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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867006499
Sherwood Elementary
819 Rumble Rd., Modesto, CA 95350 · (209) 574-5200 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
337 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
30.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 26.0% | 25.1% | 35.2% |
| Math | 10.5% | 20.1% | 31.4% | 38.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 39.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.1% | 57.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.9% | 57.0% |
| 2016-17 | 49.7% | 48.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sherwood Elementary
Sherwood Elementary's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary this school | 489 | 68.9% | 36.0% |
| Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills | 487 | 69.0% | 46.5% |
| Portola Elementary Ventura | 444 | 70.3% | 55.0% |
| Donald Graham Elementary Wildomar | 470 | 69.8% | 41.9% |
| Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 487 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| Lakewood Elementary Lodi | 478 | 70.5% | 35.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sherwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,861 of 5,151 | #36 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,167 of 5,172 ▼ 597 | #44 of 100 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,959 of 5,172 no change | #38 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #312 of 5,116 | #3 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #2,577 of 5,915 | #60 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,132 of 5,352 | #14 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,673 of 5,354 | #20 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #3,021 of 5,625 | #67 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #941 of 1,139 | #28 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 69% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 22.5 | 22.0:1 | 61% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 19.5 | 24.5:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 58% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 57% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 34% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 25 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (478 to 489); teachers up 23% (19.5 to 24).
About Sherwood Elementary
Located in Modesto, California, Sherwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 489 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
The district, Sylvan Union Elementary, has 7,974 students enrolled across 13 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Sherwood Elementary is Hispanic: 55%. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The diversity index for Sherwood Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 20.4:1 is based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. The average for public schools in Stanislaus County is similar, at 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sherwood Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sherwood Elementary is -3.1 points: 36.0% actual, 39.2% predicted.
The school is in Stanislaus County, where median household income comes to about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Stanislaus County's 190 public schools enroll about 106,477 students and include Sherwood Elementary.
Somerset Middle is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sherwood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sherwood Elementary's average proficiency of 36.0% compares with 30.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 489 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 471. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.4:1 to 20.4:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Sherwood Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvan Union Elementary
- Elizabeth Ustach MiddleMiddle · 1,016 students
- Somerset MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Daniel J. Savage MiddleMiddle · 906 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 752 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 713 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Modesto HighHigh · 2,292 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Other Sherwood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherwood Elementary. Sherwood Elementary is the 10th largest of the 18.
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 531 students
- Sherwood ElementaryMemphis, TN · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Somerset Middle0.3 mi · 947
- Sylvan Elementary0.5 mi · 326
- Standiford Elementary0.6 mi · 433
- Coleman F. Brown Elementary0.9 mi · 378
- Fred C. Beyer High1.1 mi · 1,609
- Woodrow Elementary1.2 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood ElementaryHow large is Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sherwood Elementary serve?
Sherwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sherwood Elementary have?
Sherwood Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sherwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Sherwood Elementary are roughly 27% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sherwood Elementary public or private?
Sherwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sylvan Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.