Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 672 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Coachella Valley High

Cesar Chavez Elementary

Summary:

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a public elementary school located in Coachella, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 727 students. The school is part of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1332 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cesar Chavez Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (37.2% in 2022-2023, compared to 34.1% at Mountain Vista Elementary and 41.2% at Valley View Elementary), consistently low academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, and struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students compared to the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (88.72% in 2022-2023), suggesting significant socioeconomic challenges in the community.

While Cesar Chavez Elementary is part of the same school district as nearby schools, it consistently underperforms them in academic metrics. For example, in 2023-2024, Mountain Vista Elementary outperformed Cesar Chavez Elementary in English Language Arts (34.8% vs. 22.7%) and Mathematics (21.43% vs. 19.65%). The high chronic absenteeism rates at Cesar Chavez Elementary may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance, and the school's struggles to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students indicate a need for targeted interventions and additional resources to address these challenges.

Detail:

Public K-6

49-601 Avenida de Oro
Coachella, CA 92236-1326

(760) 398-2004

District: Coachella Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4885^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,271

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Coachella Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 672

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks worse than 83.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.75. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99%), White (0.7%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Elementary is 18.6, which is the 2^nd best among 14 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Cesar Chavez Elementary employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cesar Chavez Elementary is $13,271. 7 elementary schools in the Coachella Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cesar Chavez Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cesar Chavez Elementary 4885^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cesar Chavez Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Coachella Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Coachella Valley Unified 1332^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.77	4428^th	4809	7.9%
2005	10.08	4655^th	4822	3.5%
2006	11.09	4573^rd	4818	5.1%
2007	9.08	4963^rd	5113	2.9%
2008	11.28	4860^th	5113	4.9%
2009	12.03	4909^th	5193	5.5%
2010	11.80	5064^th	5314	4.7%
2011	8.39	5265^th	5377	2.1%
2012	4.32	5357^th	5390	0.6%
2013	5.63	5457^th	5530	1.3%
2015	10.89	5426^th	5611	3.3%
2016	11.96	5306^th	5614	5.5%
2017	16.95	4955^th	5692	12.9%
2018	18.19	4829^th	5662	14.7%
2019	15.86	5173^rd	5789	10.6%
2021	17.36	1227^th	1417	13.4%
2022	20.19	4831^st	5883	17.9%
2023	19.62	4903^rd	5874	16.5%
2024	19.75	4885^th	5862	16.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.58	1093^rd	3246	66.3%
2019	40.26	1765^th	3275	46.1%
2021	37.72	341^st	602	43.4%
2022	52.55	1073^rd	3311	67.6%
2023	41.96	1686^th	3250	48.1%
2024	39.17	1879^th	3160	40.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.49	2126^th	2420	12.1%
2024	21.53	2315^th	2634	12.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.27	4174^th	5084	17.9%
2019	21.28	4476^th	5173	13.5%
2021	23.51	940^th	1110	15.3%
2022	25.73	4194^th	5264	20.3%
2023	25.24	4292^nd	5374	20.1%
2024	22.55	4567^th	5511	17.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.52	4880^th	5413	9.8%
2019	15.66	4978^th	5492	9.4%
2021	18.32	1090^th	1267	14.0%
2022	24.50	4266^th	5635	24.3%
2023	25.07	4221^st	5617	24.9%
2024	21.01	4604^th	5605	17.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.11	1489^th	2128	30.0%
2019	17.24	2531^st	2585	2.1%
2022	24.70	1753^rd	2227	21.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.20	4367^th	5431	19.6%
2019	17.58	4855^th	5510	11.9%
2021	18.85	1062^nd	1272	16.5%
2022	18.10	4920^th	5663	13.1%
2023	15.76	5095^th	5650	9.8%
2024	19.95	4725^th	5636	16.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cesar Chavez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.69	3853^rd	4830	20.2%
2019	21.89	4247^th	4963	14.4%
2022	28.36	3852^nd	5084	24.2%
2023	27.39	3922^nd	5098	23.1%
2024	26.71	3972^nd	5102	22.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	9	2	0	582	2	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	9	4	0	610	3	n/a	n/a	0	626
1993	12	6	0	712	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1994	13	3	1	728	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1995	9	3	0	704	2	n/a	n/a	0	718
1996	9	3	0	704	2	n/a	n/a	0	718
1997	4	3	0	708	2	n/a	n/a	0	717
1998	5	5	1	766	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
1999	8	4	1	799	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2000	4	4	0	850	0	n/a	n/a	0	858
2001	4	4	0	694	0	n/a	n/a	0	702
2002	2	2	0	883	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
2003	2	2	0	883	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
2004	2	0	0	849	0	n/a	n/a	3	854
2005	3	3	1	882	0	n/a	n/a	0	889
2006	2	5	3	964	0	n/a	n/a	0	974
2007	3	0	2	977	0	n/a	n/a	3	985
2008	3	n/a	3	948	1	n/a	n/a	0	955
2009	4	0	3	899	0	0	8	0	914
2010	4	0	1	879	0	0	3	0	887
2011	3	1	0	882	6	0	3	0	895
2012	7	2	0	897	1	0	3	0	910
2013	7	2	0	926	2	0	2	0	939
2014	3	1	0	917	3	0	7	0	931
2015	7	1	1	955	3	0	7	0	974
2016	5	1	1	969	3	0	9	0	988
2017	3	2	1	934	2	0	8	0	950
2018	5	3	1	912	2	0	8	0	931
2019	4	3	0	867	2	0	10	0	886
2020	8	2	0	832	1	0	7	0	850
2021	5	2	0	797	0	0	4	0	808
2022	5	2	1	724	0	0	3	0	735
2023	4	1	0	719	0	0	3	0	727
2024	5	0	0	665	0	0	2	0	672

