Enrollment
180
High
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362673003650
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL
127 PARK ST, SHERMAN, NY 14781 · (716) 761-6121 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
89 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 14% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 56.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York 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 York'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 HIGH SCHOOL
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 180 | 49.4% | 62.4% |
| HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HARRISVILLE | 164 | 52.4% | 69.4% |
| JASPER-TROUPSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENWOOD | 151 | 47.0% | 64.0% |
| DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL DERUYTER | 187 | 45.5% | 48.2% |
| HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL HARTFORD | 212 | 46.2% | 66.0% |
| SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SANDY CREEK | 230 | 47.0% | 80.2% |
Matched among New York 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 SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #495 of 1,135 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #306 of 1,109 ▲ 239 | #5 of 17 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #759 of 1,135 ▼ 3 | #11 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #1,104 of 1,216 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #698 of 1,167 | #7 of 17 |
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
180
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 180 | 21.1 | 8.5:1 | 49% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 22.6 | 8.3:1 | 49% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 21.8 | 9.1:1 | 47% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 21 | 9.0:1 | 57% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 56% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 55% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 55% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 45% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
About SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in SHERMAN, New York, according to federal school records. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 180 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 2 schools with 414 students.
The large majority of students at SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL, 96%, are White. Among all residents of Chautauqua County, the White share is about 86%. By the diversity index, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 8%.
Staffing totals 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 49%. That is 8 points below the 57% average for public schools in Chautauqua County.
The allk12 Grade for SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL would score about 56.8%. It scores 62.4%, 5.6 points above that figure.
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is located in Chautauqua County, where median household income is about $58,351, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 51 public schools in Chautauqua County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,056.
Nearby, SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 7. On average proficiency, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL had 189 students in 2020-21 and 180 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
Other Sherman High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sherman High. SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Sherman High SchoolSHERMAN, TX · 2,143 students
- Sherman High SchoolSeth, WV · 316 students
Nearby schools
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 234
- CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 301
- CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 372
- PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL8.0 mi · 213
- PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 189
- RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL9.5 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL in?
SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is part of SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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