Cherokee Lane Elementary

Q: Is Cherokee Lane Elementary a good school?

Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks 634 th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Summary:

Cherokee Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Adelphi, Maryland, serving 619 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in the state of Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cherokee Lane Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools and receiving a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly lower than state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.6% of students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 24.1% statewide and 10.8% in the district. The school also serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 84.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools district, such as Langley Park-McCormick Elementary, Hollywood Elementary, and Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary, have similar academic performance and socioeconomic profiles to Cherokee Lane Elementary. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, such as Roscoe R Nix Elementary and JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower percentages of students from low-income families.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2617 Buck Lodge Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783

(301) 445-8415

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
634^th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,075

Students who attend Cherokee Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buck Lodge Middle
High:	High Point High

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

11.8%

Asian:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks worse than 73.8% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 66^th among 137 ranked elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.4%), African American (11.8%), Asian (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cherokee Lane Elementary is 13.1, which is the 39^th best among 137 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Cherokee Lane Elementary employs 47.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cherokee Lane Elementary is $20,075, which is the 52^nd highest among 137 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Cherokee Lane Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Prince George's County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince George's County Public Schools 22^nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cherokee Lane Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	65.58	312^th	803	61.1%
2005	65.91	293^rd	805	63.6%
2006	65.49	306^th	804	61.9%
2007	66.66	292^nd	818	64.3%
2008	30.26	663^rd	838	20.9%
2009	37.74	596^th	850	29.9%
2010	54.53	449^th	855	47.5%
2011	53.60	449^th	853	47.4%
2012	58.37	414^th	857	51.7%
2013	46.80	498^th	847	41.2%
2014	47.13	541^st	867	37.6%
2015	31.72	561^st	859	34.7%
2016	26.30	602^nd	845	28.8%
2017	23.66	629^th	847	25.7%
2018	23.52	632^nd	857	26.3%
2019	17.23	708^th	853	17.0%
2021	16.08	695^th	802	13.3%
2022	15.97	752^nd	862	12.8%
2023	15.51	728^th	855	14.9%
2024	21.31	634^th	859	26.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	40.73	304^th	546	44.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	16.17	707^th	796	11.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	16.79	684^th	788	13.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	41.55	262^nd	504	48.0%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)

100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Great school. Teachers are very dedicated, as is the principal, Mrs. Hardy. The PTO is strong. Having a good Parent Teacher Organization is one of the keys to success in any school. I really don't understand the low rating. I know that my children have always excelled here. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Cherokee Lane Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	127	253	39	68	5	n/a	n/a	492
1990	139	250	49	92	3	n/a	n/a	533
1991	128	272	45	97	1	n/a	n/a	543
1992	127	259	52	105	0	n/a	n/a	543
1993	110	252	58	127	0	n/a	n/a	547
1994	113	279	53	130	0	n/a	n/a	575
1995	86	314	54	178	1	n/a	n/a	633
1996	86	314	54	178	1	n/a	n/a	633
1997	58	277	56	210	6	n/a	n/a	607
1998	51	309	51	252	7	n/a	n/a	670
1999	40	314	43	274	8	n/a	n/a	679
2000	33	307	37	286	3	n/a	n/a	666
2001	24	291	36	339	5	n/a	n/a	695
2002	16	155	30	196	3	n/a	n/a	400
2003	16	155	30	196	3	n/a	n/a	400
2004	23	154	37	210	2	n/a	n/a	426
2005	20	132	42	229	0	n/a	n/a	423
2006	22	140	38	229	0	n/a	n/a	429
2007	21	136	29	268	0	n/a	n/a	454
2008	12	133	25	291	0	n/a	n/a	461
2009	15	96	27	280	0	n/a	n/a	418
2010	17	103	32	282	0	n/a	n/a	434
2011	15	110	29	290	5	1	3	453
2012	17	101	30	275	1	0	2	426
2013	16	106	31	285	1	0	2	441
2014	20	106	26	312	1	0	1	466
2015	18	93	32	349	1	1	3	497
2016	11	81	23	392	2	0	3	512
2017	13	68	23	415	4	0	4	527
2018	16	75	21	434	2	1	5	554
2019	11	80	19	431	1	1	8	551
2020	13	79	18	460	1	0	9	580
2021	13	74	17	446	0	0	8	558
2022	17	67	19	428	3	0	7	541
2023	15	73	19	504	4	0	4	619

