Cherokee Charter Academy

K-8 school·Grades PK-9·Charter Gaffney, South Carolina·29340
Score
64.8/100
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#22
Among 61 South Carolina K-8 schools
#4
In Charter Institute at Erskine
#1
In Gaffney
Top 37%
In South Carolina

Score 64.8/100: better than 64% of South Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
61%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 59% of them
377 students tested
Math
48%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 50%, better than 64% of them
377 students tested
Science
50%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 54%, better than 54% of them
137 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READY56.455
English language artsGrade 4SC READY65.375
English language artsGrade 5SC READY60.671
English language artsGrade 6SC READY51.662
English language artsGrade 7SC READY67.953
English language artsGrade 8SC READY65.661
MathGrade 3SC READY63.655
MathGrade 4SC READY58.775
MathGrade 5SC READY42.371
MathGrade 6SC READY35.562
MathGrade 7SC READY47.253
MathGrade 8SC READY39.361
ScienceGrade 4SC READY45.375
ScienceGrade 6SC READY56.562

School profile

Grades
PK-9
Students
516
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
516
Typical K-8 school: 396
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Cherokee County

Contact

Address
3206 Cherokee Avenue
Gaffney, SC 29340

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Cherokee Charter Academy at a glance

Cherokee Charter Academy is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Gaffney, South Carolina, serving grades PK-9. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It has about 516 students (a typical South Carolina K-8 school has 396).

In 2025-26 state tests, 61% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 48% in math (similar schools: 50%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 64.8 out of 100: better than 64% of them, ranking #22 of 61. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.