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Alumni: what's one memory from Sherwood Middle Academic Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
759
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH·NCES 220054000428
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy
1020 Marlbrook Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 · (225) 272-3090 · East Baton Rouge Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
377 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 263 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 30% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
82.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 65.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 Middle Academic Academy
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Middle Academic Academy this school | 759 | 49.7% | 71.7% |
| Glasgow Middle School Baton Rouge | 542 | 60.3% | 33.0% |
| Edgar Martin Middle School Lafayette | 641 | 42.1% | 52.5% |
| S. J. Welsh Middle School Lake Charles | 1,011 | 47.3% | 45.2% |
| Greenacres Middle School Bossier City | 543 | 70.7% | 31.2% |
| Belle Chasse Middle School Belle Chasse | 656 | 63.7% | 52.7% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Middle Academic Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In East Baton Rouge Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #2 of 213 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #7 of 210 ▼ 3 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #3 of 213 ▼ 1 | #1 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #54 of 197 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #20 of 220 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #165 of 195 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #4 of 195 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #178 of 214 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #160 of 162 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
759
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 759 | 46.8 | 16.2:1 | 50% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 47.8 | 15.9:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 48% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 28% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 43.3 | 17.7:1 | 50% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 17% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 55% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 61% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | 55 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood Middle Academic Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (767 to 759); teachers up 8% (43.3 to 46.8).
About Sherwood Middle Academic Academy
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is a high-enrollment middle school for students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 759 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 73% above that.
East Baton Rouge Parish operates 83 schools. Combined enrollment is 40,083 students.
The most common group at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is Black students, at 43%. After that, the student body is 28% White, 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 44% Black share among all East Baton Rouge Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy counts 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.2 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Louisiana have 41.0:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish report 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is A+. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Louisiana, Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.7% compared with a predicted 48.6%.
Across East Baton Rouge Parish, the median household income is $63,071, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish has 132 public schools and roughly 66,892 students.
The nearest public school is Audubon Elementary School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (775) and 2024-25 (759). Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 16.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
East Baton Rouge Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
452,938
Census ACS
Median income
$63,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
66,892 students
Quick facts
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- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
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- Tara High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCombined · 888 students
Other schools in Baton Rouge
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)Combined · 3,725 students
- Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyCombined · 2,239 students
- Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- LSU Laboratory SchoolCombined · 1,463 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
Nearby schools
- Audubon Elementary School0.1 mi · 495
- Broadmoor Senior High School0.8 mi · 791
- Broadmoor Elementary School1.0 mi · 579
- Villa del Rey Elementary School1.5 mi · 387
- Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School1.5 mi · 644
- Twin Oaks Elementary School1.6 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood Middle Academic AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy?
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy enrolls approximately 759 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sherwood Middle Academic Academy serve?
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sherwood Middle Academic Academy have?
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy?
Student demographics at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy are roughly 28% White, 9% Hispanic, 43% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherwood Middle Academic Academy?
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is overseen by East Baton Rouge Parish in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.