Cherokee Heights Middle

Cherokee Heights Middle, an average-sized junior high in Madison, Wisconsin, run under Madison Metropolitan School District, teaches 526 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 38% larger than typical.

Madison Metropolitan School District comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 25,155 students; Cherokee Heights Middle is among them.

Demographically, Cherokee Heights Middle reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 37% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dane County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherokee Heights Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dane County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,975, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Cherokee Heights Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thoreau Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cherokee Heights Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherokee Heights Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

Cherokee Heights Middle operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cherokee Heights Middle's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 526). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 29% to 40%.

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