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What's one thing Cherokee High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,082
High
DISTRICT 1,610 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENAPE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340849001092
Cherokee High School
120 TOMLINSON MILL ROAD, MARLTON, NJ 08053 · (856) 983-5140 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,082 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
155 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
351 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 9 | 503 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 487 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 544 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 548 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 47.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 High School
Cherokee High School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee High School this school | 2,082 | 16.9% | 46.5% |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School District Flemington | 2,238 | 19.2% | 51.1% |
| Freehold Township High School FREEHOLD TWP. | 1,813 | 19.5% | 39.9% |
| Manalapan High School ENGLISHTOWN | 1,690 | 13.4% | 44.2% |
| Gloucester County Institute of Technology Sewell | 1,657 | 11.9% | 51.2% |
| Eastern Camden County Regional High School VOORHEES | 1,847 | 16.3% | 52.5% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Cherokee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #131 of 397 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #188 of 400 ▼ 79 | #9 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #187 of 395 ▲ 23 | #6 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,082 | #28 of 442 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #276 of 388 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #220 of 389 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #298 of 405 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #151 of 200 | #6 of 10 |
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
2,082
-96 (-4%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,541
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 2,082 | 155 | 13.4:1 | 17% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 2,108 | 171 | 12.3:1 | 11% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 2,179 | 177 | 12.3:1 | 10% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 2,178 | 179 | 12.2:1 | 11% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 2,161 | 177.5 | 12.2:1 | 11% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 2,190 | 182 | 12.0:1 | 12% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 2,388 | 159 | 15.0:1 | 8% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 2,035 | 133 | 15.3:1 | 1% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 1,541 | 104 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,161 to 2,082); teachers down 13% (177.5 to 155).
About Cherokee High School
Cherokee High School is a large high school serving families in MARLTON, New Jersey. School enrollment was 2,082 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Lenape Regional High School District enrolls 6,439 students, and its 4 schools include Cherokee High School.
By race and ethnicity, Cherokee High School is 68% White. Other reported shares: 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Burlington County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. Cherokee High School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 155 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 17% of enrollment. It compares with 32% for public schools in Burlington County.
Cherokee High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cherokee High School is 10.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.5%. Predicted: 56.9%.
In the county around the school, Burlington County, median household income is about $108,111, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 139 public schools operate in Burlington County, serving about 69,020 students.
Nearest public school: Marlton Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Cherokee High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Cherokee High School's average proficiency of 46.5% compares with 49.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Cherokee High School's location as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 2,178 to 2,082. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenape Regional High School District
- Lenape High SchoolHigh · 1,912 students
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 1,387 students
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
Other schools in MARLTON
- Marlton MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Frances DeMasi Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- J Harold Van ZantElementary · 621 students
- Marlton ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Helen L BeelerElementary · 557 students
- Richard L Rice SchoolElementary · 492 students
Other Cherokee High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cherokee High. Cherokee High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Cherokee High SchoolCanton, GA · 3,012 students
- Cherokee High SchoolRogersville, TN · 1,002 students
- Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, AL · 206 students
- Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, OK · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Marlton Middle0.2 mi · 744
- Marlton Elementary0.3 mi · 567
- Robert B Jaggard School0.5 mi · 483
- Helen L Beeler1.1 mi · 557
- Kresson School1.7 mi · 527
- Richard L Rice School2.0 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee High SchoolHow large is Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School enrolls approximately 2,082 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cherokee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherokee High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cherokee High School have?
Cherokee High School employs 155 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Cherokee High School?
Cherokee High School reports a student body of 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cherokee High School in?
Cherokee High School is part of Lenape Regional High School District.
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