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Enrollment
1,675
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000921
Sherwood High
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 · (240) 740-8110 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,675 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Maryland public high schools
- A-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 Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
376 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 444 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 414 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 381 | 23% |
Student demographics
71%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
78.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 13.2% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% 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 High
Sherwood High's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood High this school | 1,675 | 22.4% | 46.5% |
| Oakdale High Ijamsville | 1,702 | 17.6% | 55.9% |
| Crofton High School Gambrills | 1,906 | 17.3% | 55.1% |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Bethesda | 2,377 | 23.9% | 44.0% |
| Towson High Towson | 1,558 | 27.1% | 48.4% |
| Dulaney High Timonium | 1,889 | 33.2% | 36.8% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #41 of 203 | #6 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #45 of 206 ▲ 38 | #4 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #31 of 206 ▼ 2 | #6 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,675 | #58 of 234 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #103 of 210 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #30 of 211 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #182 of 212 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #11 of 76 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,675
-237 (-12%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,175
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,675 | 102.6 | 16.3:1 | 22% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 1,693 | 103.8 | 16.3:1 | 20% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 1,721 | 98.2 | 17.5:1 | 23% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 1,912 | 118 | 16.2:1 | 18% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 1,967 | 111.6 | 17.6:1 | 16% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 1,890 | 105 | 18.0:1 | 17% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 2,076 | 116 | 17.9:1 | 13% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 1,789 | 106 | 16.9:1 | 8% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 1,175 | 70 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,967 to 1,675); teachers down 8% (111.6 to 102.6).
About Sherwood High
Sherwood High is the name of a mid-sized high school in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,675 students. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Sherwood High belongs to Montgomery County Public Schools, a district of 208 schools and 159,181 students.
The largest group at Sherwood High is White students, at 45%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Montgomery County at about 42% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Sherwood High reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 102.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 15.3:1 for high schools in Maryland. Lunch program data show 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Sherwood High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Maryland public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 60.9% for Sherwood High, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 46.5%. The 14.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 211 public schools and about 159,181 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Sherwood High from the closest public school, Sherwood Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sherwood High is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Sherwood High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 1,912 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,675 by 2024-25.
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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 High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sherwood High. Sherwood High is the largest of the 3.
- Sherwood High SchoolSherwood, OR · 1,668 students
- SHERWOOD HIGHCREIGHTON, MO · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Elementary0.8 mi · 498
- William H. Farquhar Middle1.6 mi · 682
- Brooke Grove Elementary1.8 mi · 390
- James Hubert Blake High2.4 mi · 1,960
- Olney Elementary2.6 mi · 585
- Greenwood Elementary2.7 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood HighHow many students attend Sherwood High?
Sherwood High enrolls approximately 1,675 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sherwood High serve?
Sherwood High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sherwood High have?
Sherwood High employs 103 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Sherwood High?
Sherwood High reports a student body of 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherwood High?
Sherwood High is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.