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cherokee Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	492	25.1	19.6	n/a
1990	533	25.1	21.2	29.1
1991	543	27.6	19.6	26.7
1992	543	27.0	20.1	34.4
1993	547	26.1	21.0	34.2
1994	575	26.4	21.8	44.3
1995	633	30.1	21.0	47.7
1996	633	30.1	21.0	47.7
1997	607	30.0	20.2	49.3
1998	670	33.7	19.9	54.5
1999	679	33.8	20.1	67.3
2000	666	38.7	17.2	66.7
2001	695	40.5	17.2	72.5
2002	400	28.0	14.3	67.5
2003	400	28.0	14.3	67.5
2004	426	25.0	17.0	61
2005	423	29.0	14.6	58.6
2006	429	30.0	14.3	60.1
2007	454	32.3	14.1	67
2008	461	33.3	13.8	69.4
2009	418	35.5	11.8	67.9
2010	434	31.4	13.7	78.1
2011	453	34.5	13.0	80.6
2012	426	30.6	13.8	81
2013	441	28.2	15.6	79.1
2014	466	31.2	14.9	84.3
2015	497	30.0	16.5	80.7
2016	512	33.0	15.5	76.6
2017	527	33.7	15.6	83.5
2018	554	35.2	15.7	83.4
2019	551	37.7	14.5	83.7
2020	580	39.0	14.8	84
2021	558	39.9	13.9	84.9
2022	541	39.3	13.7	70.1
2023	619	47.2	13.1	84.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cherokee Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	492	25.1	19.6	n/a
1990	533	25.1	21.2	29.1
1991	543	27.6	19.6	26.7
1992	543	27.0	20.1	34.4
1993	547	26.1	21.0	34.2
1994	575	26.4	21.8	44.3
1995	633	30.1	21.0	47.7
1996	633	30.1	21.0	47.7
1997	607	30.0	20.2	49.3
1998	670	33.7	19.9	54.5
1999	679	33.8	20.1	67.3
2000	666	38.7	17.2	66.7
2001	695	40.5	17.2	72.5
2002	400	28.0	14.3	67.5
2003	400	28.0	14.3	67.5
2004	426	25.0	17.0	61
2005	423	29.0	14.6	58.6
2006	429	30.0	14.3	60.1
2007	454	32.3	14.1	67
2008	461	33.3	13.8	69.4
2009	418	35.5	11.8	67.9
2010	434	31.4	13.7	78.1
2011	453	34.5	13.0	80.6
2012	426	30.6	13.8	81
2013	441	28.2	15.6	79.1
2014	466	31.2	14.9	84.3
2015	497	30.0	16.5	80.7
2016	512	33.0	15.5	76.6
2017	527	33.7	15.6	83.5
2018	554	35.2	15.7	83.4
2019	551	37.7	14.5	83.7
2020	580	39.0	14.8	84
2021	558	39.9	13.9	84.9
2022	541	39.3	13.7	70.1
2023	619	47.2	13.1	84.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Cherokee Lane Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$963 (7.3%)	$12,177 (92.7%)	$13,140
2020	$783 (5.9%)	$12,383 (94.1%)	$13,166
2021	$1,224 (7.9%)	$14,339 (92.1%)	$15,563
2022	$2,095 (12.0%)	$15,310 (88.0%)	$17,404
2023	$2,220 (11.1%)	$17,855 (88.9%)	$20,075

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cherokee Lane Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 708^th of 853 Elementary schools	Ranks 728^th of 855 Elementary schools	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	551	619	12.3%
African American	80	73	8.8%
American Indian	1	4	300%
Asian	19	19
Hispanic	431	504	16.9%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	11	15	36.4%
Two or More Races	8	4	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	83.7%	84.5%	0.8%

Schools Near Cherokee Lane Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8415	619	47	13.1	84.5%	15 (2.4%)	73 (11.8%)	504 (81.4%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21.3	634^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.2%		15.5	728^th of 855 public elementary schools	14.9%	94	24.3	16.7		15.6	31.8	26.9	28.2	29.1	7.7	$20,075	$2,220	$17,855
Adelphi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 25th Ave	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6250	683	43	15.7	88.9%	9 (1.3%)	110 (16.1%)	543 (79.5%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	22.1	619^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.9%		25	597^th of 855 public elementary schools	30.2%	22	16.7	22.0	9.5	15.3	25.0	33.9	32.5	30.4	14.8	$17,353	$2,324	$15,029
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 Tecumseh St	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 408-7900	984	65	15.0	94.6%	7 (0.7%)	33 (3.4%)	929 (94.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	16	711^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.2%		13.1	762^nd of 855 public elementary schools	10.9%	51	9.3	13.2	7.2	9.7	15.7	28.4	35.3	26.9	7.5	$18,263	$2,411	$15,852
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6200	797	68	11.6	91.5%	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.5%)	765 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9.4	828^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.6%		10	811^th of 855 public elementary schools	5.1%	17	6.1	5.9			17.7	17.1	16.7	17.1	8.1	$22,183	$2,627	$19,556
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Beacon Rd	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1900	761	70	10.8	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	667 (87.6%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.9	641^st of 859 public elementary schools	25.4%		16.6	704^th of 855 public elementary schools	17.7%	63	31.8	10.8	18.4	19.5	29.2	20.0	30.9	25.7	9.1	$21,401	$2,704	$18,697
Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Corliss St	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 422-5070	473	46	10.2	76.5%	6 (1.3%)	179 (37.8%)	255 (53.9%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)										$24,684	$2,492	$22,192
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8201 15th Ave	Hyattsville	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8423	756	58	13.0	95.1%	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.0%)	713 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	840^th of 859 public elementary schools	2.2%		10	810^th of 855 public elementary schools	5.3%	30	8.1			5.6	17.5	17.2	11.4	15.5		$19,589	$2,570	$17,019
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	515	45	11.3	62.9%	104 (20.2%)	119 (23.1%)	237 (46.0%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)								(n/a)										$23,030	$1,541	$21,489
Cresthaven Elementary	Public	3-5	1234 Cresthaven Dr	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0580	472	42	11.2	83.7%	10 (2.1%)	177 (37.5%)	235 (49.8%)	40 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	23.4	603^rd of 859 public elementary schools	29.8%		20.8	645^th of 855 public elementary schools	24.6%	42	31.5	15.1	15.8	20.5	30.4	26.8	31.5	29.6	10.7	$21,822	$2,961	$18,861
New Hampshire Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8720 Carroll Ave	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1580	434	44	9.7	88.7%	19 (4.4%)	89 (20.5%)	316 (72.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)										$26,091	$4,761	$21,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherokee Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buck Lodge Middle
High : High Point High

Is Cherokee Lane Elementary a good school?

Cherokee Lane Elementary ranks 634^th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Lane Elementary?

Students at Cherokee Lane Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Cherokee Lane Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 619 students attended Cherokee Lane Elementary.

What district is Cherokee Lane Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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