Cherokee Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2026)

42900 Rivergate Dr
Clinton Township, MI 48038

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Top 50%

Serving 544 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Cherokee Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Michigan for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 44% (which is higher than the Michigan state average of 35%). The percentage of students achieving is 43% (which is lower than the Michigan state average of 45%).

The student-teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the Michigan state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Michigan state average of 37% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Magnet School
Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 544 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 22:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 50% in MI
: 44% (Top 50%)
: 43% (Btm 50%)
: 40-44% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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Cherokee Elementary School's student population of 544 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 25 teachers has declined by 16% over five school years.

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Cherokee Elementary School
Kind	80
1	79
2	85
3	102
4	102
5	96

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Total Students

544 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School
2023	548
2022	540
2021	564
2020	604
2019	604
2018	579
2017	579
2016	592
2015	576
2014	620
2013	617
2012	608
2011	631
2010	621
2009	631
2008	633
2007	615
2006	584
2005	567
2004	566
2003	575
2002	665
2001	711
2000	704
1999	661
1998	641
1997	616
1996	595

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School
2023	26
2022	27
2021	30
2020	30
2019	30
2018	28
2017	28
2016	30
2015	31
2014	34
2013	31
2012	30
2011	29
2010	28
2009	29
2008	30
2007	30
2006	29
2005	29
2004	28
2003	29
2002	29
2001	31
2000	30
1999	29
1998	29
1997	25
1996	24

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Year Founded

1995

Last Day of School

Thu. Jun 11, 2026

School Motto

Inspire, Believe, Achieve, Lead

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="school-rankings">School Rankings

Cherokee Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 3,025 schools in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Cherokee Elementary School is 0.49, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.56. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MI)

#1278 out of 3025 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School
2023	#1278
2022	#1391
2021	#1386
2019	#1474
2018	#1172
2017	#1271
2016	#834
2015	#813
2014	#967
2013	#1003
2012	#920

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44%

35%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	44%	35%	41%
2022	41%	34%	41%
2021	40%	36%	39%
2019	48%	40%	49%
2018	47%	37%	41%
2017	54%	39%	48%
2016	54%	38%	46%
2015	57%	37%	45%
2014	51%	41%	41%
2013	46%	41%	42%
2012	40%	37%	38%

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43%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2022	43%	45%	50%
2021	42%	48%	50%
2019	44%	49%	54%
2018	41%	43%	41%
2017	45%	49%	54%
2016	54%	50%	54%
2015	50%	49%	54%
2014	70%	67%	72%
2013	72%	65%	72%
2012	72%	64%	70%
2011	90%	80%	86%

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40-44%

38%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2022	42%	38%	40%
2021	27%	23%	21%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	21:1	17:1	21:1
2022	20:1	17:1	21:1
2021	19:1	17:1	20:1
2020	20:1	18:1	21:1
2019	20:1	18:1	21:1
2018	21:1	18:1	21:1
2017	21:1	18:1	21:1
2016	20:1	18:1	21:1
2015	19:1	18:1	21:1
2014	18:1	18:1	20:1
2013	20:1	18:1	20:1
2012	21:1	18:1	20:1
2011	22:1	18:1	21:1
2010	22:1	18:1	20:1
2009	22:1	18:1	21:1
2008	21:1	18:1	21:1
2007	21:1	19:1	21:1
2006	20:1	18:1	21:1
2005	20:1	18:1	21:1
2004	20:1	19:1	21:1
2003	20:1	19:1	21:1
2002	23:1	18:1	21:1
2001	23:1	18:1	21:1
2000	23:1	18:1	22:1
1999	23:1	19:1	21:1
1998	22:1	19:1	22:1
1997	25:1	19:1	24:1
1996	25:1	20:1	24:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	2%	3%	3%
2022	2%	3%	4%
2021	2%	3%	4%
2020	1%	3%	3%
2019	1%	3%	3%
2018	3%	3%	3%
2017	3%	3%	3%
2016	3%	3%	3%
2015	3%	3%	3%
2014	3%	3%	4%
2013	5%	3%	3%
2012	3%	3%	3%
2011	4%	3%	3%
2010	5%	3%	4%
2009	5%	3%	4%
2008	5%	3%	4%
2007	4%	3%	4%
2006	1%	2%	3%
2005	4%	2%	3%
2004	4%	2%	3%
2003	4%	2%	2%
2002	2%	2%	2%
2001	2%	2%	1%
2000	2%	2%	2%
1999	3%	2%	2%
1998	3%	2%	2%
1997	4%	2%	2%
1996	3%	2%	2%

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Hispanic

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	4%	9%	4%
2022	5%	9%	4%
2021	4%	8%	4%
2020	6%	8%	4%
2019	6%	8%	4%
2018	6%	8%	4%
2017	6%	8%	4%
2016	7%	7%	4%
2015	8%	7%	3%
2014	7%	7%	3%
2013	6%	6%	3%
2012	6%	6%	3%
2011	6%	6%	3%
2010	4%	5%	3%
2009	4%	5%	2%
2008	6%	5%	2%
2007	5%	4%	2%
2006	7%	4%	2%
2005	6%	4%	2%
2004	4%	4%	1%
2003	4%	4%	1%
2002	6%	4%	1%
2001	5%	4%	1%
2000	3%	3%	1%
1999	1%	3%
1998	1%	3%
1997	1%	3%
1996	1%	3%

