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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000810
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
501 CHEROKEE TRL, PENSACOLA, FL 32506 · (850) 453-7421 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Florida 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.
- ·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 Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
336 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 39.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 SCHOOL
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 452 | 74.3% | 42.5% |
| WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 485 | 78.1% | 44.2% |
| BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 390 | 77.7% | 36.3% |
| SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 492 | 72.0% | 44.6% |
| FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 579 | 71.7% | 54.3% |
| UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 529 | 76.4% | 31.8% |
Matched among Florida 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,701 of 2,136 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #1,884 of 2,149 ▼ 51 | #24 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,771 of 2,149 ▼ 166 | #26 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #1,602 of 2,267 | #26 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,168 of 2,077 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #643 of 2,108 | #14 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #297 of 2,188 | #12 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #328 of 1,374 | #7 of 26 |
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
452
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 74% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 83% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 85% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 73% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 74% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 75% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 85% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 82% (567) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 41 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in PENSACOLA, Florida, (ZIP code 32506). School enrollment was 452 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
ESCAMBIA is the district for SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 66 schools and 36,795 students.
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Escambia County's population at about 21%. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school counts 336 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 74%. The average for public schools in Escambia County is 54%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.9%.
Escambia County census figures show that the median household income is $67,500, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Escambia County is home to 71 public schools and about 37,056 public school students.
CAPSTONE ACADEMY is the public school closest to SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (462) to 2024-25 (452). Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.9:1 to 16.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
325,923
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
37,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESCAMBIA
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,169 students
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
Other schools in PENSACOLA
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,070 students
Other Sherwood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherwood Elementary. SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 11th largest of the 18.
- SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMELBOURNE, FL · 493 students
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 531 students
Nearby schools
- CAPSTONE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 26
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,634
- MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 435
- WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 485
- OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 527
- ESCAMBIA BOYS' BASE2.1 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 31% White, 8% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.