Elementary Schools in Cherokee Community School District

Summary:

The Cherokee Community School District in Iowa has only one elementary school, Cherokee Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 484 students. While the school's performance has declined in recent years, dropping from a 3-star to a 1-star rating on SchoolDigger, it continues to serve the local community.

Cherokee Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th graders are generally lower than the state averages, with the exception of 4th grade ELA in 2023-2024, where the school outperformed the state. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (45.25% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024, both of which are higher than the state averages.

Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,621, and the student-teacher ratio is 14:1 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school is allocating resources to support its students. However, further investigation into the root causes of the school's performance issues and the strategies being employed to address them would be valuable in understanding the school's situation and potential areas for improvement.

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)		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

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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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