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Best Middle Schools in Cherokee, IA

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Top rankedCherokee Middle School179^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Cherokee, Iowa is home to a single middle school, Cherokee Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8 within the Cherokee Community School District. While the school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, its academic performance has been mixed, with some grade levels and subjects exceeding state averages while others fall behind.

Cherokee Middle School's performance on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests has been uneven, with 8th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average in English Language Arts, but 7th-grade students lagging behind in the same subject. The school also serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 39.33% in 2023-2024, which may present socioeconomic challenges. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 15.7 is slightly higher than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,857.

These insights suggest that while Cherokee Middle School has areas of strength, it also faces some challenges in ensuring consistent academic achievement across grade levels and subjects. The school's resource allocation and support systems may need to be examined to address these disparities and better serve the needs of its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (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 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Middle School	Public	5-8	206 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 225-6750	329	26	12.6	45.3%	276 (83.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	53.5	179^th of 344 public middle schools	48.0%		62.3	138^th of 337 public middle schools	59.1%	41	77.2	71.9	63.4	90.9	91.1	78.7	67.1	85.7	84.8	77.9	$9,857	$255	$9,602

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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