📍 420 e Farm Rd 182, Springfield, Greene County, 65810
Cherokee Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cherokee Middle enrolls 758 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 609 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 40 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 758 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 20, state house district 136.
Cherokee Middle is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Cherokee Middle is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large