Cherokee Bend Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Mountain Brook, Alabama, Cherokee Bend Elementary School teaches 562 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Mountain Brook City.

Cherokee Bend Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Mountain Brook City, a district that teaches 4,425 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cherokee Bend Elementary School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cherokee Bend Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherokee Bend Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.8%; this one delivers 88.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Cherokee Bend Elementary School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

The closest other public school is WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cherokee Bend Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherokee Bend Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cherokee Bend Elementary School has grew 23%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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