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Does Cherokee Trail Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABBEVILLE 60·NCES 450069000065
Cherokee Trail Elementary
6219 Highway 184 East, Donalds, SC 29638 · (864) 379-8500 · Abbeville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · 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 Trail Elementary→Dixie High
Based on grade levels within Abbeville 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 66.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cherokee Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #171 of 635 ▼ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #85 of 635 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #531 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #307 of 656 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #586 of 656 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #127 of 395 |
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
360
-80 (-18%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 65% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 73% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 55% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 55% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 54% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 59% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 55% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (444 to 360); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Cherokee Trail Elementary
Cherokee Trail Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Donalds, South Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 360 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 32% lower.
Cherokee Trail Elementary is part of Abbeville 60, where 8 schools serve 2,746 students.
At Cherokee Trail Elementary, White students make up 83% of the student body. The school is also 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 69%. Cherokee Trail Elementary has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.3:1.
allk12 grades Cherokee Trail Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Abbeville County, median household income is about $52,935, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Cherokee Trail Elementary is among the 10 public schools in Abbeville County.
Dixie High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Cherokee Trail Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 360, 18% below the 440 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Abbeville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,420
Census ACS
Median income
$52,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abbeville 60
- Dixie HighHigh · 565 students
- Abbeville HighHigh · 463 students
- Long Cane PrimaryElementary · 368 students
- Wright MiddleMiddle · 323 students
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Diamond Hill ElementaryElementary · 252 students
Other Cherokee Trail Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cherokee Trail Elementary. Cherokee Trail Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cherokee Trail Elementary SchoolPARKER, CO · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Dixie High3.1 mi · 565
- Honea Path Elementary5.8 mi · 571
- Ware Shoals Elementary Middle6.2 mi · 238
- Honea Path Middle6.3 mi · 278
- Ware Shoals High7.0 mi · 265
- Hodges Elementary7.9 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cherokee Trail Elementary?
Cherokee Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cherokee Trail Elementary serve?
Cherokee Trail Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cherokee Trail Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Cherokee Trail Elementary.
How diverse is Cherokee Trail Elementary?
Cherokee Trail Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cherokee Trail Elementary in?
Cherokee Trail Elementary is part of Abbeville 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.