Enrollment
209
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERAW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080288000182
Cheraw School
110 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, CHERAW, CO 81030 · (719) 853-6655 · Otero County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
97 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 35.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Cheraw School
Cheraw School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw School this school | 209 | 46.4% | 39.1% |
| Norwood Public Schools NORWOOD | 191 | 46.6% | 44.1% |
| Flagler Public School FLAGLER | 186 | 41.4% | 33.6% |
| Liberty School JOES | 76 | 43.4% | 49.3% |
| Creede School CREEDE | 92 | 40.2% | 41.7% |
| Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction GRAND JUNCTION | 457 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 Cheraw School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #3 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #11 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #12 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #15 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
209
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
+280% since 1990-91, when it was 55
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 209 | 13.6 | 15.4:1 | 46% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 19.3 | 11.5:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 19.1 | 11.9:1 | 45% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 42% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 18.1 | 11.4:1 | 49% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 64% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 5 | 10.0:1 | 58% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 6 | 12.5:1 | 33% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 55 | 7 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheraw School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (207 to 209); teachers down 25% (18.1 to 13.6).
About Cheraw School
Cheraw School is a small combined-grade school in CHERAW, Colorado. It educates 209 students in pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 60% smaller than the 523 average for combined schools in Colorado.
Cheraw School reports to Cheraw School District.
By race and ethnicity, Cheraw School is 78% White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic. Census figures show Otero County is about 67% White. Cheraw School has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1 at Cheraw School, with 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among combined schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 14.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment. Among public schools in Otero County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Cheraw School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Colorado public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.6% for Cheraw School. The school posts 39.1%, within a point of the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Otero County, median household income is about $54,037, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Otero County number 15 and enroll about 3,027.
Tiger Trades Academy is the public school closest to Cheraw School, about 8.8 miles away. Cheraw School has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Cheraw School's average proficiency of 39.1% compares with 32.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Cheraw School had 219 students in 2020-21 and 209 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,321
Census ACS
Median income
$54,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Tiger Trades Academy8.8 mi · 90
- La Junta Intermediate School9.1 mi · 397
- La Junta Primary School9.2 mi · 296
- Swink Elementary School9.3 mi · 131
- Swink Junior-Senior High School9.3 mi · 159
- La Junta Jr/Sr High School9.8 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Cheraw SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cheraw School?
Cheraw School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Cheraw School serve?
Cheraw School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cheraw School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Cheraw School.
What is the student diversity at Cheraw School?
Student demographics at Cheraw School are roughly 78% White, 22% Hispanic.
Is Cheraw School public or private?
Cheraw School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cheraw School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.