Enrollment
94
Middle
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE·NCES 400741002745
Cherokee Middle School
412 E 5TH STREET, CHEROKEE, OK 73728 · (580) 596-3391 · Alfalfa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
41 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 33 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Cherokee Middle School→Cherokee High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHEROKEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
34.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Middle School
Cherokee Middle School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Middle School this school | 94 | 43.6% | 32.1% |
| Central High Middle School MARLOW | 103 | 40.8% | N/A |
| Thackerville Middle School Thackerville | 64 | 42.2% | 36.5% |
| Crescent Middle School Crescent | 113 | 38.9% | N/A |
| Cordell Junior High School Cordell | 84 | 50.0% | 33.5% |
| Navajo Junior High School Altus | 74 | 43.2% | 33.2% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #314 of 356 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
94
+11 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 94 | 7.5 | 12.5:1 | 44% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 6.7 | 13.3:1 | 43% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 6.2 | 14.6:1 | 47% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 41% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 6.2 | 12.0:1 | 44% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 6 | 14.8:1 | 46% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (75 to 94); teachers up 21% (6.2 to 7.5).
About Cherokee Middle School
Cherokee Middle School is a small middle-grades school based in CHEROKEE, Oklahoma. It serves 94 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma average about 388 students.
A total of 3 schools make up CHEROKEE, with 384 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Cherokee Middle School, with 77% of enrollment. It is also 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. Cherokee Middle School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Cherokee Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Oklahoma, Cherokee Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.1% actual against a predicted 40.7%.
In the county around the school, Alfalfa County, the median household income is $64,615, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in Alfalfa County, enrolling about 841 students in all.
Cherokee High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Cherokee Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.1% is below the 38.0% average for nearby schools.
Cherokee Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 83. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.4:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
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Alfalfa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,696
Census ACS
Median income
$64,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHEROKEE
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 172 students
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 118 students
Other schools in CHEROKEE
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 172 students
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 118 students
Other Cherokee Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cherokee Middle. Cherokee Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- CHEROKEE MIDDLESPRINGFIELD, MO · 765 students
- Cherokee Middle SchoolKingston, TN · 495 students
- Cherokee Middle SchoolCherokee, IA · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee High School0.0 mi · 118
- Cherokee Elementary School0.2 mi · 172
- Burlington Elementary School11.0 mi · 94
- Burlington High School11.0 mi · 40
- Timberlake Elementary School11.3 mi · 212
- Timberlake High School14.8 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cherokee Middle School?
Cherokee Middle School enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cherokee Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherokee Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cherokee Middle School have?
Cherokee Middle School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Cherokee Middle School?
Student demographics at Cherokee Middle School are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee Middle School?
Cherokee Middle School is overseen by CHEROKEE in Alfalfa County.
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