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Cherokee 01 Schools
Cherokee 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Cherokee County (Gaffney). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cherokee 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cherokee 01
13 of 14 schools in Cherokee 01 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 6D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Cherokee 01
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Blacksburg High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Blacksburg Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Northwest Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Gaffney High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Grassy Pond Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Corinth Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Draytonville Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Limestone Central Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Gaffney Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Blacksburg Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Cherokee 01
High schools (2)
- B Blacksburg High, Blacksburg
- C+ Gaffney High, Gaffney
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ Blacksburg Middle, Blacksburg
- C- Gaffney Middle, Gaffney
- D John E Ewing Middle, Gaffney
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- F B D Lee Elementary, Gaffney
- B Blacksburg Elementary, Blacksburg
- Blacksburg Primary, Blacksburg
- C- Corinth Elementary, Gaffney
- C- Draytonville Elementary, Gaffney
- C Grassy Pond Elementary, Gaffney
- C- Limestone Central Elementary, Gaffney
- D- Luther L Vaughan Elementary, Gaffney
- B- Northwest Elementary, Gaffney
Where Cherokee 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Gaffney (10)
- Blacksburg (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Cherokee County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,712 students with 572 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,253 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4501500
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Spartanburg 03 (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Spartanburg 07 (10 schools, 18 mi)
- York 01 (8 schools, 19 mi)
- Spartanburg 02 (14 schools, 19 mi)
- York 02 (10 schools, 23 mi)
- Spartanburg 06 (13 schools, 23 mi)
- Union 01 (6 schools, 25 mi)
- Spartanburg 04 (4 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Cherokee 01
How many schools are in Cherokee 01?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Cherokee 01, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cherokee 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Gaffney, Blacksburg.
How good are the schools in Cherokee 01?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.8%. 54% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cherokee 01?
7,712 students were enrolled in Cherokee 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cherokee 01?
Cherokee 01 is in South Carolina, based in Cherokee County, with its district office in Gaffney. Its boundary covers about 379 sq mi.