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Cesar E Chavez Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1205 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503

412
Pupils
18.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cesar E Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Grand Rapids Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Cesar E Chavez Elementary enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.

Male students
224 (54%)
Female students
188 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.7
Student-teacher ratio
18.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 1.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino32378%
Black or African American7318%
White81.9%
Two or more races71.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

383 of the school's 412 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 16 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, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Cesar E Chavez Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-30, state senate district 29, state house district 75.

School district: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Cesar E Chavez Elementary is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Cesar E Chavez Elementary is larger than the district average of about 268 students per school.

13,692
District students
51
Schools
795
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
31%
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 - Midsize

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