Cherokee Lane Elementary

Regular School · Adelphi, MD

Cherokee Lane Elementary is a regular school school in Adelphi, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 863 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

863

Teachers (FTE)

63.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	706	82%
Black or African American	110	13%
White	24	3%
Asian	12	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Two or more races	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	863	448M / 415F

English Language Learners: 347 (40% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -19.2pp	22.2%	299
Reading Proficiency	13.0% -22.2pp	35.2%	294
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	74

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

215

24.9% 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.)	863	100%

Contact & Location

2617 Buck Lodge Rd

Adelphi, MD 20783

Phone: (301)445-8415

http://www.pgcps.org/cherokeelane/

District

Prince George's County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,384

District enrollment: 131,133

Other Schools in District

Accokeek Academy Elementary
Adelphi Elementary Elementary
Allenwood Elementary Elementary
Andrew Jackson Academy Elementary
Apple Grove Elementary Elementary
Ardmore Elementary Elementary
Arrowhead Elementary Elementary
Avalon Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 20783) → CensusDepth.com
Maryland population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Maryland teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

240051001006

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