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Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 8126 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit, Wayne County, 48209

451
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cesar Chavez Academy school district. It serves grades Kโ€“2 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Cesar Chavez Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary enrolls 451 students across grades Kโ€“2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
226 (50%)
Female students
225 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“2

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White and 3.8% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino39988%
White337.3%
Black or African American173.8%
Two or more races1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

438 of the school's 451 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“2Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 5.

School district: Cesar Chavez Academy

Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary is one of 4 schools in Cesar Chavez Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 2,294 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 574 students per school.

2,294
District students
4
Schools
133
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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