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Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate

Public, Charter Grades 3-5

1346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate is a small charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 484 students in grades 3-5 within the Cesar Chavez Academy district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, this school faces significant challenges. Test scores are dramatically below state averages—typically 20-30 percentage points lower across all subjects. For example, in 2025-2026, only 10% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 38.2% statewide, and 4th grade math proficiency was 11.9% versus 39.4% statewide. The school's scores are comparable to or slightly below the Detroit Public Schools Community District average, but it lags behind nearby Munger ElementaryMiddle School, which serves a similar demographic yet outperforms Cesar Chavez in nearly every subject (e.g., 3rd grade math: 35.2% vs. 18%). Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with 47.1% of students missing significant school time in 2024-2025, compared to 27.9% statewide. On a positive note, this rate has improved from a pandemic-era peak of 54.4%, and the school's overall ranking has risen from the 6th percentile (2023-2024) to the 10th percentile (2025-2026).

The school spends about $13,268 per student—far less than nearby DPSCD schools, which spend between $19,444 and $24,496—yet achieves results comparable to some higher-spending institutions like Voyageur Academy. However, this lower spending may limit resources for students needing extra support, especially given a higher student-teacher ratio of 19:1. The school also operates on a split campus, with grades K-2 at Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary located 1.26 miles away. While 5th graders tend to outperform 3rd graders, suggesting some cumulative benefit for students who stay, the school struggles most with English Language Learners and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 5th percentile statewide. Science and social studies proficiency are also very low, with only 8.7% of 5th graders proficient in social studies versus 27.5% statewide.

484

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,268

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Martin St
Detroit, MI 48210-2806

(313) 361-1083

District: Cesar Chavez Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

4.8%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg38%

1,346^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

534^th of 625Cesar Chavez Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1346 of 1492	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	1314 of 1488	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1395 of 1486	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1354 of 1470	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1291 of 1344	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1120 of 1153	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1129 of 1408	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1105 of 1448	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1209 of 1466	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1213 of 1548	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1346 of 1580	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1379 of 1533	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	1420 of 1563	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1379 of 1566	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	185 of 188	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	181 of 184	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	178 of 180	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	96 of 98	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	146 of 270	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1286 of 1343	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1293 of 1338	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1336 of 1342	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1301 of 1321	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1066 of 1106	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	895 of 902	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	959 of 1171	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1069 of 1443	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	214 of 225	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	195 of 201	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	179 of 188	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	80 of 86	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	104 of 222	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	58.4	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	1178 of 1352	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1145 of 1346	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1279 of 1381	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1228 of 1350	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1040 of 1099	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	722 of 749	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	762 of 1134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	829 of 1397	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1293 of 1372	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1228 of 1366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1280 of 1347	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1258 of 1334	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1139 of 1139	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1102 of 1196	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1089 of 1446	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.8	379 of 403	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2018)76th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-23 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Social Studies9%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	4100 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-1083	484	25	19.0	100.0%	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	451 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	1346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.2	1314^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.7%	32			10.0	18.2	17.6			18.0	11.9	17.4			16.8		8.7		$13,268	$2,055	$11,213
Academy of the Americas at Logan	Public	K-3	3811 Cicotte St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	495	26	19.0	85.1%	17 (3.4%)	12 (2.4%)	463 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)			16.1					28.8									$21,935	$1,641	$20,294
Voyageur Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	789	34	23.0	96.5%	17 (2.2%)	601 (76.2%)	147 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.4%)	7.3	1428^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.3%		8.2	1391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	6.5%	37	22.8	5.0	9.9	14.4	9.6	12.9	11.1	14.3	11.4	5.9	4.0	7.4	8.4	7.8	1465.4	13.6	$00	$00	$00
Munger ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5525 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 457-6200	954	50	19.0	86.6%	64 (6.7%)	131 (13.7%)	754 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	17.3	1231^st of 1492 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.6	1206^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.0%	25	44.6	20.8	20.2	20.9	17.6	25.8	19.2	35.2	25.4	15.4	11.3	10.3	11.8	16.7	7.6	35.6	$20,439	$1,592	$18,846
Harms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Central St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3492	279	18	15.5	85.3%	12 (4.3%)	35 (12.5%)	230 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.6	1321^st of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.7	1379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%	58		256.0	12.8	14.0	1461.5	1550.6		29.3	11.6	1465.3	1567.5	1660.4	1468.1	1746.4	1462.5	1773.5	$23,234	$1,794	$21,439
Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	673	43	15.5	81.7%	185 (27.5%)	136 (20.2%)	344 (51.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6.1	1458^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	36.9	22.7	5.1	5.9	6.8	9.3	14.3	10.1	11.6	11.7	5.4	7.1	6.7	20.0	1465.7	29.2	$22,183	$1,790	$20,393
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6021 McMillan St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3701	457	26	17.5	82.5%	19 (4.2%)	49 (10.7%)	385 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23.2	1117^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		15.7	1249^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.1%	132	29.2	12.5	21.2	20.0	13.7	22.9	30.0	23.5	32.4	27.5	25.5	32.0	25.5	10.4	13.7	22.9	$21,406	$1,735	$19,671
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-2	8126 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 843-9440	465	29	16.0	95.5%	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	438 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	$13,959	$2,308	$11,650
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Mullane St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3585	498	27	18.5	75.3%	34 (6.8%)	41 (8.2%)	417 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17.2	1236^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		10.2	1355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%	119			21.6	17.8	22.4			29.7	20.5	20.9			14.9		10.4		$20,012	$1,831	$18,182
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Beard St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3489	521	28	18.8	87.1%	28 (5.4%)	20 (3.8%)	463 (88.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14.8	1280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.2%		13.5	1287^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.5%	7			13.9	17.6	15.1			34.7	14.0	17.0			17.0		12.8		$19,444	$1,634	$17,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate?

Students at Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate.

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Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

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