Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080723001246
Sherrelwood Elementary School
8095 KALAMATH DRIVE, DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 428-5353 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Colorado 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
174 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 25.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Sherrelwood Elementary School
Sherrelwood Elementary School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrelwood Elementary School this school | 204 | 85.3% | 23.8% |
| Indian Peaks Elementary School LONGMONT | 214 | 84.6% | 28.0% |
| Columbine Elementary School LONGMONT | 231 | 89.2% | 24.7% |
| Pascual Ledoux Academy DENVER | 236 | 85.2% | N/A |
| Alice Terry Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 167 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Johnson Elementary School DENVER | 294 | 87.1% | 16.3% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Sherrelwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #699 of 931 | #42 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #643 of 940 ▼ 41 | #32 of 89 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #761 of 946 ▲ 11 | #53 of 89 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #893 of 1,056 | #90 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #402 of 896 | #24 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #827 of 896 | #72 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #95 of 983 | #27 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #203 of 664 | #21 of 63 |
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
204
-51 (-20%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 204 | 13.5 | 15.1:1 | 85% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 15.5 | 12.8:1 | 88% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 14.5 | 13.6:1 | 78% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 82% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 17.6 | 15.4:1 | 82% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 88% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 82% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 40% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 19 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherrelwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (270 to 204); teachers down 23% (17.6 to 13.5).
About Sherrelwood Elementary School
Sherrelwood Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in DENVER, Colorado. Federal data show 204 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Westminster Public Schools has a total of 18 schools and 7,724 students, Sherrelwood Elementary School among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Sherrelwood Elementary School is 84%. Next come 10% White and 2% Asian. The county population is about 43% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sherrelwood Elementary School scores 28%.
Classroom staffing at Sherrelwood Elementary School totals 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Sherrelwood Elementary School is about 85%. The average for public schools in Adams County is 62%.
Sherrelwood Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 15.0% at Sherrelwood Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.8%.
In the wider Adams County area, median household income comes to about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams County counts 171 public schools with about 87,938 students.
The closest school to Sherrelwood Elementary School is The Pinnacle Charter School, located about 0.5 miles away. Sherrelwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sherrelwood Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 23.8% against a local average of 17.3%.
Sherrelwood Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sherrelwood Elementary School enrolled 255 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 204.
Sherrelwood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
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- North Star Elementary School0.9 mi · 320
- Fairview PK-81.0 mi · 397
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Frequently asked questions
About Sherrelwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sherrelwood Elementary School?
Sherrelwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sherrelwood Elementary School serve?
Sherrelwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sherrelwood Elementary School have?
Sherrelwood Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherrelwood Elementary School?
At Sherrelwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sherrelwood Elementary School public or private?
Sherrelwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westminster Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.