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Cherokee Lane Elementary

Q: Is Cherokee Lane Elementary a good school?

Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks 644 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Adelphi, Maryland, serving 816 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,563 to $21,603 over the past few years, Cherokee Lane Elementary has consistently struggled academically. The school's MCAP test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 18.7% of students proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 26.5% statewide and 13.1% in the district. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.6% to 34.8%, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Cherokee Lane Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse academically. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from 561 out of 859 Maryland elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 644 out of 865 in 2024-2025. To address these challenges, the school may need to implement targeted interventions and evidence-based strategies that have a direct impact on student learning, while also addressing non-academic factors that may be contributing to the school's struggles.

863

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,603

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2617 Buck Lodge Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783

(301) 445-8415

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Cherokee Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buck Lodge Middle
High:	High Point High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

12.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

644^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 136Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	644 of 865	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	634 of 859	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	728 of 855	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	752 of 862	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	695 of 802	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	708 of 853	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	632 of 857	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	629 of 847	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	602 of 845	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	561 of 859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	541 of 867	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	498 of 847	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.4	414 of 857	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.6	449 of 853	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	449 of 855	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	596 of 850	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	663 of 838	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	66.7	292 of 818	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	306 of 804	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	293 of 805	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	312 of 803	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	262 of 504	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	707 of 796	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	304 of 546	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	684 of 788	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)48th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2021)13th percentile~ school

Female (2021)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Science11%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Great school. Teachers are very dedicated, as is the principal, Mrs. Hardy. The PTO is strong. Having a good Parent Teacher Organization is one of the keys to success in any school. I really don't understand the low rating. I know that my children have always excelled here. Close Quote

Schools Near Cherokee Lane Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8415	863	64	13.5	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	110 (12.7%)	706 (81.8%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%		21.3	634^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.2%	10	27.7	15.3	12.3	18.7	39.4	21.0	27.3	29.2	11.4	$21,603	$1,726	$19,877
Adelphi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 25th Ave	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6250	505	36	13.9	88.9%	16 (3.2%)	87 (17.2%)	385 (76.2%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	24.7	618^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.6%		22.1	619^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.9%	1	28.8	28.8	8.5	22.3	26.8	35.1	25.8	29.4	6.9	$22,959	$2,486	$20,474
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 Tecumseh St	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 408-7900	734	52	14.1	92.8%	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.3%)	670 (91.3%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	23	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%		16	711^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.2%	69	30.2	19.8	7.7	19.9	24.0	34.3	26.5	28.0	12.3	$20,692	$2,097	$18,595
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6200	458	39	11.7	95.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (2.0%)	436 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%		9.4	828^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.6%	62	23.6	9.1	5.3	12.6	20.8	17.2	22.7	20.4	7.7	$27,476	$2,055	$25,421
Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Corliss St	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6550	437	44	10.0	62.9%	6 (1.4%)	175 (40.0%)	224 (51.3%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$26,142	$2,536	$23,605
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8201 15th Ave	Hyattsville	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8423	697	53	13.1	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11.4	818^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.4%		7.7	840^th of 859 public elementary schools	2.2%	22	14.0	6.3	10.3	10.7	12.5	16.0	18.8	15.8	5.1	$21,114	$1,963	$19,151
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	477	45	10.7	56.4%	93 (19.5%)	120 (25.2%)	214 (44.9%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$26,251	$1,347	$24,904
Cresthaven Elementary	Public	3-5	1234 Cresthaven Dr	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0580	474	40	11.7	62.7%	11 (2.3%)	188 (39.7%)	242 (51.1%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	26	598^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.9%		23.4	603^rd of 859 public elementary schools	29.8%	5	32.6	22.4	20.3	25.6	32.6	27.9	24.0	28.4	8.6	$23,811	$2,877	$20,934
New Hampshire Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8720 Carroll Ave	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1580	455	45	10.0	69.2%	28 (6.2%)	98 (21.5%)	321 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$26,632	$4,596	$22,036
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 49th Ave	College Park	20740	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 513-5900	284	24	11.6	90.1%	21 (7.4%)	27 (9.5%)	219 (77.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	19.9	690^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.2%		31.1	528^th of 859 public elementary schools	38.5%	162	10.6	12.8	19.5	14.1	22.9	27.7	34.1	27.9	10.0	$25,508	$2,250	$23,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Lane Elementary

Is Cherokee Lane Elementary a good school?

Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks 644^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cherokee Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 863 students attended Cherokee Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Lane Elementary?

Students at Cherokee Lane Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherokee Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buck Lodge Middle
High : High Point High

What district is Cherokee Lane Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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