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Cherokee Elementary School

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Cherokee Elementary School ranks 104 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Elementary School, a PK–5 school in Johnson City, Tennessee, serves 345 students and is part of Johnson City Schools, a district ranked 7th of 141 in the state. Cherokee itself ranks 104th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (90th percentile), climbing from the 67th percentile a decade ago to a strong 4-star rating today.

What really sets Cherokee apart is how well all students perform. African American students rank in the 97th percentile statewide, economically disadvantaged students reach the 93rd–97th percentile, and special education students crack the 94th percentile. At the same time, chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 5.4%—about one-third of the state average (18.9%)—suggesting families are highly engaged. Academically, Cherokee posts proficiency rates of 66.2% in math and 66.9% in ELA, well above state averages (43% and 40.6%) and roughly matching or exceeding its district. Science (67.5%) is also 20 points above the state, though it trails the district's 68.9%.

Compared to nearby schools, Cherokee holds a clear advantage over Jonesborough Elementary, Happy Valley Elementary, Unicoi Elementary, and Central Elementary, with proficiency rates 20–30 points higher. Within Johnson City, however, Towne Acres Elementary, Fairmont Elementary, and Woodland Elementary rank higher, while North Side Elementary and South Side Elementary rank lower. Cherokee's one noticeable weak spot is 4th grade, where scores dip below district averages—a likely cohort effect and an opportunity for growth. With a low 14.7:1 student-teacher ratio and spending of $14,863 per student, the school is efficiently run, though Towne Acres achieves even higher scores on less funding.

345

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2100 Cherokee Road
Johnson City, TN 37604

(423) 434-5281

District: Johnson City Schools

Students who attend Cherokee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Trail Middle School
	Liberty Bell Middle School
High:	Science Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

Tennessee avg43%

104^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 23 pts since 2017

From top 33% (2017) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 141Johnson City Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	104 of 1019	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	105 of 1009	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	95 of 1018	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	116 of 1020	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	189 of 1000	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	242 of 983	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	182 of 985	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	211 of 997	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	58.8	213 of 646	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	206 of 855	75.9%	★★★★☆
2014	59.1	314 of 853	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.7	96 of 846	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	157 of 820	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	53.9	410 of 818	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	83.7	114 of 809	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	13 of 498	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	25 of 498	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	24 of 500	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	129 of 986	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	129 of 990	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	201 of 989	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	294 of 975	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	238 of 945	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	188 of 926	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	42 of 458	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.4	118 of 424	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	41 of 415	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	53 of 387	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	111 of 363	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	155 of 324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	94 of 250	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	80 of 319	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	101 of 823	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	56 of 843	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	22 of 853	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	29 of 865	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	49 of 858	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	65 of 823	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	53 of 821	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	51.4	383 of 877	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	113 of 984	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	94 of 991	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	91 of 987	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	141 of 980	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	253 of 941	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	183 of 916	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	36 of 582	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	112 of 849	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	107 of 840	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	107 of 847	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	112 of 852	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	171 of 844	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	228 of 844	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	204 of 812	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	211 of 841	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)94th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+21 vs state

English Language Arts67%+26 vs state

Mathematics66%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Cherokee Road	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5281	354	24	14.7	41.4%	211 (59.6%)	27 (7.6%)	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	87.4	104^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.3	105^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.6%	1	67.4	60.4	71.2				66.2	63.0	67.9	69.2				66.9			69.6	60.4	73.1				67.5					$14,863	$1,066	$13,022
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Southwest Avenue	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5290	442	35	12.6	38.7%	275 (62.2%)	32 (7.2%)	80 (18.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	79.8	155^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.1	128^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.3%	27	63.9	56.8	71.7				63.3	60.7	61.6	59.6				60.8			65.6	59.5	49.1				58.5					$15,752	$1,188	$13,570
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 Indian Ridge Road	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5267	537	35	15.4	39.1%	378 (70.4%)	33 (6.1%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	92.8	67^th of 1019 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.7	75^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.6%	8	70.7	73.2	81.7				74.9	70.9	65.9	73.2				69.8			73.2	69.5	78.9				73.6					$13,926	$1,069	$12,173
North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Roan Street	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5249	357	29	12.3	58.2%	178 (49.9%)	58 (16.2%)	77 (21.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	78.8	166^th of 1019 public elementary schools	83.7%		88.2	97^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.4%	69	37.5	75.5	78.9				61.9	60.0	69.8	55.3				62.3			48.2	69.8	63.2				59.9					$17,960	$1,831	$15,090
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	907 King Springs Road	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5260	488	37	13.3	68.6%	257 (52.7%)	77 (15.8%)	62 (12.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.8%)	53.4	458^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.1%		42.6	575^th of 1009 public elementary schools	43.0%	117	44.9	46.3	53.6				48.1	42.9	38.8	46.4				42.7			46.2	41.8	49.3				45.8					$15,530	$1,233	$13,236
Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Lester Harris Road	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5275	555	40	13.9	42.8%	376 (67.7%)	42 (7.6%)	74 (13.3%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	92.7	69^th of 1019 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.1	86^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.5%	17	65.8	78.8	74.7				73.2	69.7	70.0	74.7				71.5			71.1	68.8	74.7				71.5					$14,167	$1,273	$12,121
Towne Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	2310 Larkspur Drive	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 854-4800	394	26	15.0	17.9%	294 (74.6%)	20 (5.1%)	30 (7.6%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	98.4	12^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.7	6^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	80.0	92.0	91.8				87.7	79.2	92.0	85.2				85.6			74.7	89.3	86.9				83.4					$13,568	$372	$12,569
Jonesborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 N Cherokee Street	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 753-1100	908	58	15.7	16.1%	763 (84.0%)	24 (2.6%)	67 (7.4%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	55.6	428^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.0%		51.5	467^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.7%	39	38.0	47.7	51.9	21.0	41.9	37.7	40.7	51.6	52.3	43.0	37.0	39.5	30.2	42.9			55.9	47.7	44.4	54.3	46.5	44.8	48.8	45.7	40.7	43.0	43.1	$11,216	$728	$9,814
Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1840 Milligan Highway	Johnson City	37601	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4028	541	36	15.0	36.6%	470 (86.9%)	12 (2.2%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	53	465^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.4%		54	433^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	57.1%	32	38.7	45.7					42.0	46.2	45.7					46.0			48.4	51.3					49.7					$14,300	$1,574	$11,662
Unicoi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Massachusetts Avenue	Unicoi	37692	Unicoi County	Unicoi County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 743-1665	317	24	13.3	29.7%	266 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	35.7	685^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.8	610^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.5%	75	26.9	30.4	55.6				35.8	38.5	34.8	36.1				36.6			36.5	37.0	41.7				38.1					$13,418	$1,014	$11,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Elementary School

What district is Cherokee Elementary School in?

Johnson City Schools

Is Cherokee Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Elementary School ranks 104^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 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 : Indian Trail Middle School
Middle : Liberty Bell Middle School
High : Science Hill High School

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Elementary School are 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.

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