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Enrollment
736
Middle
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371003058
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle
7401 Burbage Drive, SUFFOLK, VA 23435 · (757) 925-6752 · Suffolk city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
506 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 244 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Colonel Fred Cherry Middle
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Fred Cherry Middle this school | 736 | 68.8% | 74.3% |
| Indian River Middle Chesapeake | 743 | 72.1% | 58.3% |
| Benjamin Syms Middle Hampton | 850 | 72.4% | 68.8% |
| Carver Middle Chester | 970 | 74.9% | 50.1% |
| King's Fork Middle Suffolk | 986 | 68.8% | 55.5% |
| Oscar Smith Middle Chesapeake | 967 | 71.9% | 55.4% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Colonel Fred Cherry Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #133 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #145 of 342 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #174 of 342 ▼ 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #171 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #78 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #154 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #193 of 340 |
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
736
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 736 | 62.9 | 11.7:1 | 69% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 60 | 12.1:1 | 67% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 64% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 50 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonel Fred Cherry Middle.
About Colonel Fred Cherry Middle
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is the name of a mid-sized middle school in SUFFOLK, Virginia. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 736 students.
Suffolk City Public Schools has 19 schools; together they serve 14,565 students.
At Colonel Fred Cherry Middle, 55% of students are Black. Other students are 22% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Suffolk city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle, which has 62.9. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is about 69%. The figure for public schools in Suffolk city is close, at 69%.
A school with Colonel Fred Cherry Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 69.4%. Colonel Fred Cherry Middle scores 74.3%, 4.9 points above that line.
The school's county is Suffolk city. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $92,666, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suffolk city's 22 public schools enroll about 14,565 students and include Colonel Fred Cherry Middle.
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle's closest public school neighbor is Northern Shores Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Colonel Fred Cherry Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Colonel Fred Cherry Middle ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 74.3% versus a 74.7% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 736 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 11.7:1.
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Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other schools in SUFFOLK
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Shores Elementary0.5 mi · 798
- Churchland Primary & Intermediate1.9 mi · 503
- Churchland Academy Elementary2.1 mi · 626
- Churchland Preschool Center2.1 mi · 112
- Churchland Middle2.1 mi · 798
- Western Branch Middle2.5 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Colonel Fred Cherry MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle?
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Colonel Fred Cherry Middle serve?
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is approximately 11.7:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle?
At Colonel Fred Cherry Middle, the student body is approximately 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 55% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Colonel Fred Cherry Middle public or private?
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.