📍 3943 Tamminen Rd, Iron, St. Louis County, 55751
Cherry Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iron, St. Louis County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Louis County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cherry Elementary enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.1% Two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 307 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Cherry Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MN-80, state senate district 6.
Cherry Elementary is one of 9 schools in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in VIRGINIA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,914 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Cherry Elementary is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant