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Best Elementary Schools in Cherokee, IA

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468

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Top rankedCherokee Elementary School487^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Cherokee, Iowa is home to a single elementary school, Cherokee Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. The school is part of the Cherokee Community School District.

Cherokee Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 274th out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 487th out of 576 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests is mixed, with 3rd-grade students scoring below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, but 4th-grade students performing better. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 45.25% in 2023-2024, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the same year, which is relatively high.

Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending of $10,621 in the 2018-2019 school year seems reasonable, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1 in 2023-2024. Overall, the data suggests that Cherokee Elementary School faces some challenges in terms of academic performance and student demographics, but there may be opportunities to improve outcomes through targeted interventions and resource allocation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	204 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 225-6760	468	33	14.0	50.0%	383 (81.8%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	21.6	487^th of 576 public elementary schools	15.5%		53.7	304^th of 557 public elementary schools	45.4%	183	47.8	64.5	62.3	66.7	$10,621	$458	$10,163

Cities Near Cherokee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurelia	6.86 mi	2	195^th
Cleghorn	9.22 mi	1
Marcus	13.42 mi	3	52^nd
Alta	14.06 mi	2	185^th
Washta	14.76 mi	1	352^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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