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Cherokee Elementary School
1305 North Pk
Cherokee AL, 35616, Colbert County
Phone: 256-359-6422
Ranking: 
(501 out of 1,064, top 47%)*
(501 out of 1,064, top 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Colbert County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 350 | 337 | 352 | 361 | 364 | 367 | 340 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 5.7% | 20 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.8% | 22 | 6.0% | 19 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 14.6% | 53 | 15.7% | 44 | 12.5% | 48 | 13.3% | 47 | 12.9% | 50 | 13.6% | 31 | 9.1% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 13.1% | 38 | 11.3% | 57 | 16.2% | 51 | 14.1% | 51 | 14.0% | 44 | 12.0% | 59 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 12.6% | 57 | 16.9% | 43 | 12.2% | 45 | 12.5% | 35 | 9.6% | 52 | 14.2% | 43 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 17.1% | 40 | 11.9% | 44 | 12.5% | 37 | 10.2% | 55 | 15.1% | 46 | 12.5% | 55 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 10.9% | 41 | 12.2% | 41 | 11.6% | 51 | 14.1% | 47 | 12.9% | 52 | 14.2% | 51 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 13.1% | 39 | 11.6% | 49 | 13.9% | 50 | 13.9% | 56 | 15.4% | 49 | 13.4% | 52 | 15.3% |
| Grade 6: | 45 | 12.9% | 49 | 14.5% | 56 | 15.9% | 58 | 16.1% | 51 | 14.0% | 55 | 15.0% | 49 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 48.9% | 174 | 51.6% | 173 | 49.1% | 175 | 48.5% | 166 | 45.6% | 176 | 48.0% | 171 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 179 | 51.1% | 163 | 48.4% | 179 | 50.9% | 186 | 51.5% | 190 | 52.2% | 183 | 49.9% | 165 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 34 | 9.7% | 29 | 8.6% | 34 | 9.7% | 24 | 6.6% | 29 | 8.0% | 21 | 5.7% | 17 | 5.0% |
| White: | 295 | 84.3% | 293 | 86.9% | 305 | 86.6% | 323 | 89.5% | 325 | 89.3% | 335 | 91.3% | 312 | 91.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 62.0% | 191 | 56.7% | 219 | 62.2% | 201 | 55.7% | 192 | 52.7% | 167 | 45.5% | 168 | 49.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 9.4% | 29 | 8.6% | 38 | 10.8% | 37 | 10.2% | 33 | 9.1% | 44 | 12.0% | 46 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.73 | 11.82 | 14.98 | 14.16 | 15.49 | 14.40 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.72% | 32.56% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.53% | 24.22% | 37.25% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.43% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.98% | 52.24% | 64.88% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.14% | 41.86% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 52.92% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.29% | 42.79% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.65% | 37.66% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.19% | 62.9% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 79.35% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.39% | 81.33% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 80.4% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.84% | 83.82% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.06% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 82.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 78.03% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.59% | 88.07% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 88.79% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 84.43% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 83.34% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 91.1% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 70.7% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.3% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 75.22% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 71.24% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.09% | 81.73% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85.83% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.39% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 83.34% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.9% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 81.5% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 81.12% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 87.22% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.17% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.31% | 91.75% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 89.45% | 88.16% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 83.1% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 70.87% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 83.18% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 89.16% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 94.71% | 91.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 86.82% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.55% | 79.13% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.44% | 85.45% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.34% | 88.33% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 92.31% | 88.88% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 73.84% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.01% | 77.63% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.93% | 79.24% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.41% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.23% | 83.62% | 77.16% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 88.66% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.82% | 92.51% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.63% | 83.05% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.08% | 89.91% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 91.85% | 88.35% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.74% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 81.7% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.33% | 85.71% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 84.32% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 91.83% | 80.09% |
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* Cherokee Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.