Cesar Chavez Community School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cesar Chavez Community School in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 181 students in 2024-25 with 17.7 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-39% (New Mexico: 76.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 73%
132 students in 2022-23, 183 students in 2023-24, 181 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.2 to 17.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 132 | 10.2 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 11.2 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 181 | 17.7 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 New Mexico high schools
Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cesar Chavez Community School enrolled 195 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
75.1% of students were Hispanic, 8.3% of two or more races, 6.6% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic75.1%
- Two or more races8.3%
- American Indian6.6%
- White5.5%
- Black3.9%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cesar Chavez Community School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 20% or less | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 20% or less (2021-22) | 24.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
30-39% of the 56 students in Cesar Chavez Community School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 30‑39% | 30‑39% | 76.5% |
| Students in the class | 56 | 56 | 25,411 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Albuquerque
44 public high schools in Albuquerque report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano Vista High | 2,089 | 13.3 | 99.2% |
| Atrisco Heritage Academy High School | 1,930 | 14.5 | 96.4% |
| La Cueva High | 1,826 | 15.0 | 96.8% |
| Sandia High | 1,618 | 14.2 | 96.8% |
| Albuquerque High | 1,568 | 14.7 | 89.1% |
| West Mesa High | 1,565 | 14.2 | 97.4% |
| Cibola High | 1,517 | 15.4 | 95.8% |
| Rio Grande High | 1,475 | 12.8 | 98.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cesar Chavez Community School
- Highland HighThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,144 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- New Mexico Academy for the Media ArtsThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 109 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Cesar Chavez Community School with Highland HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cesar Chavez Community School spends per student$20,712 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,712
- The largest public schools in New MexicoCesar Chavez Community School is the number 116 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#116 of 211
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cesar Chavez Community School
How many students attend Cesar Chavez Community School?
181 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 132 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Albuquerque, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Community School?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cesar Chavez Community School a Title I school?
Cesar Chavez Community School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cesar Chavez Community School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cesar Chavez Community School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Cesar Chavez Community School?
30-39% of the 56 students in Cesar Chavez Community School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cesar Chavez Community School in?
Cesar Chavez Community School, NCES district ID 3500117. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350011700891 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.