Cherokee was one of only three metro-area school districts to successfully meet state testing standards in results released by the state Department of Education on Friday.
Ninety percent of Cherokee's 33 schools made adequate yearly progress Three missed the mark: Polaris Evening School, Teasley Middle and Hasty Elementary.
Since all of Cherokee's traditional schools made AYP last year, none are on the state's Needs Improvement list. An individual school or district that fails to make AYP two years in a row in the same area are put on the state's NI list and are on track for increasing state sanctions.
School officials said Friday that the status of both Hasty Elementary and Teasley Middle may change after summer re-test data is calculated.
"Despite the bar being continually raised, we are very pleased," said district spokesman Mike McGowan.
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