Colonel Fred Cherry Middle

Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in SUFFOLK, Virginia, run under Suffolk City Public Schools, serveing 736 students in grades 6 through 8.

Suffolk City Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 14,565 students. Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Colonel Fred Cherry Middle reports that the largest single group is Black, at 55% of enrollment; the rest reads as 22% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Colonel Fred Cherry Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 74.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Suffolk city shows median household income runs about $92,666, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Suffolk city's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students), Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is one campus in the mix.

Northern Shores Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Colonel Fred Cherry Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colonel Fred Cherry Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 74.7%.

Colonel Fred Cherry Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.