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Cherokee Elementary School

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Cherokee Elementary School ranks 268 th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, serving 425 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Tahlequah School District, which is ranked 161 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Cherokee Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70-76% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, its performance lags behind nearby schools like Heritage Elementary and Greenwood Elementary. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. Additionally, Cherokee Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the Tahlequah district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 30% and 30% respectively for the Tahlequah district.

The analysis of Cherokee Elementary School's data reveals several areas of concern, including declining performance over the years, as evidenced by its statewide ranking dropping from 114 out of 323 schools in 2021-2022 to 268 out of 614 schools in 2024-2025. This trend suggests the need for intervention and improvement strategies, as well as a closer look at the school's practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its student population and improve overall student outcomes.

441

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,479

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E Goingsnake
Tahlequah, OK 74464-4464

(918) 458-4110

District: Tahlequah

Students who attend Cherokee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tahlequah Middle School
High:	Tahlequah High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

38.5%

Two or more races:

26.5%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oklahoma average (33% vs 27% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oklahoma median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

Oklahoma avg27%

268^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Tahlequah

161^st of 452Tahlequah 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	268 of 614	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	329 of 389	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	238 of 276	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.5	114 of 323	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	385 of 646	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	183 of 411	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	276 of 406	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	298 of 407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.5	285 of 498	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	516 of 846	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	342 of 845	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	462 of 840	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	214 of 502	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	273 of 506	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	49.8	36 of 51	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	44.8	48 of 79	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)39th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)29th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Science44%+14 vs state

English Language Arts I28%~ state avg

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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Schools Near Cherokee Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)							OSTP Mathematics (2025)							OSTP Science (2025)			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 (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 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 All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
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 389 public elementary schools	15.4%	61	35.0	23.0	27.0				28.0	31.0	22.0	33.0				28.0	44.0		44.0	$12,479
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 389 public elementary schools	16.7%	23	25.0	22.0	23.0				23.0	29.0	33.0	30.0				30.0	26.0		26.0	$11,254
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 389 public elementary schools	63.5%	21	38.0	39.0	29.0				36.0	37.0	63.0	42.0				47.0	40.0		40.0	$11,316
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	$14,163
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	$11,921
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				$17,589
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 389 public elementary schools	67.9%	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	$10,120
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				$14,405
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 389 public elementary schools	45.5%	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	$12,839
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	$14,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Elementary School are 39% American Indian, 27% Two or more races, 18% White, 16% Hispanic.

What district is Cherokee Elementary School in?

Tahlequah

How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Cherokee Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tahlequah Middle School
High : Tahlequah High School

Is Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Elementary School ranks 268^th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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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