Cesar Chavez High School
1761 Waterman St
Detroit MI, 48209, Wayne County
Phone: 313-551-0611
Ranking: 
(576 out of 665, bottom 13%)*
(576 out of 665, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 704 | 703 | 737 | 721 | 618 | 545 | 529 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 188 | 26.7% | 186 | 26.5% | 235 | 31.9% | 237 | 32.9% | 198 | 32.0% | 179 | 32.8% | 184 | 34.8% |
| Grade 10: | 180 | 25.6% | 191 | 27.2% | 216 | 29.3% | 191 | 26.5% | 175 | 28.3% | 156 | 28.6% | 144 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 161 | 22.9% | 184 | 26.2% | 155 | 21.0% | 167 | 23.2% | 144 | 23.3% | 106 | 19.4% | 115 | 21.7% |
| Grade 12: | 175 | 24.9% | 142 | 20.2% | 131 | 17.8% | 126 | 17.5% | 101 | 16.3% | 104 | 19.1% | 86 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 382 | 54.3% | 382 | 54.3% | 375 | 50.9% | 358 | 49.7% | 296 | 47.9% | 248 | 45.5% | 270 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 322 | 45.7% | 321 | 45.7% | 362 | 49.1% | 363 | 50.3% | 306 | 49.5% | 281 | 51.6% | 244 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 629 | 89.3% | 621 | 88.3% | 637 | 86.4% | 601 | 83.4% | 506 | 81.9% | 439 | 80.6% | 428 | 80.9% |
| Black: | 31 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.7% | 47 | 6.4% | 51 | 7.1% | 39 | 6.3% | 48 | 8.8% | 36 | 6.8% |
| White: | 36 | 5.1% | 39 | 5.5% | 49 | 6.6% | 60 | 8.3% | 60 | 9.7% | 44 | 8.1% | 48 | 9.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 670 | 95.2% | 563 | 80.1% | 672 | 91.2% | 677 | 93.9% | 573 | 92.7% | 513 | 94.1% | 522 | 98.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.1% | 20 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.5% | 18 | 2.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.90 | 19.94 | 21.06 | 21.85 | 18.14 | 16.30 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 16.7% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 11.9% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 18.3% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 27.6% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 7.8% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 9.7% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 13.2% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 21% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 30.1% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 11.5% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 16% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 34.5% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 14.4% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 13.8% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 29.6% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 25.2% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 18.8% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 16% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 32.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 32.2% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 5.9% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 2.7% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 17.8% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.4% | 12.4% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 5.2% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 12.3% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.5% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 25.3% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 22.3% | 49% |
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* Cesar Chavez High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.