Sherwood High

Sherwood High, an average-sized senior high in Sandy Spring, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools, caters to 1,675 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Sherwood High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sherwood High reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Sherwood High higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sherwood High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 60.9%; this one comes in at 46.5%, -14.4 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Sherwood High is one.

The closest other public school is Sherwood Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sherwood High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sherwood High's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,967 (now 1,675). White enrollment moved from 50% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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