Cherokee Elementary School

Regular School · Guntersville, AL

Cherokee Elementary School is a regular school school in Guntersville, Alabama, serving grades 03–05 with 387 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

387

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	298	77%
Black or African American	55	14%
Hispanic/Latino	17	4%
Two or more races	10	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Asian	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
Total enrollment	387	207M / 180F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% +10.9pp	24.1%	397
Reading Proficiency	59.0% +12.7pp	46.3%	395
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	135

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)

+0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

81 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.5% 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.)	387	100%

Contact & Location

3300 Highway 79 South

Guntersville, AL 35976

Phone: (256)582-3908

http://www.cherokee-elementary.com

District

Guntersville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,038

District enrollment: 1,851

Other Schools in District

Guntersville Elementary School Elementary
Guntersville High School High
Guntersville Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35976) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010169000580

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