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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND·NCES 470069002608
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary
4445 Georgetown RD, Cleveland, TN 37312 · (423) 476-1160 · Bradley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Tennessee 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.
- ·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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 61% · 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 Cleveland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.5pp since 2022
Math
53.5%
TN avg 39.3% . -4.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 52.7% | 57.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Bradley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #258 of 957 ▼ 40 | #4 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #211 of 959 ▼ 4 | #3 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #451 of 1,044 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #181 of 962 | #7 of 18 |
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
481
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
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 | 481 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 34.1 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary.
About Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary
Families in Cleveland, Tennessee, are served by Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 481 students.
Within Cleveland, Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 5,890 students.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. In Bradley County overall, about 84% of residents are White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary are from different groups.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Bradley County, where median household income comes to about $66,552, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Bradley County counts 27 public schools with about 16,092 students.
Hopewell Elementary School is the nearest public school to Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 492 in 2020-21, 481 in 2024-25.
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Bradley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,065
Census ACS
Median income
$66,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 1,291 students
- Blythe-Bower ElementaryElementary · 710 students
- Mayfield ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Arnold Memorial ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- G.R. Stuart ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,755 students
- Bradley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,649 students
- Walker Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 1,291 students
- Lake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Ocoee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Cleveland Middle1.1 mi · 1,291
- E.L. Ross Elementary1.7 mi · 272
- D.P. Yates Primary1.8 mi · 288
- Cleveland High2.0 mi · 1,755
- North Lee Elementary School2.4 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Candy's Creek Cherokee ElementaryHow large is Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary?
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary serve?
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary?
At Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary public or private?
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleveland.
Where is Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary located?
Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary is located at 4445 Georgetown RD, Cleveland, TN 37312.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.