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Cesar E Chavez Elementary

Q: Is Cesar E Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Cesar E Chavez Elementary?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades K-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E Chavez Elementary is a K–5 school at 2400 Walker Rd NE in Salem, Oregon, serving 464 students in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, a high-poverty, comparatively large elementary campus. Statewide, it ranks 667th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (6th percentile, 0 stars) for 2025-2026 — the bottom decile. Its best recent year was 2016-2017 at the 21st percentile, and it has spent the last four years between the 4th and 10th percentile, though 2025-2026 marks a slight rebound from 2024-2025's record-low 4th percentile. The district itself ranks 105th of 141 (26th percentile, 1 star).

Test scores are weak both absolutely and locally: 23.2% of students met standards in English language arts, 16.7% in math, and 8.9% in science in 2025-2026, against district averages of 34.5%, 24.1%, and 20.9%. Among eleven nearby schools with similar poverty rates, Chavez ranks 6th of 11 in all three subjects. Science is the sharpest anomaly — just 43% of district performance, versus 69% in math and 67% in ELA — and only Hallman Elementary School reports a lower science result (under 5%). Attendance is the genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell to 37.3% in 2024-2025 from 52.8% in 2021-2022, third-lowest locally and 5.8 points better than the district.

Chavez spends $21,475 per student — second-highest locally, up 23% from $17,439 in 2021-2022 — while its student-teacher ratio rose from 17.5 to 19.2. Yoshikai Elementary School is the telling comparison: it spends $1,106 less per student, runs a larger student-teacher ratio (21.0), and has worse attendance (45.0%), yet posts more than double Chavez's math (34.2%) and science (19.4%) proficiency. English learners rank at the 30th percentile — roughly five times the school's overall mark — and migrant students ranked 1st of 14 statewide in 2024-2025, while the special education subgroup has sat in the bottom fifth of the state for three straight reporting years. Free/reduced-price lunch figures jumped from 66.87% to 88.15% because of a reporting change, not a demographic shift.

464

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,475

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.7%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

667^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

105^th of 141Salem-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
2026	12.2	667 of 709	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.4	75 of 107	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	15.1	599 of 655	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.0	307 of 377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.9	414 of 521	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.4	618 of 657	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.7	288 of 355	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-16 vs state

Science9%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	12.2	667^th of 709 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.8	681^st of 706 public elementary schools	3.5%	14	20.0	18.3	31.6	23.2	12.5	19.5	17.9	16.7	8.9	8.9	95.7%	2%	$21,475	$1,181	$20,295
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%)	10.4	675^th of 709 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.8	654^th of 706 public elementary schools	7.4%	21	14.1	25.3	25.3	21.9	11.3	19.5	8.0	13.3	12.0	12.0	95.9%	2.6%	$20,805	$1,254	$19,551
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%)	8.5	684^th of 709 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.5	693^rd of 706 public elementary schools	1.8%	9	18.4	14.0	20.0	17.4	18.7	8.1	13.8	13.3	11.1	11.1	96.9%	1.9%	$19,290	$1,263	$18,027
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%)	9.6	677^th of 709 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.4	675^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.4%	2	10.5	17.1	26.7	17.7	21.2	17.1	13.3	17.4	6.7	6.7	95.1%	3.4%	$21,349	$1,132	$20,217
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%)	13	659^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.1%		9.6	683^rd of 706 public elementary schools	3.3%	24	27.8	18.4	32.9	26.3	16.5	13.6	17.4	15.8	5.7	5.7	96.3%	2.6%	$20,059	$1,110	$18,949
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%)	18.2	605^th of 709 public elementary schools	14.7%		10.6	673^rd of 706 public elementary schools	4.7%	68	23.6	32.4	29.3	28.5	25.0	24.3	16.0	21.7	14.7	14.7	96.5%	1.2%	$20,776	$1,101	$19,675
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%)	29.3	507^th of 709 public elementary schools	28.5%		27.4	527^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.4%	20	22.4	22.7	36.6	27.9	43.5	27.3	30.4	34.2	19.4	19.4	94.6%	3.9%	$20,369	$1,176	$19,193
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%)	12.4	665^th of 709 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.4	702^nd of 706 public elementary schools	0.6%	37	12.7	15.3	27.1	19.0	10.9	13.6	20.0	15.2	18.6	18.6	95.7%	3%	$22,048	$1,325	$20,723
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%)	15.9	633^rd of 709 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	628^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.0%	5	21.0	26.2	32.9	27.0	19.4	21.7	21.9	21.0	6.8	6.8	91.1%	5.1%	$20,609	$1,162	$19,447
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%)	5.7	705^th of 709 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.7	705^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.1%		15.1	14.7	18.6	16.1	9.6	11.8	5.1	8.9	< 5%	< 5%	95.3%	3.6%	$20,071	$1,339	$18,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar E Chavez Elementary

Is Cesar E Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar E Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% 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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