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Black

14%

18%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	14%	18%	13%
2022	12%	18%	12%
2021	14%	18%	11%
2020	16%	18%	11%
2019	16%	18%	11%
2018	14%	18%	10%
2017	14%	18%	10%
2016	12%	18%	10%
2015	12%	18%	10%
2014	10%	18%	9%
2013	11%	18%	9%
2012	11%	19%	9%
2011	11%	19%	8%
2010	10%	20%	8%
2009	9%	20%	7%
2008	9%	20%	6%
2007	7%	20%	5%
2006	8%	20%	4%
2005	5%	20%	3%
2004	4%	20%	3%
2003	4%	20%	3%
2002	3%	20%	2%
2001	3%	19%	2%
2000	2%	19%	1%
1999	3%	19%	1%
1998	3%	19%	1%
1997	2%	18%	1%
1996	2%	18%	1%

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White

70%

63%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	73%	64%	74%
2022	72%	64%	74%
2021	72%	65%	76%
2020	69%	66%	77%
2019	69%	66%	77%
2018	70%	66%	79%
2017	70%	66%	79%
2016	72%	67%	79%
2015	70%	68%	80%
2014	72%	69%	81%
2013	72%	69%	82%
2012	74%	69%	82%
2011	74%	70%	84%
2010	81%	70%	85%
2009	82%	71%	87%
2008	80%	71%	88%
2007	82%	71%	89%
2006	84%	73%	91%
2005	85%	72%	92%
2004	88%	73%	93%
2003	88%	72%	94%
2002	89%	73%	95%
2001	90%	74%	96%
2000	93%	75%	96%
1999	93%	75%	97%
1998	93%	75%	97%
1997	93%	76%	97%
1996	94%	76%	97%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	7%	5%	6%
2022	9%	5%	6%
2021	8%	5%	5%
2020	8%	4%	5%
2019	8%	4%	5%
2018	7%	4%	4%
2017	7%	4%	4%
2016	6%	3%	4%
2015	7%	3%	4%
2014	8%	2%	3%
2013	6%	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.49

0.56

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	0.45	0.55	0.44
2022	0.46	0.55	0.43
2021	0.46	0.54	0.42
2020	0.49	0.53	0.40
2019	0.49	0.53	0.40
2018	0.49	0.53	0.37
2017	0.49	0.53	0.37
2016	0.46	0.52	0.36
2015	0.49	0.50	0.34
2014	0.46	0.50	0.33
2013	0.47	0.49	0.33
2012	0.44	0.49	0.31
2011	0.44	0.48	0.30
2010	0.33	0.47	0.26
2009	0.31	0.46	0.24
2008	0.35	0.46	0.23
2007	0.32	0.46	0.20
2006	0.29	0.43	0.17
2005	0.27	0.44	0.16
2004	0.22	0.43	0.14
2003	0.22	0.44	0.12
2002	0.21	0.42	0.10
2001	0.19	0.42	0.08
2000	0.13	0.40	0.08
1999	0.13	0.40	0.06
1998	0.13	0.40	0.05
1997	0.13	0.39	0.06
1996	0.11	0.39	0.05

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

45%

50%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	44%	49%	34%
2022	37%	47%	30%
2021	36%	46%	27%
2020	39%	45%	25%
2019	39%	45%	25%
2018	26%	40%	17%
2017	26%	40%	17%
2016	29%	40%	18%
2015	28%	41%	18%
2014	30%	43%	21%
2013	28%	42%	22%
2012	29%	42%	22%
2011	25%	41%	20%
2010	23%	40%	17%
2009	20%	35%	13%
2008	16%	31%	9%
2007	14%	30%	10%
2006	15%	30%	8%
2005	14%	28%	8%
2004	11%	27%	10%
2003	10%	25%	5%
2002	9%	25%	5%
2001	7%	24%	5%
2000	8%	25%	5%
1999	7%	25%	5%
1998	8%	26%	4%
1997	7%	26%	5%
1996	5%	25%	4%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Cherokee Elementary School	Michigan	Chippewa Valley Schools
2023	3%	4%	4%
2022	4%	4%	3%
2021	3%	4%	3%
2020	5%	5%	4%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	4%	6%	3%
2017	4%	6%	3%
2016	7%	6%	3%
2015	5%	6%	4%
2014	6%	6%	5%
2013	6%	6%	4%
2012	5%	5%	3%
2011	5%	5%	4%
2010	5%	6%	4%
2009	5%	7%	4%
2008	3%	7%	3%
2007	4%	6%	3%
2006	7%	7%	3%
2005	5%	6%	3%
2004	5%	6%	3%
2003	5%	6%	2%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Chippewa Valley Schools

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

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What is Cherokee Elementary School's ranking?

Cherokee Elementary School is ranked #1278 out of 3,025 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Michigan.

What schools are Cherokee Elementary School often compared to?

Cherokee Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Salk Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

44% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 35% MI state average), while 43% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% MI state average).

How many students attend Cherokee Elementary School?

544 students attend Cherokee Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

70% of Cherokee Elementary School students are White, 14% of students are Black, 8% of students are Two or more races, 5% of students are Hispanic, and 3% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Cherokee Elementary School?

Cherokee Elementary School has a student ration of 22:1, which is higher than the Michigan state average of 17:1.

What grades does Cherokee Elementary School offer ?

Cherokee Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Cherokee Elementary School part of?

Cherokee Elementary School is part of Chippewa Valley Schools.

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