Sherwood Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Phenix City, Alabama, Sherwood Elementary School hosts 493 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Phenix City.

Across the 11 schools in Phenix City (7,198 students total), Sherwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sherwood Elementary School records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 33% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sherwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Russell County) reports that median household earnings sit near $51,197, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Russell County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,127 students), Sherwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fox Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sherwood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sherwood Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 26.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherwood Elementary School has edged down 18%, going from 603 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 44% to 33%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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