Enrollment
277
High
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRYVALE·NCES 200474001125
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
700 S Carson, Cherryvale, KS 67335 · (620) 336-8100 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
183 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 17% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 11.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryvale Sr / Middle School this school | 277 | 66.1% | 27.8% |
| Eureka Jr/Sr High Eureka | 234 | 64.1% | 32.6% |
| Sedan High Sedan | 182 | 64.3% | 19.4% |
| Oswego Junior-Senior High School Oswego | 195 | 69.7% | 29.6% |
| Herington High Herington | 141 | 66.0% | 24.4% |
| Southeast High Cherokee | 152 | 63.2% | 18.9% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Cherryvale Sr / Middle School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #147 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #194 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #114 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #131 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #40 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #97 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #30 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #10 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high 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
277
-57 (-17%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 277 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 26.9 | 10.7:1 | 73% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 29.8 | 9.7:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 32.3 | 10.7:1 | 59% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 56% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherryvale Sr / Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (345 to 277); teachers down 22% (32.3 to 25).
About Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School is a high school in Cherryvale, Kansas, and it is part of Cherryvale. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 277 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).
Cherryvale oversees Cherryvale Sr / Middle School and 2 other schools, with 682 students in total.
The share of students at Cherryvale Sr / Middle School who are White is 82%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 183 students, or 66%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School scores 27.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.6%.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $55,697 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cherryvale Sr / Middle School, Montgomery County has 14 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lincoln Central Elem, is about 0.3 miles. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cherryvale Sr / Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Cherryvale Sr / Middle School enrolled 334 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 277.
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,940
Census ACS
Median income
$55,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherryvale
- Lincoln Central ElemElementary · 268 students
- Thayer SchoolsElementary · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Central Elem0.3 mi · 268
- Mound Valley Elem8.7 mi · 136
- Independence Sr High9.3 mi · 550
- Eisenhower Elem9.3 mi · 323
- Independence Middle9.3 mi · 376
- Jefferson School9.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherryvale Sr / Middle School?
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Cherryvale Sr / Middle School serve?
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Cherryvale Sr / Middle School have?
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Cherryvale Sr / Middle School?
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherryvale Sr / Middle School?
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School is overseen by Cherryvale in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.