📍 1251 E. Zapata St., Calexico, Imperial County, 92231
Cesar Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Calexico, Imperial County. The school has 790 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mayra Molina. It is part of the Calexico Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolls 790 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 772 | 98% |
| White | 8 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
595 of the school's 790 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cesar Chavez Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cesar Chavez Elementary is one of 12 schools in Calexico Unified, based in Calexico, California. The district serves 8,022 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 790 students, Cesar Chavez Elementary is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.
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