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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHLEQUAH·NCES 402938001541
Cherokee Elementary School
800 E GOINGSNAKE, TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464 · (918) 458-4110 · Cherokee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
324 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within TAHLEQUAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
34.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 School
Cherokee Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary School this school | 441 | 73.5% | 41.0% |
| Grand View Public School Tahlequah | 521 | 74.7% | 33.6% |
| Briggs Public School Tahlequah | 390 | 75.9% | N/A |
| Greenwood Elementary School Tahlequah | 500 | 70.0% | 28.2% |
| Woodall Public School Tahlequah | 373 | 68.6% | 32.9% |
| Hayes Elementary School Ada | 414 | 72.9% | N/A |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #171 of 555 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #350 of 651 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #275 of 941 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #283 of 708 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #132 of 708 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #406 of 876 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #121 of 164 | N/A |
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
441
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 441 | 28.7 | 15.4:1 | 73% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 29.7 | 14.3:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 29.7 | 14.8:1 | 74% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 73% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 26.3 | 16.2:1 | 84% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 85% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 86% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 84% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (425 to 441); teachers up 9% (26.3 to 28.7).
About Cherokee Elementary School
The public elementary school Cherokee Elementary School is located in TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma. It had 441 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in TAHLEQUAH totals 3,712 students.
The student body at Cherokee Elementary School has no majority group. Native American students lead at 39%. Enrollment also includes 27% multiracial, 18% White, and 16% Hispanic. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Cherokee Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. That is in line with the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Cherokee Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%. The average for public schools in Cherokee County is similar, at 73%.
Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Cherokee Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cherokee Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.0%; the prediction is 30.4%.
Looking at the county, Cherokee County, median household income comes to about $53,218, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 21 public schools and about 7,401 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Cherokee Elementary School from the closest public school, Greenwood Elementary School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cherokee Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Cherokee Elementary School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 441, compared with 421 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Cherokee Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,942
Census ACS
Median income
$53,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAHLEQUAH
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Tahlequah Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other schools in TAHLEQUAH
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Tahlequah Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Grand View Public SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Briggs Public SchoolElementary · 390 students
Other Cherokee Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Cherokee Elementary. Cherokee Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 17.
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolCatoosa, OK · 857 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolMuskogee, OK · 340 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokee, OK · 172 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolLiberty Twp, OH · 791 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolParadise Valley, AZ · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 500
- Sequoyah Elementary School1.0 mi · 182
- Tahlequah High School1.2 mi · 1,358
- Tahlequah Middle School1.4 mi · 730
- Heritage Elementary School3.1 mi · 501
- Grand View Public School3.1 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?
Cherokee Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cherokee Elementary School serve?
Cherokee Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherokee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cherokee Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherokee Elementary School?
At Cherokee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 27% Two or more.
Is Cherokee Elementary School public or private?
Cherokee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TAHLEQUAH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.