Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280348000669
Cherokee Elementary
4102 Scovel Rd, Pascagoula, MS 39581 · (228) 938-6547 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Mississippi public elementary 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
153 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
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 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 34% larger than its 4th grade class (32).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +28.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 44.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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
Cherokee Elementary's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary this school | 206 | 74.3% | 58.9% |
| Nichols Elementary School Biloxi | 203 | 77.3% | 59.7% |
| Central Elementary Pascagoula | 245 | 79.6% | 62.5% |
| Jackson Elem Pascagoula | 193 | 82.9% | 49.1% |
| Eastlawn Elem Pascagoula | 337 | 66.2% | 58.2% |
| College Park Elementary Gautier | 303 | 73.6% | 49.6% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #176 of 428 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #59 of 439 ▲ 208 | #9 of 21 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #190 of 439 ▼ 90 | #16 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #409 of 453 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #44 of 408 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #27 of 409 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #290 of 444 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #139 of 296 | #5 of 14 |
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
206
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 206 | 16.4 | 12.6:1 | 74% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 14.3 | 12.9:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 15.6 | 11.9:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 19.1 | 12.8:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 87% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 81% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 55% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Elementary.
About Cherokee Elementary
Cherokee Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 206 students. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Pascagoula-Gautier School District (17 schools, 6,579 students) runs Cherokee Elementary.
Enrollment at Cherokee Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 46%. The school is also 27% White, 21% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Jackson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cherokee Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Teachers at the school number 16.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is higher.
Cherokee Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cherokee Elementary is 57.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.9%.
In Jackson County (population about 145,249), median household income is about $66,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Cherokee Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 22,712 students.
William M Colmer Middle is located about 0.5 miles from Cherokee Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 58.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Cherokee Elementary had 197 students in 2020-21 and 206 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Gautier HighHigh · 900 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Gautier MiddleMiddle · 416 students
- Singing RiverMiddle · 416 students
Other schools in Pascagoula
- Pascagoula HighHigh · 1,127 students
- William M Colmer MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Trent LottMiddle · 524 students
- Eastlawn ElemElementary · 337 students
- Arlington ElemElementary · 333 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 245 students
Other Cherokee Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Cherokee Elementary. Cherokee Elementary is the 16th 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
- William M Colmer Middle0.5 mi · 532
- Jackson Elem0.6 mi · 193
- Arlington Elem0.7 mi · 333
- Eastlawn Elem0.9 mi · 337
- Jackson County Exceptional1.4 mi · 44
- Pascagoula High1.5 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Cherokee Elementary serve?
Cherokee Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Cherokee Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Cherokee Elementary.
How diverse is Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 46% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary is overseen by Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.