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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT COUNTY·NCES 210225002201
Sherman Elementary
3987 DIxie Hwy, Dry Ridge, KY 41035 · (859) 428-5500 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Kentucky 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
340 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Grant County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Sherman Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Elementary this school | 415 | 81.9% | 33.6% |
| Bell Elementary School Monticello | 432 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Gallatin County Lower Elementary Warsaw | 382 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Walker Early Learning Center Monticello | 358 | 78.8% | N/A |
| Richardsville Elementary Bowling Green | 446 | 78.5% | 40.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Dayton | 453 | 85.0% | 36.6% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Sherman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #509 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #473 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #555 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #403 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #487 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #342 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #90 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #214 of 437 |
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
415
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 82% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 28.3 | 14.7:1 | 84% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 79% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 75% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 30.3 | 15.7:1 | 79% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 82% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 73% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (476 to 415); teachers down 14% (30.3 to 26).
About Sherman Elementary
Sherman Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. There are 415 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
The 6 schools in Grant County enroll 3,216 students altogether, Sherman Elementary among them.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Sherman Elementary. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic. That compares with about 93% White among all Grant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Sherman Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 15.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 82%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Grant County is 15 points.
Sherman Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with Sherman Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 34.6%. Sherman Elementary scores 33.6%, 1.0 points below that line.
For Grant County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $69,178 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Grant County number 10, with about 4,075 students.
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Sherman Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. Sherman Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 6% over 4 years, reaching 415 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.5:1 in 2020-21, and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Sherman Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,418
Census ACS
Median income
$69,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grant County
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Grant County Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Mason-Corinth ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Dry Ridge
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Grant County Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other Sherman Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherman Elementary. Sherman Elementary is the 8th largest of the 17.
- Sherman Elementary SchoolMansfield, OH · 613 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolSherman, IL · 552 students
- Sherman ElementarySan Diego, CA · 535 students
- Sherman ElementaryEau Claire, WI · 502 students
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary2.7 mi · 387
- Grant County High School3.0 mi · 1,016
- Dry Ridge Elementary4.0 mi · 400
- Grant County Middle School4.2 mi · 699
- Northern Ky Youth Dev Center5.0 mi · 8
- Williamstown Elementary5.8 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Sherman ElementaryHow large is Sherman Elementary?
Sherman Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sherman Elementary serve?
Sherman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sherman Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherman Elementary?
At Sherman Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Sherman Elementary public or private?
Sherman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.