Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801030
Cherokee Elementary
3061 Kimball Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 · (901) 416-5028 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +25.2pp since 2022
Math
36.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +31.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 32 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7.2% | 5.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cherokee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #592 of 957 ▲ 168 | #52 of 144 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #639 of 959 ▲ 206 | #54 of 146 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #766 of 1,044 | #118 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #694 of 962 | #93 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.3% | #12 of 537 | #3 of 77 |
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
321
-87 (-21%) 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 | 321 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 32.2 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 96% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherokee Elementary.
About Cherokee Elementary
Cherokee Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 321 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Tennessee have about 470 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
In Memphis-Shelby County Schools, 211 schools enroll a combined 111,979 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Cherokee Elementary are Black. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic. County-wide, 52% of Shelby County residents are Black. The diversity index for Cherokee Elementary is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For Shelby County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cherokee Elementary, Shelby County has 287 public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus, is the closest to Cherokee Elementary. Cherokee Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cherokee Elementary had a net loss of 87 students, or 21%.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Cherokee Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Cherokee Elementary. Cherokee Elementary is the 14th largest of the 17.
- Cherokee ElementaryJohnson City, TN · 345 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolCatoosa, OK · 857 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolLiberty Twp, OH · 791 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolParadise Valley, AZ · 690 students
- CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARDY, AR · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus0.7 mi · 203
- Sharpe Elementary0.8 mi · 301
- Sherwood Middle0.9 mi · 743
- Melrose High0.9 mi · 645
- Bethel Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 290
- Dunbar Elementary1.2 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Cherokee ElementaryHow many students attend Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cherokee Elementary serve?
Cherokee Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How diverse is Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary reports a student body of 12% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherokee Elementary?
Cherokee Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Cherokee Elementary serve?
Cherokee Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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