Cherokee Community School District

Summary:

The Cherokee Community School District in Iowa consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district's overall ranking is 207 out of 313 in Iowa, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement across the district.

Washington High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranked 119 out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 3-star rating. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 77.7% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 75% of 11th graders proficient or better in Math. Additionally, Washington High School has a high graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. In contrast, Cherokee Elementary School had lower proficiency rates compared to the state average in both English Language Arts and Math for 3rd and 4th grades.

Cherokee Middle School also performed well, with 90.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 91.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math. The school is ranked 179 out of 344 Iowa middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, all three schools in the district have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

District Detail

600 W. Bluff Street
Cherokee, IA 51012

(712) 225-6767

SchoolDigger Rank:
207^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,163

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th 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
Washington High School	Public	9-12	600 W Bluff St	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 225-6755	366	28	12.9	39.9%	299 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.1%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	64.9	119^th of 340 public high schools	65.0%		58.3	156^th of 338 public high schools	53.8%	37							84.3	77.7	75.0							75.3	66.0	75.0			80.9	$14,371	$120	$14,251
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

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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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