Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School

www.clevelandschools.org/o/cherokee

471 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Cleveland school district, located in Cleveland, TN with 471 students offering grade levels from PK to 05.

With 33 teachers, Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

471

Total Students

33.0

Full-Time Teachers

14.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	309
Hispanic	86
Black	28
Asian	18
Two or More	30

White
309 (65.6 %)
Hispanic
86 (18.3 %)
Two or More
30 (6.4 %)
Black
28 (5.9 %)
Asian
18 (3.8 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	Cleveland
Phone:	(423)476-1160
Website:	http://www.clevelandschools.org/o/cherokee
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	471
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	33.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 16

Kindergarten 67

Grade 1 71

Grade 2 80

Grade 3 75

Grade 4 89

Grade 5 73