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Historic mining town Cherokee, California, in May 2020Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Cherokee

Cherokee’s public schools

Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and Oroville Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cherokee. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Oroville Union High
Students per teacher
18.5
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,204 students on the public path
In brief

Cherokee’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cherokee’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Oroville High places highest (better than 54%); Spring Valley Elementary lowest (17%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Spring Valley Elementaryin OrovilleC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Golden Feather Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Cherokee

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

Golden Feather Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 67 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$35,306CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Oroville Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 2,230 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,024CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Golden Feather Union Elementary School District34%
State average 46.7% · 37 students tested
Math · K–8, Golden Feather Union Elementary School District15%
State average 33.1% · 38 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Oroville Union High School District38%
State average 46.7% · 452 students tested
Math · 9–12, Oroville Union High School District14%
State average 33.1% · 451 students tested

Cherokee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cherokee—Golden Feather Union Elementary K–8 · Oroville Union High 9–12

Every school in Cherokee

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

Also serving Cherokeein other towns
Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oroville
C−
67 students14:1Rate it →
Las Plumas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oroville
B−
1,265 students19:1Rate it →
Oroville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oroville
B−
872 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Cherokee’s schools

Are Cherokee’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cherokee. Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and Oroville Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cherokee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cherokee in?

Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and Oroville Union High School District.

Where do Cherokee kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Las Plumas High and Oroville High.

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What Cherokee 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.