Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate

Located at 4100 MARTIN ST, in DETROIT, Michigan, Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is an average-sized elementary-level community that serves 484 students (grades 3 through 5), one of the schools within Cesar Chavez Academy. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is one of 4 schools operated by Cesar Chavez Academy, a district that enrolls 2,294 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Academy of the Americas at Logan, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate operates from a city-core location. Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate has ticked up 5%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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