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Cesar E Chavez Elementary

Public Grades K-5

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E Chavez Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salem, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cesar E Chavez Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Oregon elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.3% of 3rd graders, 11.8% of 4th graders, and 31.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 25.3%, 27.4%, and 34.7%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 12.8% of 3rd graders, 9.2% of 4th graders, and 13.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 25.8%, 22.6%, and 19.3%.

Cesar E Chavez Elementary has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 66.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students and consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.3% to 47.9% over the past few school years. Nearby schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, such as Hammond Elementary, Auburn Elementary, and Hayesville Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar demographic profiles, suggesting that the challenges faced by Cesar E Chavez Elementary are not unique and may be systemic within the district.

464

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,365

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Walker Rd NE
Salem, OR 97305

(503) 399-2571

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Cesar E Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waldo Middle School
High:	McKay High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

White:

13.1%

Pacific Islander:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

681^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

110^th of 140Salem-Keizer School District 24J among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	681 of 706	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	669 of 710	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	634 of 706	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	650 of 706	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	618 of 705	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	608 of 709	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	556 of 701	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	565 of 697	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	642 of 706	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	128 of 179	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	595 of 653	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	609 of 646	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	582 of 621	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	594 of 681	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	47.1	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	323 of 362	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	308 of 365	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	238 of 360	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	228 of 364	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	296 of 475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	442 of 518	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	391 of 523	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	494 of 595	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	647 of 703	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	447 of 597	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	459 of 640	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	641 of 664	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	636 of 662	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	556 of 665	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	596 of 654	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	572 of 623	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	544 of 680	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	55.2	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	50.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	296 of 299	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	194 of 215	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	239 of 303	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	282 of 481	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	565 of 670	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	552 of 656	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	590 of 666	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	623 of 662	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	565 of 683	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)93rd percentile+89 vs school

Pacific Islander (2018)50th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)33rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-24 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Walker Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-2571	464	24	19.2	88.1%	61 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (77.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	18 (3.9%)	9.8	681^st of 706 public elementary schools	3.5%		11.3	669^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.8%	12	16.3	11.8	31.5	12.8	9.2	13.5	9.5	$19,365	$1,799	$17,565
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4700 Arizona Ave NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3302	464	28	16.5	88.6%	71 (15.3%)	7 (1.5%)	331 (71.3%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	12.8	654^th of 706 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.8	689^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.0%	35	20.5	22.8	24.7	25.3	19.0	10.2	5.7	$19,165	$1,374	$17,791
Swegle Elementary School	Public	K-5	1751 Aguilas Ct NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3191	496	25	19.8	88.9%	87 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	346 (69.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.0%)	19 (3.8%)	7.5	693^rd of 706 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.9	677^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.6%	16	5.6	19.5	20.0		14.6	6.3	6.3	$18,724	$2,398	$16,325
Lamb Elementary School	Public	K-5	4930 Herrin Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3477	436	22	19.7	90.4%	62 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	329 (75.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	17 (3.9%)	10.4	675^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.5	691^st of 710 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	14.6	13.0	25.7	22.9	6.5	11.4	14.5	$21,221	$1,391	$19,830
Auburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	4612 Auburn Rd NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3128	592	32	18.3	88.3%	119 (20.1%)	2 (0.3%)	404 (68.2%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9.6	683^rd of 706 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.9	697^th of 710 public elementary schools	1.8%	14		18.2	20.8		14.8	10.5	8.4	$20,021	$2,203	$17,819
Hayesville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4545 Ward Dr NE	Salem	97304	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3153	442	24	18.6	88.9%	56 (12.7%)	11 (2.5%)	312 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	26 (5.9%)	10.6	673^rd of 706 public elementary schools	4.7%		9.7	681^st of 710 public elementary schools	4.1%	8	16.9	23.8	16.7	22.2	16.3	6.2	7.7	$21,879	$2,327	$19,552
Yoshikai Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Jade St NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3438	478	23	21.0	87.4%	58 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	374 (78.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.3%)	27.4	527^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.4%		26	528^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.6%	1	22.9	26.2	25.3	51.4	32.1	14.9	16.0	$20,036	$2,046	$17,990
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3165 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3193	365	20	18.3	88.8%	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	269 (73.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)	10 (2.7%)	6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.3	694^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.3%	8		16.2	12.7	12.9	10.3	7.0	5.6	$20,752	$2,597	$18,155
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	1104 Savage Rd NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3157	402	20	19.6	88.3%	66 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	304 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	17 (4.2%)	15.7	628^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.5	621^st of 710 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	14.3	32.8	22.4	22.2	25.0	6.1		$20,650	$3,441	$17,210
Hallman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Deerhaven Dr NE	Salem	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3451	339	18	18.9	88.8%	57 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (76.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		11.8	667^th of 710 public elementary schools	6.1%	38	6.7	11.1	16.1	10.0	9.3		5.4	$20,357	$2,296	$18,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E Chavez Elementary

Is Cesar E Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar E Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar E Chavez Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Cesar E Chavez Elementary in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What schools do graduates of Cesar E Chavez Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Waldo Middle School
High : McKay High School

How many students attend Cesar E Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Cesar E Chavez Elementary.

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