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Cesar Chavez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the Santa Fe school district, which is ranked 85 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cesar Chavez Elementary consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 16% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% at the state and district levels. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6%, compared to 25% statewide and 23% in the Santa Fe district. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Cesar Chavez Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Mexico, with a ranking between 393 and 421 out of 433-435 schools in recent years.

The nearby elementary schools in the Santa Fe district, such as E.J. Martinez, Ramirez Thomas, and Francis X. Nava, generally perform better than Cesar Chavez Elementary on standardized tests, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. These schools also have higher overall school rankings, ranging from 184 to 397 out of 433-435 schools in the state. Cesar Chavez Elementary's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its state rankings or test scores, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in addressing the educational needs of its student population.

290

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,463

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6251 Jaguar Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-3200

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edward Ortiz Middle
High:	Capital High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

1.7%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (10% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Not ranked this year

Cesar Chavez Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

46^th of 82Santa Fe among New Mexico 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	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	399 of 413	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	410 of 435	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	400 of 420	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	393 of 396	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	373 of 383	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	324 of 374	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	398 of 410	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	307 of 421	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	374 of 442	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	366 of 412	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	342 of 398	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	388 of 402	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	391 of 419	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	382 of 411	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	373 of 405	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	334 of 398	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	355 of 390	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	349 of 389	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	389 of 398	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	334 of 343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.2	377 of 384	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	373 of 395	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	347 of 389	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	318 of 320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	323 of 329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	353 of 356	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	389 of 426	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	358 of 361	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	371 of 397	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	354 of 414	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	316 of 392	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	333 of 337	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	3.6	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	380 of 413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-30 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Cesar Chavez Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							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	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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	290	22	13.3	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						22.9				14.6							5.1	$11,463
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	100.0%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%		33.2	253^rd of 413 public elementary schools	38.7%	39	19.2	31.3	25.0	35.5	56.1	24.7	41.9	35.1	46.3	39.2	22.6	26.3			13.5		13.4	$9,143
R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	265	21	12.4	100.0%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	253 (95.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					28.6	16.7				18.9							10.2	$9,008
El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	100.0%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	340^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.4%		9	392^nd of 413 public elementary schools	5.1%	52	17.1	12.3	14.7	16.2	31.0	18.6	16.5	15.9	29.7	21.1		12.7				9.5	7.0	$10,112
Amy Biehl Community School At Rancho Viejo	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Avienda Del Sur	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2100	354	23	15.5	100.0%	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	296 (83.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.7	218^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.2%	36	29.3			32.5	31.3	31.7	37.8			33.3		16.7	22.0	33.3			21.3	$8,584
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 Camino Caballos	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1600	513	33	15.3	100.0%	68 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (79.9%)	19 (3.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59.3	104^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.9%		73.4	83^rd of 413 public elementary schools	79.9%	21	31.4			55.6	70.0	44.9	60.9			57.8	23.6	36.6	31.4	42.2			33.2	$9,330
Francis X. Nava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2655 Siringo Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1200	163	14	11.3	100.0%	25 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	129 (79.1%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	177^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.7%		48.9	177^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.1%							39.1	42.9			29.4				38.1			18.8	$13,170
Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1231 Apache Ave.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3900	282	21	13.2	100.0%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	268^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.3%		23	316^th of 413 public elementary schools	23.5%	48					35.5	25.0	39.4			26.6				27.3			13.3	$12,878
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	2451 Avenida Chaparral	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1400	181	16	11.6	100.0%	16 (8.8%)	5 (2.8%)	151 (83.4%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	43.6	176^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.0%		49.4	173^rd of 413 public elementary schools	58.1%	3	22.6			28.6	50.0	48.4	62.1			47.3			25.8	34.5			22.7	$11,184
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	100.0%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%		39.8	215^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.9%	54	34.8					39.1	44.4			33.3			34.8	38.9			25.0	$9,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Edward Ortiz Middle
High : Capital High

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