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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Roger Sherman School?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090240000450
Roger Sherman School
64 North Pearl St., Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 238-1286 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
386 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 44%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
58.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Roger Sherman School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Sherman School this school | 457 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Smith Elementary School New Britain | 461 | 80.3% | N/A |
| John Barry School Meriden | 418 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Multicultural Magnet School Bridgeport | 436 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Chamberlain Elementary School New Britain | 402 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Casimir Pulaski School Meriden | 539 | 87.4% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Roger Sherman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #221 of 522 | #34 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #230 of 519 | #35 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #155 of 613 | #18 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #401 of 558 | #63 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #302 of 560 | #57 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #47 of 594 | #9 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #190 of 378 | #33 of 59 |
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
457
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 457 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 84% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 35.3 | 13.5:1 | 84% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 36.7 | 12.9:1 | 84% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 81% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 39.3 | 13.0:1 | 79% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 68% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 77% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 36 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roger Sherman School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (509 to 457); teachers down 15% (39.3 to 33.5).
About Roger Sherman School
Roger Sherman School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Meriden, Connecticut. The school reports 457 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students.
Roger Sherman School falls under Meriden School District, which has 13 schools enrolling 8,036 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Roger Sherman School are Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents are about 20% Hispanic. Roger Sherman School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Roger Sherman School is 84%. For comparison, public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.
Roger Sherman School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Connecticut public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $88,197, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 152 public schools and roughly 72,909 students.
Israel Putnam School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Roger Sherman School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 22 students since 2020-21, to 457.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meriden School District
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- H. C. Wilcox Technical High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Israel Putnam School0.6 mi · 445
- Francis T. Maloney High School0.6 mi · 1,291
- Nathan Hale School0.7 mi · 485
- Washington Middle School1.1 mi · 536
- John Barry School1.3 mi · 418
- Thomas Hooker School1.3 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Roger Sherman SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roger Sherman School?
Roger Sherman School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Roger Sherman School serve?
Roger Sherman School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Roger Sherman School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Roger Sherman School.
What is the student diversity at Roger Sherman School?
Student demographics at Roger Sherman School are roughly 13% White, 67% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Roger Sherman School?
Roger Sherman School is overseen by Meriden School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.