For the 2025 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 31%), 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 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
2,226 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
132 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Cesar Chavez Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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
0.13
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
2,079 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
93%
9%
# Black Students
57 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
3%
23%
# White Students
79 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
4%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
151
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
155
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
162
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
150
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
152
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
134
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
209
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
206
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
214
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
195
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
182
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
171
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
145
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,802 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,349 is less than the state median of $17,693. 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
$11,802
$18,510
Spending / Student
$10,349
$17,693
Best Cesar Chavez Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cesar Chavez Middle 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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