Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELLE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341431005672
Sherman Elementary School
375 E GRANT AVE, ROSELLE PARK, NJ 07204 · (908) 245-1886 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
144 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
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 | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · 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 Roselle Park Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 46.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Sherman Elementary School
Sherman Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Elementary School this school | 364 | 39.6% | 49.0% |
| John E. Riley Elementary School South Plainfield | 367 | 39.0% | 47.5% |
| Canfield Avenue School MINE HILL | 382 | 43.2% | 46.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School Bloomfield | 352 | 47.7% | 51.0% |
| Sussex Avenue School MORRISTOWN | 327 | 45.3% | 43.5% |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton Clifton | 327 | 43.7% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Sherman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #546 of 1,290 | #30 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #771 of 1,319 ▼ 129 | #37 of 93 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #445 of 1,319 ▼ 106 | #29 of 93 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #834 of 1,562 | #69 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #497 of 1,390 | #15 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #427 of 1,392 | #23 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #717 of 1,481 | #65 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #656 of 798 | #42 of 58 |
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
364
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 364 | 34.5 | 10.6:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 31.5 | 11.3:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 32.4 | 10.9:1 | 32% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 28% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 27.5 | 13.8:1 | 30% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 11% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (379 to 364); teachers up 25% (27.5 to 34.5).
About Sherman Elementary School
Sherman Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in ROSELLE PARK, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 364 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Sherman Elementary School is one school in Roselle Park Public School District, a system of 5 schools with 2,007 students.
Of every 100 students at Sherman Elementary School, about 53 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 11% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. The diversity index for Sherman Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sherman Elementary School lists 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. About 40% of students at Sherman Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Union County averages 52%, higher than here.
Sherman Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sherman Elementary School is +4.5 points: 49.0% actual, 44.5% predicted.
In Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Union County counts 180 public schools with about 99,046 students.
Of the public schools around it, Sherman Elementary School is closest to Victor Mravlag School No. 21, about 0.5 miles away. Sherman Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Sherman Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.0% compares with 34.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roselle Park Public School District
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Roselle Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in ROSELLE PARK
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Roselle Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Sherman Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherman Elementary. Sherman Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 17.
- Sherman Elementary SchoolMansfield, OH · 613 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolSherman, IL · 552 students
- Sherman ElementarySan Diego, CA · 535 students
- Sherman ElementaryEau Claire, WI · 502 students
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Victor Mravlag School No. 210.5 mi · 634
- Harrison Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Roselle Park Middle School0.6 mi · 438
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS0.7 mi · 10
- Robert Gordon Elementary School0.7 mi · 325
- Kindergarten Success Academy0.7 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Sherman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sherman Elementary School?
Sherman Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sherman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sherman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sherman Elementary School have?
Sherman Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Sherman Elementary School?
Sherman Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 53% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sherman Elementary School public or private?
Sherman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roselle Park Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.