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Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, OK

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Schools

7,219

Students

Districts

Top rankedHeritage Elementary School121^st of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cherokee Elementary School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lowrey Public School 9.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Grand View Public School and 3 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)								OSTP Mathematics (2025)								OSTP Science (2025)				OSTP U.S. History (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 (2025)	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	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Keys Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19061 East 840 Road	Park Hill	74451	Cherokee County	Keys	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 456-4501	511	28	18.1	72.6%	160 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (47.6%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (17.4%)	47.2	317^th of 614 public elementary schools	48.4%		64	125^th of 388 public elementary schools	67.8%	192	21.0	29.0	24.0	14.0	29.0	19.0		22.0	20.0	35.0	38.0	16.0	37.0	7.0		24.0	59.0	41.0		47.0			$10,615
Keys High School	Public	9-12	26622 South 520 Road	Park Hill	74451	Cherokee County	Keys	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 458-1835	258	22	11.7	71.3%	69 (26.7%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	2 (0.8%)	120 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (19.8%)	42.6	256^th of 463 public high schools	44.7%		43.8	224^th of 432 public high schools	48.1%	32							35.0	35.0							4.0	4.0			10.0	10.0	57.0	57.0	$14,396
Cherokee Immersion Elementary School-Tahlequah	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16489 Highway 62	Tahlequah	74465	Cherokee County	Cherokee Immersion Charter Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 207-4900	112	8	13.7	66.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)								6.0								2.0							$16,270
Briggs Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	17210 South 569 Road	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Briggs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 456-4221	390	24	16.5	75.9%	41 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	224 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.7%)	30.5	434^th of 614 public elementary schools	29.3%					(n/a)	26.0	14.0	19.0	3.0	18.0	12.0		15.0	40.0	37.0	8.0	14.0	18.0	6.0		20.0	15.0	26.0		22.0			$12,025
Grand View Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	15481 North Jarvis Road	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Grand View	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 456-5131	521	41	12.6	74.7%	84 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	206 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.6%)	42.2	355^th of 614 public elementary schools	42.2%					(n/a)	24.0	26.0	23.0	13.0	30.0	28.0		24.0	33.0	37.0	21.0	15.0	30.0	12.0		25.0	38.0	35.0		37.0			$14,409
Hulbert Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Rider Lane	HUlbert	74441	Cherokee County	Hulbert	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 772-2501	108	7	14.7	75.0%	29 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.2%)	1 (0.9%)	50 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.7%)	32.5	259^th of 369 public middle schools	29.8%					(n/a)				21.0	22.0	17.0		20.0				9.0	9.0	3.0		7.0		41.0		41.0			$11,012
Hulbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Rider Lane	Hulbert	74441	Cherokee County	Hulbert	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 772-2501	243	18	13.5	91.4%	47 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.9%)	2 (0.8%)	110 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (22.6%)	22.1	493^rd of 614 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	11.0	11.0	18.0					13.0	25.0	11.0	7.0					14.0	30.0			30.0			$13,963
Hulbert Junior-Senior High School (Sr)	Public	9-12	316 Rider Lane	Hulbert	74441	Cherokee County	Hulbert	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 772-2501	183	14	12.7	69.4%	41 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.5%)	1 (0.5%)	83 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.2%)	29.3	357^th of 463 public high schools	22.9%		28.2	315^th of 432 public high schools	27.1%	42							27.0	27.0							7.0	7.0			9.0	9.0	41.0	41.0	$13,335
Lowrey Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	21132 East 640 Road	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Lowrey	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 456-4053	100	11	9.2	89.0%	23 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.0%)								(n/a)								12.0								10.0							$16,560
Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	7966 West 790 Road	Hulbert	74441	Cherokee County	Norwood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 478-3092	118	12	9.8	80.5%	37 (31.4%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (21.2%)								(n/a)								18.0								22.0				33.0			$17,022
Peggs Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	10821 West Hickory Ave	Peggs	74452	Cherokee County	Peggs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 598-3412	163	11	15.1	80.4%	39 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	105 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.6%)								(n/a)								24.0								40.0				33.0			$17,741
Shady Grove Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11042 West Shady Grove Road	Hulbert	74441	Cherokee County	Shady Grove	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 772-2511	134	11	11.7	88.8%	25 (18.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								16.0								6.0							$13,194
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 E Goingsnake	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Tahlequah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 458-4110	441	29	15.3	73.5%	80 (18.1%)	3 (0.7%)	70 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	170 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (26.5%)	53.4	268^th of 614 public elementary schools	56.4%		23.7	329^th of 388 public elementary schools	15.2%	61	35.0	23.0	27.0					28.0	31.0	22.0	33.0					28.0	44.0			44.0			$14,468
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Ross	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Tahlequah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 458-4120	500	31	16.0	70.0%	97 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	122 (24.4%)	2 (0.4%)	150 (30.0%)	1 (0.2%)	127 (25.4%)	43.6	347^th of 614 public elementary schools	43.5%		24.1	324^th of 388 public elementary schools	16.5%	23	25.0	22.0	23.0					23.0	29.0	33.0	30.0					30.0	26.0			26.0			$13,209
Tahlequah High School	Public	9-12	591 Pendleton Street	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Tahlequah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 458-4150	1,358	84	16.1	66.3%	289 (21.3%)	6 (0.4%)	283 (20.8%)	13 (1.0%)	468 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	298 (21.9%)	48.6	222^nd of 463 public high schools	52.1%		55.8	169^th of 432 public high schools	60.9%	53							36.0	36.0							16.0	16.0			14.0	14.0	44.0	44.0	$13,777
Tahlequah Middle School	Public	6-8	871 Pendleton	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Tahlequah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 458-4140	730	43	16.8	65.1%	151 (20.7%)	6 (0.8%)	156 (21.4%)	3 (0.4%)	203 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (28.9%)	68.3	79^th of 369 public middle schools	78.6%		45.8	98^th of 189 public middle schools	48.1%	19				28.0	26.0	27.0		28.0				30.0	35.0	25.0		31.0		50.0		50.0			$13,143
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	333 Southridge Rd	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Tahlequah	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 458-4180	501	32	15.8	67.3%	89 (17.8%)	9 (1.8%)	84 (16.8%)	5 (1.0%)	151 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (32.5%)	73.9	121^st of 614 public elementary schools	80.3%		60.4	142^nd of 388 public elementary schools	63.4%	21	38.0	39.0	29.0					36.0	37.0	63.0	42.0					47.0	40.0			40.0			$13,303
Tenkiller Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	26106 East 863 Road	Welling	74471	Cherokee County	Tenkiller	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 457-5996	157	15	10.7	76.4%	25 (15.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	126 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								20.0								19.0				32.0			$18,061
Woodall Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	14090 West 835 Road	Tahlequah	74464	Cherokee County	Woodall	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 456-1581	373	28	13.4	68.6%	42 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (41.0%)	62.8	203^rd of 614 public elementary schools	66.9%		46.4	212^th of 388 public elementary schools	45.4%	9	38.0	41.0	38.0	20.0	24.0	14.0		28.0	42.0	45.0	30.0	22.0	24.0	9.0		27.0	33.0	33.0		33.0			$12,229
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	17091 S Muskogee Ave	Tahlequah	74465	Cherokee County	Sequoyah High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(918) 453-5400	318	1	318.0	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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