Cherokee High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

850 High School Dr

Cherokee AL, 35616, Colbert County

Phone: 256-359-4434

Ranking:

High School:

(238 out of 359, bottom 34%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(394 out of 1,064, top 37%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Colbert County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	39		26		25		25		22		21		22
Total Students:	304		312		321		313		310		304		318
Grade 7:	49	16.1%	57	18.3%	62	19.3%	56	17.9%	60	19.4%	51	16.8%	50	15.7%
Grade 8:	53	17.4%	58	18.6%	55	17.1%	50	16.0%	49	15.8%	45	14.8%	66	20.8%
Grade 9:	53	17.4%	51	16.3%	51	15.9%	60	19.2%	47	15.2%	65	21.4%	44	13.8%
Grade 10:	49	16.1%	50	16.0%	61	19.0%	44	14.1%	64	20.6%	45	14.8%	59	18.6%
Grade 11:	48	15.8%	55	17.6%	37	11.5%	60	19.2%	42	13.5%	54	17.8%	52	16.4%
Grade 12:	52	17.1%	41	13.1%	55	17.1%	43	13.7%	48	15.5%	44	14.5%	47	14.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	163	53.6%	158	50.6%	162	50.5%	170	54.3%	168	54.2%	164	53.9%	170	53.5%
Female:	141	46.4%	154	49.4%	159	49.5%	143	45.7%	134	43.2%	132	43.4%	144	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	3	1.0%	4	1.2%	3	1.0%	3	1.0%	4	1.3%	3	0.9%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%
Hispanic:	11	3.6%	9	2.9%	5	1.6%	7	2.2%	10	3.2%	7	2.3%	7	2.2%
Black:	27	8.9%	27	8.7%	28	8.7%	31	9.9%	36	11.6%	38	12.5%	37	11.6%
White:	263	86.5%	269	86.2%	279	86.9%	271	86.6%	260	83.9%	254	83.6%	269	84.6%
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:	2	0.7%	4	1.3%	4	1.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	181	59.5%	179	57.4%	189	58.9%	172	55.0%	158	51.0%	135	44.4%	123	38.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	26	8.6%	31	9.9%	31	9.7%	23	7.3%	26	8.4%	38	12.5%	39	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	7.90		12.24		12.84		12.52		14.42		14.50		14.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ADAW
2004	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	21.5%	35.9%	N/A
2005	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	45.2%	30.2%	N/A
2006	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	37.5%	33.8%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	37.73%	39.81%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	41.18%	34.9%	N/A
2004	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	34.8%	45.6%	N/A
2005	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	53.7%	42.9%	N/A
2006	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	77%	63.6%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	74.55%	63.24%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	85.29%	76.81%	N/A
2004	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	44.6%	48.8%	N/A
2005	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	58.4%	45.6%	N/A
2006	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	58.3%	52.8%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	58.49%	51.25%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	58.82%	61.46%	N/A
2004	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	47.6%	49.7%	N/A
2005	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	42.3%	N/A
2006	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	47.9%	47.1%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	54.71%	52.24%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	52.94%	58.85%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	52.17%	50.51%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	70.83%	62.5%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	69.85%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	60.42%	68.21%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	65.22%	66.84%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	68.75%	67.6%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	47.83%	57.65%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	60.41%	55.55%	N/A
AHSGE
2008	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	64.45%	65.9%	N/A
2009	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	85.1%	87.3%	N/A
2010	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	95.24%	92.04%	N/A
2011	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	91.07%	95.77%	N/A
2012	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	100%	97.22%	N/A
2004	Language	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	66.4%	N/A
2005	Language	11th Grade	% met std	79%	70.5%	N/A
2006	Language	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	74%	N/A
2007	Language	11th Grade	% met std	83.67%	70.62%	N/A
2008	Language	11th Grade	% met std	75.51%	69.57%	N/A
2009	Language	11th Grade	% met std	68.09%	68.25%	N/A
2010	Language	11th Grade	% met std	78.57%	68.16%	N/A
2011	Language	11th Grade	% met std	80.36%	75%	N/A
2012	Language	11th Grade	% met std	75.68%	69.44%	N/A
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.3%	67.5%	N/A
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	71.5%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	76%	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.67%	78.67%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	91.84%	78.74%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.34%	80.95%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	88.09%	79%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.93%	80.85%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.67%	76.67%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.5%	77.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	72.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.67%	76.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.3%	71.98%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.34%	74.08%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.95%	74.13%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.35%	82.44%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.08%	76.67%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	70.9%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	72.6%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	75.5%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87.76%	80.57%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75.51%	77.77%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	46.9%	51.4%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	70.4%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	68.9%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79.59%	72.51%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	61.22%	65.7%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	68.09%	65.08%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78.57%	69.15%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	71.43%	74.6%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83.78%	73.18%	N/A
2010	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	97.67%	97.17%	N/A
2011	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	100%	97.21%	N/A
2012	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	98.04%	99.42%	N/A
2004	Language	12th Grade	% met std	92.3%	94.7%	N/A
2005	Language	12th Grade	% met std	94.5%	93.4%	N/A
2006	Language	12th Grade	% met std	95.8%	92.2%	N/A
2007	Language	12th Grade	% met std	84%	83.24%	N/A
2008	Language	12th Grade	% met std	95.35%	94.54%	N/A
2009	Language	12th Grade	% met std	95.12%	91.95%	N/A
2010	Language	12th Grade	% met std	93.02%	83.62%	N/A
2011	Language	12th Grade	% met std	92.68%	84.92%	N/A
2012	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.2%	90.17%	N/A
2004	Math	12th Grade	% met std	92.5%	94.8%	N/A
2005	Math	12th Grade	% met std	91.8%	92%	N/A
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	93.7%	90.4%	N/A
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	84%	85.41%	N/A
2008	Math	12th Grade	% met std	90.7%	92.35%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	97.56%	93.11%	N/A
2010	Math	12th Grade	% met std	93.02%	89.26%	N/A
2011	Math	12th Grade	% met std	95.12%	92.18%	N/A
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	90.19%	93.64%	N/A
2004	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	92.3%	95.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	94.5%	93.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	97.9%	91.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	86%	83.25%	N/A
2008	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	95.35%	96.72%	N/A
2009	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	92.69%	91.95%	N/A
2010	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	97.67%	90.96%	N/A
2011	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	97.56%	92.18%	N/A
2012	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	92.16%	93.64%	N/A
2004	Science	12th Grade	% met std	92.5%	91.5%	N/A
2005	Science	12th Grade	% met std	94.5%	94.9%	N/A
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	97.9%	94.6%	N/A
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	88%	85.4%	N/A
2008	Science	12th Grade	% met std	95.35%	97.27%	N/A
2009	Science	12th Grade	% met std	90.24%	89.65%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	75%	83.1%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	83.7%	87.6%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	87.5%	89.2%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	84%	81.62%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	93.02%	92.35%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	82.93%	86.21%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	93.02%	81.92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	92.68%	83.24%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	90.2%	89.02%	N/A
ARMT
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	68.23%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	63.64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.92%	72.89%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77.36%	68.62%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.04%	73.43%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	82.71%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	80.08%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.33%	86.29%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.02%	84.17%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.65%	88.55%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.97%	79.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85.41%	84.11%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88.24%	89.38%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75.92%	79.48%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77.36%	74.46%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.36%	75.57%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.67%	74.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71.68%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.22%	74.26%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.14%	81.47%	N/A
ASA
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70%	66.83%	N/A
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.51%	73.39%	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.35%	73.39%	N/A
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.46%	72.96%	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.66%	81.49%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Cherokee High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.