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Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Primary School
703 Shamrock St Sw
Grand Rapids MI, 49503, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2560
Ranking: 
(2,118 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*
(2,118 out of 2,213, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
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: | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 534 | 488 | 454 | 442 | 435 | 358 | 364 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 16.7% | 86 | 17.6% | 92 | 20.3% | 93 | 21.0% | 97 | 22.3% | 84 | 23.5% | 76 | 20.9% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 16.1% | 106 | 21.7% | 87 | 19.2% | 81 | 18.3% | 83 | 19.1% | 62 | 17.3% | 61 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 20.2% | 89 | 18.2% | 75 | 16.5% | 80 | 18.1% | 69 | 15.9% | 63 | 17.6% | 62 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 91 | 17.0% | 75 | 15.4% | 83 | 18.3% | 64 | 14.5% | 67 | 15.4% | 60 | 16.8% | 48 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 15.0% | 76 | 15.6% | 57 | 12.6% | 64 | 14.5% | 66 | 15.2% | 45 | 12.6% | 54 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 15.0% | 56 | 11.5% | 60 | 13.2% | 60 | 13.6% | 53 | 12.2% | 44 | 12.3% | 63 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 51.3% | 246 | 50.4% | 219 | 48.2% | 221 | 50.0% | 102 | 23.4% | 160 | 44.7% | 164 | 45.1% |
| Female: | 260 | 48.7% | 242 | 49.6% | 235 | 51.8% | 221 | 50.0% | 123 | 28.3% | 170 | 47.5% | 169 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 432 | 80.9% | 396 | 81.1% | 373 | 82.2% | 368 | 83.3% | 174 | 40.0% | 291 | 81.3% | 297 | 81.6% |
| Black: | 66 | 12.4% | 61 | 12.5% | 40 | 8.8% | 40 | 9.0% | 34 | 7.8% | 28 | 7.8% | 27 | 7.4% |
| White: | 17 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.5% | 21 | 4.6% | 21 | 4.8% | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.9% | 10 | 2.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 484 | 90.6% | 445 | 91.2% | 411 | 90.5% | 415 | 93.9% | 416 | 95.6% | 339 | 94.7% | 333 | 91.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.04 | 18.63 | 19.65 | 20.00 | 19.33 | 15.90 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.