Middle Schools in Cherokee

The Southeast Middle School is the sole middle school located in Cherokee, Kansas. The school's performance data indicates it is struggling to meet the academic needs of its students, ranking 303 out of 362 Kansas middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeast Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently below the state and district averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2023-2024, only 25.53% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.55% statewide, and the school's math proficiency rate was even lower at 8.01%, well below the state average of 31.6%. The school also serves a high-need student population, with 71.43% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Despite having a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.8 compared to the state average, Southeast Middle School's academic outcomes suggest that smaller class sizes alone are not enough to overcome the challenges faced by the student population. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 241 out of 368 schools in 2021-2022 to 342 out of 362 schools in 2022-2023, indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student performance.