Cherokee Ridge Elementary

Cherokee Ridge Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Chickamauga, Georgia, overseen by Walker County, educateing 548 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Walker County runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,379 students. Cherokee Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cherokee Ridge Elementary shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cherokee Ridge Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cherokee Ridge Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walker County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherokee Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Walker County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,469, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Cherokee Ridge Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Walker County (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chickamauga Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cherokee Ridge Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherokee Ridge Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.