CHEROKEE ES

Set in Muskogee, Oklahoma, CHEROKEE ES is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, operated by MUSKOGEE. It serves 340 students across grades K through 5.

MUSKOGEE runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,770 students. CHEROKEE ES is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CHEROKEE ES records that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 25% multiracial, 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the income-and-resources front, CHEROKEE ES shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting CHEROKEE ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Muskogee County (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Muskogee County put median household earnings sit near $53,619, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Muskogee County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,911 students), of which CHEROKEE ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: SADLER ARTS ACADEMY, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHEROKEE ES.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 32%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 36% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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