Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432011383
Cherokee Point Elementary
3735 38th St., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 641-3400 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
273 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 102% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
29.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 17.2% | 28.4% | 45.5% |
| Math | 9.0% | 20.9% | 32.8% | 37.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 30.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 26.4% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 33.9% |
| 2017-18 | 30.3% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cherokee Point Elementary
Cherokee Point Elementary's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Point Elementary this school | 298 | 91.6% | 29.8% |
| Avondale Elementary Spring Valley | 291 | 88.7% | 35.1% |
| Webster Elementary Fresno | 295 | 94.6% | 26.1% |
| Rise Kohyang Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 88.5% | N/A |
| Charnock Road Elementary Los Angeles | 281 | 90.7% | 47.3% |
| Winnetka Avenue Elementary Canoga Park | 306 | 92.8% | 29.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cherokee Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #3,540 of 5,151 | #300 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,234 of 5,172 ▼ 121 | #277 of 393 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,371 of 5,172 ▼ 982 | #352 of 393 ▼ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #487 of 5,116 | #37 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #4,783 of 5,915 | #377 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,337 of 5,352 | #330 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #3,490 of 5,354 | #320 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #885 of 5,625 | #40 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #841 of 3,837 | #53 of 279 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 92% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 12.5 | 23.7:1 | 93% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 91% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 95% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 94% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 96% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | N/A | N/A | 96% (482) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (402 to 298); teachers down 25% (16 to 12).
About Cherokee Point Elementary
Cherokee Point Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in San Diego, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 298 students. That is 36% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The district, San Diego Unified, has 94,828 students enrolled across 174 schools.
The largest group at Cherokee Point Elementary is Hispanic students, at 77%. Other groups include 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cherokee Point Elementary scores 39%.
The school's 12 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
Cherokee Point Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Cherokee Point Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 25.9%.
In the surrounding county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. San Diego County has 766 public schools with about 467,437 students, including Cherokee Point Elementary.
About 0.2 miles separate Cherokee Point Elementary from the closest public school, Health Sciences High and Middle College. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cherokee Point Elementary at 2nd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Cherokee Point Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 8 students, from 306 to 298. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.8:1) than in 2020-21 (21.9:1).
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Point ElementaryHow many students attend Cherokee Point Elementary?
Cherokee Point Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cherokee Point Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherokee Point Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherokee Point Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cherokee Point Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherokee Point Elementary?
At Cherokee Point Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee Point Elementary?
Cherokee Point Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.