For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 629 students in Cesar Chavez Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Cesar Chavez Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
2,225 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Cesar Chavez Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#747 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
38%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
2,066 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
93%
9%
# Black Students
70 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
3%
23%
# White Students
78 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
4%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
145
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
172
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
134
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
149
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
133
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
158
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
214
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
213
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
202
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
201
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
185
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
153
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
166
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,807 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,353 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,807
$18,370
Spending / Student
$10,353
$17,559
Best Cesar Chavez Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cesar Chavez Middle School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
6782 Goldsmith St
Detroit, MI 48210
(313) 842-0006
Detroit, MI 48210
(313) 842-0006
Grades: 6-8
| 629 students
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