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Cherokee High School
120 Tomlinson Mill Rd
Marlton NJ, 08053, Burlington County
Phone: 856-983-5140
Ranking: 
(74 out of 346, top 21%)*
(74 out of 346, top 21%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lenape Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 185 | 185 | 188 | 159 | 174 | 202 | 169 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,219 | 2,261 | 2,349 | 2,388 | 2,456 | 2,496 | 2,548 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 568 | 25.6% | 541 | 23.9% | 544 | 23.2% | 604 | 25.3% | 612 | 24.9% | 615 | 24.6% | 571 | 22.4% |
| Grade 10: | 544 | 24.5% | 547 | 24.2% | 585 | 24.9% | 505 | 21.1% | 603 | 24.6% | 566 | 22.7% | 660 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 538 | 24.2% | 562 | 24.9% | 508 | 21.6% | 590 | 24.7% | 558 | 22.7% | 651 | 26.1% | 649 | 25.5% |
| Grade 12: | 549 | 24.7% | 506 | 22.4% | 579 | 24.6% | 531 | 22.2% | 657 | 26.8% | 634 | 25.4% | 632 | 24.8% |
| Ungraded: | 20 | 0.9% | 105 | 4.6% | 133 | 5.7% | 158 | 6.6% | 26 | 1.1% | 30 | 1.2% | 36 | 1.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,133 | 51.1% | 1,152 | 51.0% | 1,187 | 50.5% | 1,223 | 51.2% | 1,229 | 50.0% | 1,258 | 50.4% | 1,266 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 1,086 | 48.9% | 1,109 | 49.0% | 1,162 | 49.5% | 1,165 | 48.8% | 1,227 | 50.0% | 1,238 | 49.6% | 1,278 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 133 | 6.0% | 133 | 5.9% | 146 | 6.2% | 136 | 5.7% | 149 | 6.1% | 106 | 4.2% | 138 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 2.9% | 60 | 2.7% | 52 | 2.2% | 65 | 2.7% | 60 | 2.4% | 56 | 2.2% | 58 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 154 | 6.9% | 153 | 6.8% | 160 | 6.8% | 143 | 6.0% | 150 | 6.1% | 121 | 4.8% | 123 | 4.8% |
| White: | 1,863 | 84.0% | 1,910 | 84.5% | 1,985 | 84.5% | 2,038 | 85.3% | 2,089 | 85.1% | 2,211 | 88.6% | 2,227 | 87.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 6.9% | 168 | 7.4% | 133 | 5.7% | 120 | 5.0% | 68 | 2.8% | 50 | 2.0% | 41 | 1.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 2.8% | 73 | 3.2% | 62 | 2.6% | 63 | 2.6% | 40 | 1.6% | 28 | 1.1% | 26 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.99 | 12.20 | 12.52 | 14.98 | 14.11 | 11.50 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 89.8% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 92.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 93.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 92.8% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 92.0% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 94.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 95.2% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 96.5% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.1% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 96.9% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 83.8% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.8% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 88.9% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.0% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 87.1% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 87.3% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 88.2% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 86.0% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.8% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 87.1% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 89.2% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cherokee High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.