Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLBERT COUNTY·NCES 010084000331
Cherokee Elementary School
1305 North Pike, Cherokee, AL 35616 · (256) 359-6422 · Colbert County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
149 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 19% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cherokee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #211 of 626 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #182 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #221 of 626 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #634 of 709 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #111 of 655 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #489 of 658 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #275 of 696 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #29 of 364 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
226
-49 (-18%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 226 | 14.9 | 15.2:1 | 66% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 15.9 | 13.9:1 | 43% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 19.5 | 11.7:1 | 46% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 75% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 66% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 68% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 66% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 55% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Elementary School.
About Cherokee Elementary School
Cherokee Elementary School is an elementary school in Cherokee, Alabama, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 226 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 53% below average.
The Colbert County system has 8 schools and 2,573 students.
Of every 100 students at Cherokee Elementary School, about 83 are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cherokee Elementary School is 15.2:1, based on 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Colbert County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
After accounting for student poverty, Cherokee Elementary School is in the top 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.2% is 22.2 points above the 36.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Colbert County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,178, Cherokee Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Cherokee Elementary School is Cherokee High School, located about 0.3 miles away. Nearby schools average 51.2% on proficiency, and Cherokee Elementary School is above that at 58.2%.
Cherokee Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 275 to 226.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cherokee Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colbert County
- Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Colbert County High SchoolHigh · 438 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee High School0.3 mi · 206
- Waterloo High School11.8 mi · 337
- Central Elementary School13.0 mi · 713
- Central High School13.0 mi · 596
- Iuka Middle School13.4 mi · 333
- New Bethel Elementary School13.6 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Elementary SchoolHow large is Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cherokee Elementary School serve?
Cherokee Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cherokee Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Cherokee Elementary School.
How diverse is Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School is overseen by Colbert County in Colbert County.
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