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About this school
Cherokee Elementary School is
a town public school
in Muskogee, Oklahoma that is part of Muskogee Public Schools.
It serves 345 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Its teachers have had 195 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 5
345 Students
17 Teachers
2400 Estelle AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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56%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Cherokee Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Oct 7, 2026
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Cherokee Elementary School
$106,047
raised using DonorsChoose
195
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
189
donors
55
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
29
projects
for
art supplies
Cherokee Elementary School has received support from
82 individuals from Oklahoma and
107 individuals out-of-state.