				26.0	21.4		21.4	13.5	22.6	14.3				16.7	$17,309
Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	196	17	11.6	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	27.5	661^st of 869 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.5	686^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.3%	25	20.0	25.8	36.4				26.5	22.7		22.7	43.3	43.3	36.4				41.5	$14,569

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Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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Academias La Paz

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In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary.

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Students at Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 11% White.

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