Detroit Cristo Rey High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 276 students
Cesar Chavez Academy High School
1761 Waterman St, Detroit, MI 48209
Grades
9–12
High
Students
730
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cesar Chavez Academy
Wayne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 592 Michigan high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cesar Chavez Academy High School
Cesar Chavez Academy High School is a charter high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Cesar Chavez Academy. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 730 students were enrolled, with about 19.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan high school (17.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Saginaw Valley State University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 592 Michigan high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 730 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 5
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Cesar Chavez Academy
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260013901488
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.