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How has Cherokee Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420001916
Cherokee Elementary School
191 Evergreen Ln, Cedartown, GA 30125 · (770) 748-5614 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
472 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.8pp since 2021
Math
37.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 31.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Elementary School
Cherokee Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary School this school | 575 | 82.1% | 35.8% |
| Westside Elementary School Cedartown | 588 | 80.3% | 32.2% |
| Pearson Elementary School Pearson | 621 | 86.2% | 44.2% |
| Echols County Elementary/Middle School Statenville | 673 | 88.1% | 37.6% |
| Calhoun Early Learning Academy Calhoun | 503 | 91.7% | N/A |
| New Hope Elementary School Dalton | 511 | 90.4% | 46.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #647 of 1,208 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #682 of 1,215 ▼ 54 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #792 of 1,215 ▲ 26 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #746 of 1,183 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #671 of 1,324 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #328 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #501 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #691 of 1,312 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #300 of 854 | 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. 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
575
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 575 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 82% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 46.7 | 12.8:1 | 82% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 78% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 86% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 45.5 | 15.3:1 | 85% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 83% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 75% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 59% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 766 | 43 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (696 to 575); teachers up 3% (45.5 to 47).
About Cherokee Elementary School
Families in Cedartown, Georgia, are served by Cherokee Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 575 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Within Polk County, Cherokee Elementary School is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 7,745 students.
Of every 100 students at Cherokee Elementary School, about 47 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 42% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Polk County is about 73% White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Cherokee Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cherokee Elementary School, which has 47. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%.
On BeatsExpectations, Cherokee Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In Polk County, the median household earns about $58,515 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Polk County, 11 public schools serve about 7,745 students.
About 1.5 miles separate Cherokee Elementary School from the closest public school, Northside Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Cherokee Elementary School's average proficiency of 35.8% compares with 32.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Cherokee Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Cherokee Elementary School enrolled 576; in 2024-25, 575.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Rockmart Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
Other schools in Cedartown
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Harpst AcademyCombined · 32 students
Other Cherokee Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Cherokee Elementary. Cherokee Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 17.
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolCatoosa, OK · 857 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolLiberty Twp, OH · 791 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolParadise Valley, AZ · 690 students
- CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARDY, AR · 581 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolAlexandria, LA · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary1.5 mi · 531
- Harpst Academy2.2 mi · 32
- Westside Elementary School2.4 mi · 588
- Cedartown Middle School2.4 mi · 997
- Cedartown High School2.6 mi · 1,448
- Youngs Grove Elementary School6.5 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cherokee Elementary School serve?
Cherokee Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cherokee Elementary School have?
Cherokee Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cherokee Elementary School public or private?
Cherokee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Polk County.
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