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Cherokee Elementary School

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Cherokee Elementary School ranks 667 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cedartown, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school is part of the Polk County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cherokee Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Polk County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43.8%) and Mathematics (38.8%) were significantly lower than the Polk County (31.7% and 27.7%) and Georgia state (43% and 42.6%) averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.92% to 82.08% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Polk County district.

While the other Polk County elementary schools also have low performance and high free/reduced lunch rates, Cherokee Elementary School appears to be one of the lower-performing schools in the district. This suggests that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of its student population and improve academic outcomes.

575

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,023

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191 Evergreen Ln
Cedartown, GA 30125

(770) 748-5614

District: Polk County

Students who attend Cherokee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cedartown Middle School
High:	Cedartown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

42.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Polk County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

667^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Polk County

126^th of 206Polk County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	667 of 1238	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	727 of 1248	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	739 of 1242	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	693 of 1244	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	658 of 1214	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	775 of 1234	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	777 of 1209	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	747 of 1205	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	775 of 1233	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	767 of 1240	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	731 of 1231	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.7	507 of 1225	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	411 of 1201	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	346 of 1212	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	58.1	565 of 1183	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	552 of 1133	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	504 of 1134	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	539 of 1125	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	534 of 1101	51.5%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+11 vs state

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Evergreen Ln	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-5614	575	47	12.2	82.1%	271 (47.1%)	16 (2.8%)	243 (42.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	41.4	667^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.1%		37.9	727^th of 1248 public elementary schools	41.7%	60	17.1	23.5	43.8		29.3	43.2	38.8		55.0	$14,023	$850	$13,173
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Philpot St	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-4932	531	40	13.2	87.6%	165 (31.1%)	57 (10.7%)	283 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	33.4	790^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.2	827^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.7%	37	22.1	23.9	36.3		33.8	42.0	28.8		35.0	$15,014	$841	$14,173
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0831	588	45	13.1	80.3%	255 (43.4%)	83 (14.1%)	216 (36.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	34.8	757^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.7	792^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	36.5%	35	23.4	25.3	30.4		23.4	51.7	30.4		43.0	$14,089	$932	$13,157
Youngs Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Wooten Rd	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-3821	490	38	12.9	96.1%	263 (53.7%)	40 (8.2%)	164 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	41.3	671^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.8%		31.5	819^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.4%	148	23.5	31.8	36.7		40.7	42.4	24.4		50.6	$14,649	$1,120	$13,529
Pepperell Elementary	Public	2-4	270 Hughes Dairy Rd SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 290-8527	534	38	14.0	72.7%	403 (75.5%)	42 (7.9%)	61 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	67.7	354^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.4%		63.7	416^th of 1248 public elementary schools	66.7%	62	42.2	38.0			56.1	58.3				$13,687	$809	$12,878
Pepperell Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Dragon Dr SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1835	456	33	14.0	69.1%	363 (79.6%)	23 (5.0%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)								(n/a)										$18,283	$1,142	$17,141
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Prospect Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5335	764	52	14.7	75.0%	584 (76.4%)	67 (8.8%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	35.1	752^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.5	704^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.6%	48	27.3	25.0	28.1		42.2	39.8	28.9		35.5	$12,663	$801	$11,862
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	100.0%	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.7	967^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.5%	42	19.4	30.7	20.2		22.6	28.7	17.3		22.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
East Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1502 Dean Ave SE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-8310	439	38	11.5	90.7%	196 (44.6%)	137 (31.2%)	58 (13.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	58.5	455^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.4	406^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.5%	49	32.8	39.1	32.2	52.5	54.7	55.1	39.0	44.3	42.4	$16,768	$1,261	$15,507
Anna K. Davie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24 E Main St SW	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 232-4913	413	36	11.6	100.0%	50 (12.1%)	246 (59.6%)	77 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.8	987^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.7	1009^th of 1248 public elementary schools	19.2%	22	11.3	14.8	15.8	21.1	24.5	42.6	38.6	15.8	14.0	$18,413	$3,089	$15,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Elementary School

Is Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Elementary School ranks 667^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cherokee Elementary School in?

Polk County

How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Cherokee Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Elementary School are 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cedartown Middle School
High : Cedartown High School

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