📍 7401 Burbage Drive, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23435
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 755 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle enrolls 755 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 24% White and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 423 | 56% |
| White | 178 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 755 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-20, state senate district 1, state house district 80.
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is one of 22 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools, based in Suffolk, Virginia. The district serves 14,565 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 755 students, Colonel Fred Cherry Middle is close to the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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