Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX C-6·NCES 291230000507
SHERWOOD ELEM.
1769 MISSOURI STATE RD, ARNOLD, MO 63010 · (636) 282-6965 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
151 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.7pp since 2021
Math
65.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 10.6% |
| Math | 33.9% | 31.4% | 17.6% | 16.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 50.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 SHERWOOD ELEM.
SHERWOOD ELEM.'s state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWOOD ELEM. this school | 347 | 43.5% | 58.1% |
| BUCKNER ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 327 | 45.6% | 47.4% |
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY LAKE OZARK | 362 | 45.9% | N/A |
| LYON ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 430 | 43.3% | 55.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. PIERCE CITY | 341 | 41.6% | 44.5% |
| OSAGE UPPER ELEM. OSAGE BEACH | 401 | 44.1% | 46.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #161 of 1,002 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #97 of 1,019 ▲ 67 | #3 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #179 of 1,018 ▲ 31 | #6 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #69 of 943 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #548 of 1,294 | #23 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #72 of 950 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #553 of 953 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #761 of 1,165 | #15 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #229 of 684 | #10 of 25 |
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
347
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 347 | 33.5 | 10.3:1 | 44% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 31.8 | 10.9:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 35.4 | 9.9:1 | 39% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 40% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 33.5 | 12.6:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 44% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 38% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 22% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 912 | 33 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERWOOD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (423 to 347); teachers unchanged (33.5 to 33.5).
About SHERWOOD ELEM.
ARNOLD, Missouri, is home to SHERWOOD ELEM., a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 347 students.
FOX C-6 enrolls 10,258 students, and its 18 schools include SHERWOOD ELEM..
SHERWOOD ELEM. enrolls a student body that is 83% White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By the diversity index, SHERWOOD ELEM. comes in at 30%.
The school reports 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.3 students per teacher. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%.
SHERWOOD ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1%, compared with a predicted 43.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, median household income is about $82,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. SHERWOOD ELEM. is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 36,216 students.
Nearest public school: LONE DELL ELEM., about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around SHERWOOD ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. SHERWOOD ELEM. ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.1% against a local average of 49.1%.
For locale, NCES codes SHERWOOD ELEM. as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 376 to 347. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 10.3:1 over the same years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
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Other SHERWOOD Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named SHERWOOD Elementary. SHERWOOD ELEM. is the 15th largest of the 18.
- SHERWOOD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 396 students
- SHERWOOD ELEM.CREIGHTON, MO · 336 students
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
Nearby schools
- LONE DELL ELEM.1.1 mi · 381
- DON EARL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.1.6 mi · 125
- RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE1.6 mi · 567
- FOX SR. HIGH1.7 mi · 1,660
- FOX MIDDLE1.8 mi · 570
- FOX ELEM.1.8 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About SHERWOOD ELEM.How many students attend SHERWOOD ELEM.?
SHERWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SHERWOOD ELEM. serve?
SHERWOOD ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SHERWOOD ELEM. have?
SHERWOOD ELEM. employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SHERWOOD ELEM.?
Student demographics at SHERWOOD ELEM. are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SHERWOOD ELEM. public or private?
SHERWOOD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOX C-6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.