Lake Forest Country Day School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 325 students
Cherokee Elem School
300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
343
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lake Forest SD 67
Lake County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cherokee Elem School
Cherokee Elem School is a public elementary school in Lake Forest, Illinois, serving grades K–4. It is part of Lake Forest SD 67. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 343 students were enrolled, with about 10.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 343 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Lake Forest SD 67
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 172175002447
Schools near Cherokee Elem School
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Oak Terrace Elem School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 494 students
Everett Elem School
Public · Grades K–4 · 308 students
Sheridan Elem School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 265 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.