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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY·NCES 260013908078
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate
4100 MARTIN ST, DETROIT, MI 48210 · (313) 361-1083 · Wayne County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
484 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 32% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate→Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School→Cesar Chavez Academy High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cesar Chavez Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
17.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate this school | 484 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary DETROIT | 465 | 95.5% | N/A |
| Escuela Avancemos DETROIT | 425 | 99.8% | N/A |
| Roberto Clemente Learning Academy DETROIT | 521 | 87.1% | 21.1% |
| Academy of the Americas at Logan DETROIT | 495 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Godfrey Elementary School WYOMING | 325 | 94.8% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,072 of 1,085 | #157 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,055 of 1,072 | #156 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,097 of 1,139 | #158 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #318 of 1,630 | #80 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,284 of 1,424 | #243 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,253 of 1,424 | #187 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 1,563 | #1 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #280 of 440 | #62 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 25.4 | 19.1:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 92% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 29.3 | 15.0:1 | 95% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 26.2 | 17.6:1 | 99% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 99% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (460 to 484); teachers down 3% (26.2 to 25.4).
About Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school for students in DETROIT, Michigan. In all, 484 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5. The school is 31% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is part of Cesar Chavez Academy, where 4 schools serve 2,294 students.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate. Other groups include 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wayne County's population at about 7%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. Of all students at Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The model predicts 22.0% for a school in Michigan with Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate posts 20.3%.
In Wayne County, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Wayne County has 573 public schools with about 259,786 students, including Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate.
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate's closest public school neighbor is Academy of the Americas at Logan, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is a public charter school.
The school grew from 428 students in 2020-21 to 484 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cesar Chavez Academy
- Cesar Chavez Academy High SchoolHigh · 730 students
- Cesar Chavez Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Cesar Chavez Academy ElementaryElementary · 465 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Academy of the Americas at Logan0.2 mi · 495
- Voyageur Academy0.4 mi · 789
- Voyageur College Prep0.4 mi · 524
- Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary0.6 mi · 430
- Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh0.7 mi · 582
- Munger ElementaryMiddle School0.7 mi · 954
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez Academy IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate?
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate serve?
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate have?
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate?
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate reports a student body of 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate?
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is overseen by Cesar Chavez Academy in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.