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If you could change one rule at Sherwood Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
859
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063393005329
Sherwood Elementary
110 South Wood St., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 753-5650 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- B+Three-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
21.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
775 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (134).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
20.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
22.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 15.4% | 27.9% | 51.6% |
| Math | 5.9% | 16.0% | 25.7% | 52.3% |
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 | 20.4% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 19.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.3% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 16.4% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 29.5% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2016-17 | 18.6% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary this school | 859 | 90.2% | 20.0% |
| Santa Fe Elementary Porterville | 809 | 88.9% | 51.8% |
| Lemonwood Elementary Oxnard | 808 | 91.1% | 24.2% |
| Driffill Elementary Oxnard | 891 | 87.8% | 23.8% |
| Curren Elementary Oxnard | 817 | 93.0% | 25.3% |
| Hollydale South Gate | 794 | 87.9% | 37.6% |
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 Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,582 of 5,151 | #57 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,105 of 5,172 ▲ 87 | #44 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,813 of 5,172 ▲ 76 | #63 of 70 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,567 of 5,116 | #25 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #239 of 5,915 | #1 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,816 of 5,352 | #19 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #5,232 of 5,354 | #54 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,078 of 5,625 | #16 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,960 of 3,837 | #40 of 55 |
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
859
-93 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 859 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 90% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 39 | 22.8:1 | 93% (829) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 39 | 23.4:1 | 92% (838) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 41 | 23.2:1 | 92% (872) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 38 | 24.6:1 | 94% (875) |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 38 | 23.8:1 | 95% (857) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 95% (756) |
| 2000-01 | 1,200 | 54 | 22.2:1 | 100% (1,197) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 35 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (933 to 859); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Sherwood Elementary
Sherwood Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Salinas, California. There are 859 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 85% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The 15 schools of Salinas City Elementary, including Sherwood Elementary, enroll 8,236 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Sherwood Elementary is Hispanic, at 98%. Monterey County's residents are about 62% Hispanic, 36 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
Sherwood Elementary has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. On average, public schools in Monterey County report 76%.
Among California public elementary schools, Sherwood Elementary outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.7% for Sherwood Elementary. The school posts 20.0%, 6.7 points below the prediction.
In Monterey County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 153 public schools in the county, enrolling about 73,845, Sherwood Elementary among them.
El Sausal Middle sits about 0.6 miles from Sherwood Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.1% proficiency; Sherwood Elementary posts 20.0%.
Federal data place Sherwood Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 93 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.2 to 21.5 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sherwood Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salinas City Elementary
- Henry F. Kammann ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- Natividad ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Mission Park ElementaryElementary · 657 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Boronda MeadowsElementary · 620 students
- Los Padres ElementaryElementary · 620 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Other Sherwood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherwood Elementary. Sherwood Elementary is the largest of the 18.
- Sherwood ElementaryModesto, CA · 489 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
- El Sausal Middle0.6 mi · 1,067
- Los Padres Elementary0.7 mi · 620
- Fremont Elementary0.9 mi · 711
- Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 646
- El Puente1.2 mi · 326
- Carr Lake Community Day1.2 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood ElementaryHow large is Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary enrolls approximately 859 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sherwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sherwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sherwood Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Sherwood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sherwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Sherwood Elementary are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary is overseen by Salinas City Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.