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Cherokee Lane Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2617 Buck Lodge Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783
Phone
(301) 445-8415
District
Prince George's County Public Schools
County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
816
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.5% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Cherokee Lane Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
31%
41%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
33%
26%
40%
16%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
17%
29%
28%
36%
5%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 40 4.9%
Kindergarten 140 17.2%
Grade 1 139 17.0%
Grade 2 136 16.7%
Grade 3 131 16.1%
Grade 4 116 14.2%
Grade 5 114 14.0%
Total 816 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.1% 4.0% 35.2%
Black 11.4% 52.0% 34.2%
Hispanic 83.7% 40.6% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.8% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.0% 72.1% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 77.5% 64.1% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.6% 8.0% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 955,584 6,180,253
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,980.1 631
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 344,586 2,339,510
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 42.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.0% 31.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 10.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.7% 6.9%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,545 $1,515,969,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,130 $148,327,000 5.3%
Staff $726 $95,301,000 3.4%
General Administration $260 $34,130,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,231 $161,599,000 5.8%
Operation $1,852 $243,196,000 8.7%
Transportation $1,023 $134,314,000 4.8%
Other $519 $68,088,000 2.4%
Total Support $6,739 $884,955,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,046 $399,929,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $21,330 $2,800,853,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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