Cherokee Middle School
Public middle school in Springfield, Missouri · Springfield R-XII School District · Grades 6–8
Cherokee Middle School serves 765 students in grades 6–8 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 53 schools in Springfield R-XII School District. By enrollment it is the 56th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Springfield R-XII School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292886001788 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Springfield R-XII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 765 | 24,285 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 25.8% | 51.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cherokee Middle School in context
Size
Cherokee Middle School is the largest of Springfield R-XII School District's 10 middle schools; its 765 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 563; Cherokee Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 341 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 104, against an average of 255 per grade. This year grade 8 has 208% more students than grade 6 (320 against 104). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 77.5% here and 68.4% across Springfield R-XII. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
25.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Springfield R-XII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 8.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 765 students, Cherokee Middle School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 765 students would have about 58.8 teachers, so Cherokee Middle School has 13.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Cherokee Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Wilson's Creek 5-6 Intermediate Center, 4.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.5% |
| Hispanic | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 104 |
| Grade 7 | 341 |
| Grade 8 | 320 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
420 E Farm Rd 182, Springfield, MO 65810
Phone: (417)523-7200
Website: cherokee.spsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cherokee Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's Creek 5-6 Intermediate Center | Springfield R-XII | 4.1 mi | 424 | 18 | 26.4% |
| Nicholas A. Inman Intermediate School | Nixa Public Schools | 4.2 mi | 397 | 12.4 | 31.5% |
| Carver Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.4 mi | 618 | 13.1 | 59.5% |
| Nixa Junior High School | Nixa Public Schools | 4.5 mi | 1,033 | 15.3 | 24.5% |
| Summit Intermediate School | Nixa Public Schools | 4.6 mi | 507 | 14.4 | 30.8% |
| Pershing Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.8 mi | 702 | 16.1 | 38.7% |
| Jarrett Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.6 mi | 483 | 12.9 | 62.9% |
| Ozark Middle School | Ozark R-VI | 6.1 mi | 876 | 13.3 | 36.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.