📍 2423 Johnson Rd, Chickamauga, Walker County, 30707
Cherokee Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chickamauga, Walker County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walker County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cherokee Ridge Elementary enrolls 562 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.8% Two or more races and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 473 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 562 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 75 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cherokee Ridge Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 53, state house district 2.
Cherokee Ridge Elementary is one of 15 schools in Walker County, based in LaFayette, Georgia. The district serves 8,379 students district-wide and employs 692 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Cherokee Ridge Elementary is close to the district average of about 559 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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