SHERMAN SCHOOL

SHERMAN SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary campus in WATERTOWN, New York, overseen by WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 323 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,940 students total), SHERMAN SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SHERMAN SCHOOL lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the income-and-resources front, SHERMAN SCHOOL lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at SHERMAN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SHERMAN SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.5%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -9.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHERMAN SCHOOL is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students).

Nearest neighbor: CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHERMAN SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHERMAN SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 331 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 3% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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