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Cherokee Lane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

722^nd

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Lane Elementary in Adelphi, MD, is a large Title I school serving 863 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where over 90% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. One of the most notable findings is that Cherokee Lane shows a relative strength in Mathematics, outperforming its district average with a 15.9% proficiency rate compared to 13.7%, which is a significant achievement given its high-poverty context. However, the school struggles more with English Language Arts, where proficiency (25.8%) falls well below the district average (38.9%), creating a clear gap between the two subjects. This suggests that while math instruction may be a bright spot, literacy remains a key area for growth.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge at Cherokee Lane, with a rate of 25.7% that directly impacts learning outcomes. Interestingly, its closest PGCPS neighbor, Adelphi Elementary, has a much lower absenteeism rate of 11.1% and achieves higher test scores, highlighting how attendance can be a powerful lever for improvement. The school also stands out for its effectiveness with specific student groups: in 2020-2021, it ranked in the 48th percentile for African American students and the 44th percentile for low socio-economic status students, even though its overall state rank was in the 13th percentile. This indicates that Cherokee Lane is relatively more successful at serving these populations compared to other schools across Maryland.

When compared to nearby schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, the differences are stark. For example, Cresthaven Elementary has a lower poverty rate (62.66%) but still struggles, yet the MCPS district averages for Math (36.9%) and ELA (58.5%) are dramatically higher than PGCPS. This shows that Cherokee Lane's challenges are heavily influenced by its district's systemic performance. Despite these hurdles, the school has shown a slight upward trend in state ranking, moving from the 13th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026, offering a glimmer of progress for families considering this school.

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: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

722^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 135Elementary 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
2026	17.5	722 of 864	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Science12%-21 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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	17.5	722^nd of 864 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%	78	17.4	14.9	15.5	15.9	24.7	24.0	28.8	25.8	11.5	$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%)	30.2	576^th of 864 public elementary schools	33.3%		24.7	618^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.6%	42	20.4	40.0	12.0	24.2	26.1	41.6	36.1	34.0	19.2	$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%)	25.6	621^st of 864 public elementary schools	28.1%		23	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%	21	33.6	15.4	16.3	21.6	34.6	31.6	33.0	33.0	14.3	$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%)	12.6	788^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.8%		14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%	22	10.3	15.5	7.5	11.5	12.1	20.0	24.5	18.8	11.3	$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%)	12	794^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.4	818^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.4%	24	18.0	9.6	14.3	14.0	16.2	15.4	18.2	16.4	10.3	$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%)	24.9	630^th of 864 public elementary schools	27.1%		26	598^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.9%	32	28.0	23.8	21.2	24.2	27.9	27.5	25.8	27.1	18.1	$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%)	23.2	644^th of 864 public elementary schools	25.5%		19.9	690^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.2%	46	28.6	7.7	20.5	18.6	43.5	28.8	25.6	32.6	9.1	$25,508	$2,250	$23,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Lane Elementary

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

Is Cherokee Lane Elementary a good school?

Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

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 district is Cherokee Lane Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

How many students attend Cherokee Lane Elementary?

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

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