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Cherokee Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
54th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 85% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Cherokee Middle School is a public middle school in Cherokee, Oklahoma, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 89 students. The school is part of the Cherokee School District, which is ranked 52 out of 452 districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cherokee Middle School has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby Alva Middle School. Over the past several years, Cherokee Middle School has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from 179th out of 297 Oklahoma middle schools in 2014-2015 to 54th out of 369 in 2024-2025.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cherokee Middle School is able to achieve strong academic results. The school's spending per student of $13,038 in 2018-2019 is higher than the nearby Alva Middle School, which may contribute to its academic success and favorable student-teacher ratio.

94
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,653
Per pupil spending ?
43.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 412 E 5th Street
       Cherokee, OK  73728-3728

(580) 596-3391

District: Cherokee


Students who attend Cherokee Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cherokee High School

Feeder schools for Cherokee Middle School:

Elementary:    Cherokee Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.6%
Two or more races:
10.6%
Hispanic:
8.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oklahoma average (39% vs 27% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Oklahoma middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg38%
Oklahoma avg27%
54th of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 46 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to top 15% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
52nd of 452Cherokee among Oklahoma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202574.554 of 36985.4%★★★★☆
202184.628 of 40793.1%★★★★★
201763.861 of 23874.4%★★★★☆
201659.5112 of 33266.3%★★★☆☆
201542.9179 of 29739.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202185.719 of 25792.6%★★★★★
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)
White (2021)93rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science54%+24 vs state
Mathematics33%+7 vs state
English Language Arts I30%+4 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended Cherokee Middle School.

Students who attend Cherokee Middle School usually go on to attend Cherokee High School

Students at Cherokee Middle School are 77% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Cherokee Middle School ranks 54th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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