Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII·NCES 291032000334
SHERWOOD ELEM.
33300 S SHERWOOD DR, CREIGHTON, MO 64739 · (660) 499-2239 · Cass County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
156 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
29.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -11.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 22.2% | 42.5% | 20.9% |
| Math | 10.1% | 19.5% | 35.8% | 34.4% |
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 | 36.3% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 41.3% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (31.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWOOD ELEM. this school | 336 | 46.4% | 31.5% |
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY LAKE OZARK | 362 | 45.9% | N/A |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE PRIMARY ROGERSVILLE | 369 | 45.8% | N/A |
| FORDLAND ELEM. FORDLAND | 300 | 46.7% | 41.3% |
| WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE WINFIELD | 336 | 45.5% | 32.4% |
| MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE MOUNT VERNON | 303 | 49.2% | 41.8% |
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 Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #717 of 1,002 | #16 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #759 of 1,019 ▼ 18 | #18 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #677 of 1,018 ▲ 39 | #15 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #159 of 943 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #580 of 1,294 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #245 of 950 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #742 of 953 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #714 of 1,165 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #247 of 684 | #4 of 15 |
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
336
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 336 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 47% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 46% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 30.7 | 13.2:1 | 57% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 53% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 39% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERWOOD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (406 to 336); teachers down 5% (30.7 to 29).
About SHERWOOD ELEM.
SHERWOOD ELEM. is an elementary school in CREIGHTON, Missouri, reachable at (660) 499-2239. The latest federal count shows 336 students in pre-K through 5.
SHERWOOD ELEM. is one school in SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII, a system of 3 schools with 733 students.
About 91% of the student body at SHERWOOD ELEM. is White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.6 students per teacher and 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cass County average 35%.
SHERWOOD ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.5%, compared with a predicted 42.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Cass County, the median household income is $87,535, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides SHERWOOD ELEM., Cass County has 43 other public schools.
The nearest public school is SHERWOOD MIDDLE, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.8%, higher than SHERWOOD ELEM.'s 31.5%.
SHERWOOD ELEM. falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at SHERWOOD ELEM. declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 363 to 336 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at SHERWOOD ELEM.. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII
- SHERWOOD HIGHHigh · 221 students
- SHERWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in CREIGHTON
- SHERWOOD HIGHHigh · 221 students
- SHERWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 176 students
Other SHERWOOD Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named SHERWOOD Elementary. SHERWOOD ELEM. is the 17th largest of the 18.
- SHERWOOD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 396 students
- SHERWOOD ELEM.ARNOLD, MO · 347 students
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
Nearby schools
- SHERWOOD MIDDLE0.0 mi · 176
- SHERWOOD HIGH0.0 mi · 221
- BALLARD ELEM.10.3 mi · 57
- BALLARD HIGH10.3 mi · 59
- EAST LYNNE ELEM.13.2 mi · 155
- CHILHOWEE ELEM.13.8 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About SHERWOOD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SHERWOOD ELEM.?
SHERWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SHERWOOD ELEM. serve?
SHERWOOD ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHERWOOD ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHERWOOD ELEM. is approximately 11.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SHERWOOD ELEM.?
At SHERWOOD ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is SHERWOOD ELEM. public or private?
SHERWOOD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII.
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