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If you had an hour of school board time for Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
615
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY·NCES 260013901033
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School
6782 GOLDSMITH ST, DETROIT, MI 48209 · (313) 842-0006 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
581 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 186 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
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 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
22.5%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School this school | 615 | 94.5% | 26.9% |
| Clippert Academy DETROIT | 424 | 89.6% | 29.9% |
| Lee Middle School WYOMING | 346 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Burton Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 488 | 77.9% | N/A |
| Godwin Heights Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 382 | 94.8% | N/A |
| Hartford Middle School HARTFORD | 321 | 80.7% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #369 of 397 | #39 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #369 of 377 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #160 of 491 | #25 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #26 of 436 | #7 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #408 of 437 | #51 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #11 of 477 | #4 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #61 of 101 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
615
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+97% since 2000-01, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 615 | 43.9 | 14.0:1 | 94% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 33.9 | 18.6:1 | 95% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 36.6 | 17.2:1 | 96% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 99% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 94% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 28 | 20.9:1 | 97% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 97% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 77% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (587 to 615); teachers up 46% (30 to 43.9).
About Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Cesar Chavez Academy in DETROIT, Michigan. The school counts 615 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 23% larger than the 502 average for middle schools in Michigan.
Cesar Chavez Academy serves 2,294 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is 93% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% Black and 3% White. Among all residents of Wayne County, the Hispanic share is about 7%. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.0:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
allk12 grades Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 26.9% actual against 24.4% predicted.
Wayne County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
Nearby, Cesar Chavez Academy High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 646 to 615 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.6:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 IntermediateElementary · 484 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
- Cesar Chavez Academy High School0.1 mi · 730
- Roberto Clemente Learning Academy0.1 mi · 521
- Harms Elementary School0.5 mi · 279
- Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy0.6 mi · 457
- Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary0.7 mi · 465
- Bennett Elementary School0.8 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar Chavez Academy Middle SchoolHow large is Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School?
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School?
Student demographics at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School?
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School is overseen by Cesar Chavez Academy in Wayne County.
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