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	595	21.2	28.0	n/a
1992	626	21.5	29.1	79.2
1993	730	24.0	30.4	82.9
1994	745	27.0	27.6	86.6
1995	718	27.0	26.6	88.2
1996	718	27.0	26.6	88.2
1997	717	29.0	24.7	90.4
1998	780	34.0	22.9	95
1999	812	34.0	23.9	84.6
2000	858	35.0	24.5	86.4
2001	702	31.0	22.6	89.6
2002	887	41.0	21.6	90.2
2003	887	41.0	21.6	90.2
2004	854	43.0	19.9	90.1
2005	889	42.0	21.2	86.3
2006	974	45.0	21.6	85
2007	985	52.0	18.9	89.1
2008	955	54.0	17.7	88.2
2009	914	47.0	18.7	92.5
2010	887	44.0	20.1	89.5
2011	895	n/a	n/a	89.6
2012	910	39.0	23.3	85.3
2013	939	38.0	24.7	26.3
2014	931	40.0	23.2	82.4
2015	974	39.0	24.9	93.7
2016	988	43.0	22.9	90.2
2017	950	44.2	21.4	92.4
2018	931	41.1	22.6	87.2
2019	886	40.0	22.1	91
2020	850	n/a	n/a	87.2
2021	808	36.0	22.4	83.2
2022	735	34.7	21.1	85.4
2023	727	33.5	21.6	88.7
2024	672	36.0	18.6	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cesar Chavez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	595	21.2	28.0	n/a
1992	626	21.5	29.1	79.2
1993	730	24.0	30.4	82.9
1994	745	27.0	27.6	86.6
1995	718	27.0	26.6	88.2
1996	718	27.0	26.6	88.2
1997	717	29.0	24.7	90.4
1998	780	34.0	22.9	95
1999	812	34.0	23.9	84.6
2000	858	35.0	24.5	86.4
2001	702	31.0	22.6	89.6
2002	887	41.0	21.6	90.2
2003	887	41.0	21.6	90.2
2004	854	43.0	19.9	90.1
2005	889	42.0	21.2	86.3
2006	974	45.0	21.6	85
2007	985	52.0	18.9	89.1
2008	955	54.0	17.7	88.2
2009	914	47.0	18.7	92.5
2010	887	44.0	20.1	89.5
2011	895	n/a	n/a	89.6
2012	910	39.0	23.3	85.3
2013	939	38.0	24.7	26.3
2014	931	40.0	23.2	82.4
2015	974	39.0	24.9	93.7
2016	988	43.0	22.9	90.2
2017	950	44.2	21.4	92.4
2018	931	41.1	22.6	87.2
2019	886	40.0	22.1	91
2020	850	n/a	n/a	87.2
2021	808	36.0	22.4	83.2
2022	735	34.7	21.1	85.4
2023	727	33.5	21.6	88.7
2024	672	36.0	18.6	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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