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Schools in Cherokee Ridge

Cherokee Ridge’s public schools

Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cherokee Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/8schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 2% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,324 students on the public path
In brief

Cherokee Ridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cherokee Ridge’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School places highest (better than 71%); Brindlee Mountain High School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Cherokee Ridge, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five elementary schools and four middle schools: Asbury High School, Douglas Middle School, Brindlee Mountain High School and Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cherokee Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–24 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
3–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marshall County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 47.3% · 2829 students tested
Math20%
State average 27.2% · 2903 students tested

Cherokee Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Cherokee Ridge’s borders.

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Cherokee Ridge—Marshall County

Every school in Cherokee Ridge

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Cherokee Ridge’s schools

Are Cherokee Ridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cherokee Ridge. Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cherokee Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cherokee Ridge in?

Marshall County School District.

Where do Cherokee Ridge kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Asbury High School, Douglas Middle School, Brindlee Mountain High School and Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle.

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What Cherokee Ridge families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.