Chippewa Valley High School

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
Address
18300 19 Mile Rd. Clinton Township , Michigan 48038 United States
Coordinates	42°36′44″N 82°56′06″W
Information
School type	Public, magnet high school
Established	1961
School district	Chippewa Valley Schools
Principal	Todd Distelrath
Staff	101.30 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Enrollment	2,208 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.80[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.chippewavalleyschools.org/schools/high-schools/cvhs/

Student assessments
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

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

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

• Joe Block — play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Paul Feig — creator of the Freaks and Geeks TV series^[5][6]
• Kelly Gunther — speed skater, member of US Olympic team
• David Hahn — the "Radioactive Boy Scout"^[7]
• Sean Murphy-Bunting — NFL player
• Carey Torrice — Michigan politician
• Jeff Zatkoff — ice hockey goaltender