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Cherokee Elementary School

Regular School · Cherokee, AL

Cherokee Elementary School is a regular school school in Cherokee, Alabama, serving grades PK–06 with 226 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
226
Teachers (FTE)
14.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 187 83%
Hispanic/Latino 16 7%
Two or more races 12 5%
Black or African American 9 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Total enrollment 226 115M / 111F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 24.1% 136
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 46.3% 136
Science Proficiency 11-19% — 34

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.32 grade levels
Math
-0.40 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
18 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
24
10.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 226 100%

Contact & Location

1305 North Pike

Cherokee, AL 35616

Phone: (256)359-6422

http://www.colbert.k12.al.us

District

Colbert County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,944

District enrollment: 2,621

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

010084000331

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD