Cherokee Elementary School

Regular School · Alexandria, LA

Cherokee Elementary School is a regular school school in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 576 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

576

Teachers (FTE)

41.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	274	48%
White	151	26%
Hispanic/Latino	86	15%
Two or more races	39	7%
Asian	23	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	576	307M / 269F

English Language Learners: 60 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% +7.5pp	29.5%	231
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +9.3pp	40.7%	231
Science Proficiency	25.0%	—	229

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)

-0.20 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

104

18.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	576	100%

Contact & Location

5700 Prescott Road

Alexandria, LA 71301

Phone: (318)442-1987

District

Rapides Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,528

District enrollment: 22,991

Other Schools in District

Acadian Elementary Elementary
Alma Redwine Elementary Elementary
Ball Elementary School Elementary
Buckeye Elementary School Elementary
Caroline Dormon Junior High School Elementary
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School Elementary
D.F. Huddle Elementary Elementary
Forest Hill Junior High School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 71301) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220129001048

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