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What's the most underrated thing about Sherwood Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000920
Sherwood Elementary
1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 · (240) 740-0960 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
128 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
48.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 34.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
Sherwood Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary this school | 498 | 25.7% | 44.1% |
| Beall Elementary Rockville | 475 | 27.6% | 69.0% |
| Flower Valley Elementary Rockville | 524 | 30.0% | 56.7% |
| Clemens Crossing Elementary Columbia | 481 | 23.7% | 68.2% |
| Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton | 538 | 27.9% | 60.9% |
| Olney Elementary Olney | 585 | 22.4% | 68.4% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #428 of 853 | #88 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #471 of 853 ▲ 16 | #96 of 131 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #454 of 853 ▼ 170 | #87 of 131 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #383 of 898 | #74 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #197 of 857 | #59 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #27 of 857 | #16 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #748 of 885 | #101 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #280 of 294 | #33 of 34 |
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
498
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 498 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 38.1 | 13.7:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 39.3 | 13.3:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 35.3 | 14.0:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 19% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 15% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (493 to 498); teachers up 16% (35.3 to 41).
About Sherwood Elementary
Sherwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Sandy Spring, Maryland, under Montgomery County Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 498 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, operates 208 schools serving 159,181 students.
White students are the largest group at Sherwood Elementary, with 37% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. By the diversity index, Sherwood Elementary comes in at 75%.
Teacher staffing is 41 full-time equivalents, or about 12.2 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 26% of students, or 128, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
Test results at Sherwood Elementary are 14.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.1%, compared with a predicted 59.0%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 211 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 159,181 students.
The nearest other public school, Sherwood High, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sherwood Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sherwood Elementary is 8th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 467 in 2020-21 and 498 in 2024-25, a 7% gain.
Discussions about Sherwood Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other Sherwood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherwood Elementary. Sherwood Elementary is the 6th largest of the 18.
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 531 students
- Sherwood ElementaryMemphis, TN · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood High0.8 mi · 1,675
- Brooke Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 390
- William H. Farquhar Middle1.1 mi · 682
- Olney Elementary1.9 mi · 585
- Greenwood Elementary2.0 mi · 534
- James Hubert Blake High2.6 mi · 1,960
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sherwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sherwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sherwood Elementary have?
Sherwood Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherwood Elementary?
At Sherwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
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