Cherokee Bend Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Mountain Brook, Alabama
Cherokee Bend Elementary School in Mountain Brook, Alabama enrolled 562 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 86% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 83% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
560 students in 2022-23, 564 students in 2023-24, 562 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 46.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 560 | 43.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 45.0 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 562 | 46.0 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 580 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cherokee Bend Elementary School enrolled 580 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 580 of the 580 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent3.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.0% of students were White, 3.2% of two or more races, 2.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White94.0%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Hispanic2.1%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cherokee Bend Elementary School scored proficient or above: 86% in reading in 2021-22 and 83% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 86% | 84% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 83% | 77% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Mountain Brook
4 public elementary schools in Mountain Brook report 2024-25 enrollment; Cherokee Bend Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline Elementary School | 743 | 12.2 | 1.5% |
| Brookwood Forest Elementary School | 579 | 11.6 | 0.9% |
| Cherokee Bend Elementary School | 562 | 12.2 | 2.7% |
| Mountain Brook Elementary School | 551 | 11.7 | 2.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cherokee Bend Elementary School
- Irondale Community SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 435 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 579 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Cherokee Bend Elementary School with Irondale Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mountain Brook City spends per student$17,829 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,829
- The largest public schools in AlabamaCherokee Bend Elementary School is the number 216 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#216 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cherokee Bend Elementary School
How many students attend Cherokee Bend Elementary School?
562 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 560 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mountain Brook, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherokee Bend Elementary School?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cherokee Bend Elementary School a Title I school?
Cherokee Bend Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cherokee Bend Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cherokee Bend Elementary School scored proficient or above: 86% in reading in 2021-22 and 83% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cherokee Bend Elementary School in?
Mountain Brook City, NCES district ID 0102490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010249001054 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.