Summary
Cesar Chavez Middle is a public middle school located in Waco, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 813 students. The school is part of the Waco Independent School District, which is ranked 896 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cesar Chavez Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1795 and 2256 out of around 2,300 middle schools.
Cesar Chavez Middle significantly underperforms the Waco ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the STAAR assessments. For example, in 2024-2025 the school is projected to have only 21.67% of 6th graders, 17.05% of 7th graders, and 26.05% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better in reading, compared to 54.21%, 51.69%, and 56.39% at the state level, respectively. The school also has consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 3.1% to 4.7% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Cesar Chavez Middle has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.26% to 94.22% in recent years, indicating a very high concentration of students from low-income families.
Despite the challenges faced by Cesar Chavez Middle, nearby schools such as Tennyson Middle and G.W. Carver Middle, which are also part of the Waco ISD, outperform Cesar Chavez Middle across a range of metrics, including test scores, dropout rates, and student subgroup performance. Despite the increased spending at Cesar Chavez Middle, ranging from $9,519 to $10,746 per student in recent years, the school has not shown significant improvement in its rankings or test scores over the past 10 years, and it continues to struggle to serve its diverse student population effectively.
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