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Cherokee Elementary School

Q: Is Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Elementary School ranks 230 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Liberty Twp, OH, with 803 students. It is part of the Lakota Local School District, which is ranked 173 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cherokee Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, ranking in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools.

Cherokee Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 82.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 80.5% for the Lakota Local district and 63.4% for the state of Ohio. The school also excels in serving its diverse student population, ranking in the top 30 in Ohio for African American, White, and Multi-racial student performance, and in the top 60-65 for Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

While Cherokee Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Lakota Local district, including Woodland Elementary, Independence Elementary, and VanGorden Elementary, the only school that consistently outperforms Cherokee is Independence Elementary, which ranks in the top 35 elementary schools in Ohio. Additionally, while Cherokee Elementary School excels in most areas, its performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students is relatively lower, suggesting an opportunity for the school to focus on supporting these student populations.

791

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,898

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5345 Kyles Station Rd
Liberty Twp, OH 45011-8400

(513) 755-8200

District: Lakota Local

Students who attend Cherokee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakota Plains Junior School
High:	Lakota West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

12.4%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg78%

Ohio avg61%

230^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Lakota Local

173^rd of 828Lakota Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	230 of 1558	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	279 of 1577	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	387 of 1596	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	308 of 1588	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	268 of 1610	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	499 of 1676	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	244 of 1636	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	266 of 1651	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	296 of 1678	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	478 of 1684	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	384 of 1687	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	264 of 1701	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	307 of 1709	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	439 of 1686	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	293 of 1662	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	227 of 1610	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.9	167 of 1582	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	379 of 1609	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.5	507 of 1504	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	505 of 1501	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.5	228 of 1471	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	29 of 615	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	25 of 603	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	69 of 610	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	39 of 601	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	18 of 533	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	99 of 605	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.7	23 of 598	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	32 of 89	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	44 of 81	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	42 of 78	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	465 of 824	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	268 of 765	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	604 of 956	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	433 of 1021	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	62 of 281	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	81 of 258	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	80 of 213	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	64 of 174	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	158 of 1452	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	180 of 1466	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	381 of 1483	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	292 of 1488	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	200 of 1467	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	418 of 1502	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	255 of 1518	83.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	261 of 759	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	61 of 259	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	41 of 234	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	57 of 233	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	53 of 216	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	35 of 189	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	92 of 228	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	43 of 239	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	448 of 1473	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	399 of 1484	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	516 of 1447	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	518 of 1419	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	296 of 1404	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	878 of 1465	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	477 of 1465	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	231 of 1466	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	293 of 1485	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	342 of 1498	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	282 of 1518	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	295 of 1499	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	454 of 1535	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	205 of 1536	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	22 of 218	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	27 of 202	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	403 of 935	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	381 of 900	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	458 of 856	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	65 of 1175	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	133 of 1190	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	249 of 1215	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	175 of 1242	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	165 of 1249	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	291 of 1271	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	151 of 1309	88.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)66th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+20 vs state

Mathematics83%+22 vs state

English Language Arts78%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Cherokee Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-6	5345 Kyles Station Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 755-8200	791	32	24.7	29.7%	470 (59.4%)	97 (12.3%)	98 (12.4%)	83 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	82.8	230^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.2%		81.7	279^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.3%	49	82.9	79.8	84.4	83.9	82.1	71.8	81.4	82.9	75.7	$11,898
VanGorden Elementary School	Public	3-6	6475 LeSourdsville West Cheste	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1150	670	29	23.1	28.1%	479 (71.5%)	47 (7.0%)	49 (7.3%)	68 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	83.6	203^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.0%		83.7	220^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.0%	17	76.5	71.0	91.2	75.5	88.7	80.4	80.3	87.0	88.6	$14,108
Liberty Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-2	6040 Princeton Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-6194	407	17	23.9	25.1%	257 (63.1%)	41 (10.1%)	22 (5.4%)	56 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$12,272
Heritage Early Childhood School	Public	K-2	5052 Hamilton Mason Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-7060	598	25	23.9	33.9%	314 (52.5%)	80 (13.4%)	97 (16.2%)	71 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)								(n/a)										$11,765
Fairfield North Elementary School	Public	K-5	6116 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 868-0070	629	32	19.6	48.2%	296 (47.1%)	137 (21.8%)	44 (7.0%)	108 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	76.1	411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.6%		80.3	309^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.4%	102	76.5	73.3	80.7	69.6		75.9	77.2	82.6		$10,619
Woodland Elementary School	Public	3-6	6923 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 779-7775	605	27	22.8	44.0%	339 (56.0%)	67 (11.1%)	101 (16.7%)	59 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	32 (5.3%)	77.7	371^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.2%		79.7	321^st of 1577 public elementary schools	79.6%	50	82.8	77.3	82.7	80.2	64.9	68.2	73.3	83.7	70.3	$12,528
Monroe Elementary School	Public	2-6	230 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 539-8101	1,166	53	22.0	39.8%	827 (70.9%)	95 (8.1%)	107 (9.2%)	79 (6.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.5%)	80.7	285^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.7%		80.3	310^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.3%	25	76.6	84.3	89.4	77.1	73.6	73.1	78.8	77.5	73.9	$10,353
Fairfield East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6711 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 737-5000	650	36	18.0	58.5%	302 (46.5%)	137 (21.1%)	92 (14.2%)	85 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	60.3	730^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.1%		60.4	749^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.5%	19	64.6	65.8	77.3	58.3		60.3	64.9	71.9		$9,722
Independence Elementary School	Public	3-6	7480 Princeton Rd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-8300	608	28	21.7	20.1%	423 (69.6%)	56 (9.2%)	26 (4.3%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.6%)	91.6	35^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.8%		89.6	60^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	92.0	94.2	95.5	88.1	91.2	88.3	93.4	89.5	81.3	$13,408
Creekside Early Childhood School	Public	K-2	5070 Tylersville Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 874-0175	720	32	22.5	31.1%	386 (53.6%)	112 (15.6%)	63 (8.8%)	109 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.8%)								(n/a)										$11,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lakota Plains Junior School
High : Lakota West High School

How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Cherokee Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Elementary School are 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Elementary School ranks 230^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cherokee Elementary School in?

Lakota Local

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