Cherokee High School
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% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 30.2% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 33.8% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.73% | 39.81% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.18% | 34.9% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 45.6% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63.6% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.55% | 63.24% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 76.81% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 48.8% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 45.6% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52.8% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.49% | 51.25% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.82% | 61.46% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 49.7% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 42.3% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.1% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.71% | 52.24% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.94% | 58.85% | 57.81% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.17% | 50.51% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 62.5% | 56.16% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 69.85% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.42% | 68.21% | 65.55% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 66.84% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 67.6% | 62.72% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.83% | 57.65% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.41% | 55.55% | 60.06% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.45% | 65.9% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.3% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 92.04% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.07% | 95.77% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.22% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 66.4% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70.5% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 70.62% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 69.57% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.09% | 68.25% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 68.16% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 75% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.68% | 69.44% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.5% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.5% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 78.67% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 78.74% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.34% | 80.95% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.09% | 79% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.93% | 80.85% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.67% | 76.67% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.2% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72.5% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 76.3% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 71.98% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.34% | 74.08% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 74.13% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.35% | 82.44% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 76.67% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 70.9% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.6% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.5% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 80.57% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 77.77% | 81.22% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 51.4% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 70.4% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.9% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 72.51% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.22% | 65.7% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.09% | 65.08% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 69.15% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 74.6% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.78% | 73.18% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 97.17% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.21% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.04% | 99.42% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.7% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.4% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 92.2% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.24% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 94.54% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 91.95% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 83.62% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.68% | 84.92% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.17% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 94.8% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.4% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85.41% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.35% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.56% | 93.11% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 89.26% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 92.18% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 93.64% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95.4% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.4% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 91.6% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83.25% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 96.72% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.69% | 91.95% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 90.96% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.56% | 92.18% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.16% | 93.64% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.5% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.9% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.6% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.4% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 97.27% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.24% | 89.65% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.1% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.6% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.2% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.62% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 92.35% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.93% | 86.21% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 81.92% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.68% | 83.24% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.02% | 89.74% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.23% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.64% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.92% | 72.89% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 68.62% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.04% | 73.43% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.71% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.08% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 86.29% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.02% | 84.17% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.65% | 88.55% | 86.25% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 79.7% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.41% | 84.11% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 89.38% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.92% | 79.48% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 74.46% | 78.62% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.36% | 75.57% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 74.3% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.68% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 74.26% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.14% | 81.47% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66.83% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 73.39% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 73.39% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.46% | 72.96% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 81.49% | 75.67% |
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* 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.