Chippewa Valley High School is a public, magnet high school located in Clinton Township, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 9–12 for the Chippewa Valley Schools.
| Chippewa Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
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18300 19 Mile Rd , 48038 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°36′44″N 82°56′06″W / 42.61225°N 82.93501°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, magnet high school |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | Chippewa Valley Schools |
| Principal | Todd Distelrath |
| Faculty | 111.60 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,384 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.36 [1] |
| Campus | Suburban[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and white[2] |
| Athletics conference | Macomb Area Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Big Reds[2] |
| Rivals | Dakota, Romeo |
| Feeder schools | Algonquin, Iroquois, Wyandot |
| Website | www |
| Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3] | |
| M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
| Advanced % | 11.9 / 8.5 |
| Proficient % | 22.8 / 25.5 |
| PR. Proficient % | 19.2 / 51.6 |
| Not Proficient % | 46.1 / 14.5 |
| Average test scores | |
| SAT Total | 939.3 (  −25.3) |
Demographics edit
The demographic breakdown of the 2,431 students enrolled for 2017-18 was:[1]
- Male - 50.0%
- Female - 50.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
- Asian - 2.1%
- Black - 17.1%
- Hispanic - 5.7%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
- White - 69.6%
- Multiracial - 5.3%
36.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Athletics edit
Chippewa Valley's Big Reds compete in the Macomb Area Conference, and the school colors are red and white. The following Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[2]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (girls and boys)
- Bowling (girls and boys)
- Competitive cheerleading (girls)
- Cross country (girls and boys)
- Football (boys)
- State champion - 2001, 2018[4]
- Golf (girls and boys)
- Ice hockey (boys)
- Lacrosse (girls and boys)
- Soccer (girls and boys)
- Softball (girls)
- Swim and dive (girls and boys)
- Tennis (girls and boys)
- Track and field (girls and boys)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Notable alumni edit
- Paul Feig — creator of the Freaks and Geeks TV series.[5][6]
- Sean Murphy-Bunting — NFL player
- David Hahn — the "Radioactive Boy Scout"[7]
- Carey Torrice — Michigan politician
- Kelly Gunther — speed skater, member of US Olympic Team
- Jeff Zatkoff — Ice Hockey
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Chippewa Valley High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. MHSAA. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Yearly Champions Football MHSAA Sports". www.mhsaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "A Conversation with Freaks & Geeks Creator Paul Feig". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "CVHS Past Students of Pride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Silverstein, Ken. "The Radioactive Boy Scout: When a teenager attempts to build a breeder reactor". Harper's Magazine (November 1998): 59–72. Retrieved 2008-11-22.