For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 484 students in Cherokee Comm School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Iowa.
Public Preschool in Cherokee Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 67% (versus the Iowa public pre school average of 70%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
474 Schools
# Students
1,217 Students
151,894 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
11,053 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Cherokee Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#163 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
63%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.45
# American Indian Students
3 Students
532 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
17 Students
2,925 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
138 Students
18,818 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
13%
# Black Students
14 Students
9,688 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
992 Students
111,231 Students
% White Students
82%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
9 Students
1,189 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
1%
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
7,501 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
52
23,036
# Students in K Grade:
93
25,738
# Students in 1st Grade:
85
22,613
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
21,812
# Students in 3rd Grade:
98
20,001
# Students in 4th Grade:
83
18,600
# Students in 5th Grade:
95
14,277
# Students in 6th Grade:
87
5,389
# Students in 7th Grade:
82
67
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
108
# Students in 9th Grade:
104
31
# Students in 10th Grade:
94
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
84
71
# Students in 12th Grade:
95
97
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,376 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,467 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$20 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,376
$16,468

Spending / Student
$16,467
$16,042

Best Cherokee Comm School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cherokee Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
204 E. Indian Street
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712) 225-6760
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712) 225-6760
Grades: PK-4
| 484 students
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