📍 4301 Cherokee Dr, Madison, Dane County, 53711
Cherokee Heights Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cherokee Heights Middle enrolls 553 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 197 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 553 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 Heights Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 WI-20, state senate district 26, state house district 77.
Cherokee Heights Middle is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Cherokee Heights Middle is larger than the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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