CHEROKEE ES

CHEROKEE ES is one of the substantial elementary schools in Catoosa, Oklahoma, overseen by CATOOSA, with 857 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 134% above typical.

Within CATOOSA, which oversees 4 schools and 2,665 students, CHEROKEE ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CHEROKEE ES records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Native American, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Rogers County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CHEROKEE ES has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rogers County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rogers County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $80,067 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Rogers County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,144 students), CHEROKEE ES is one campus in the mix.

HELEN PAUL LEARNING CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

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