Sherrelwood Elementary School

Sherrelwood Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary campus in DENVER, Colorado, overseen by Westminster Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 204 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 379.

Westminster Public Schools runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,724 students. Sherrelwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sherrelwood Elementary School records that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 10% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Adams County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sherrelwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.0%; this one delivers 23.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Adams County) shows that median household earnings sit near $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Sherrelwood Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

Nearest neighbor: The Pinnacle Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sherrelwood Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherrelwood Elementary School has declined 24%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.