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How has Sherwood Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801155
Sherwood Elementary
1156 Robinhood LN, Memphis, TN 38111 · (901) 416-4864 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.7pp since 2022
Math
7.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 15.7% | 6.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sherwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #950 of 957 ▼ 30 | #138 of 144 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #918 of 959 ▼ 49 | #123 of 146 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #365 of 1,044 | #63 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #284 of 962 | #26 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #48 of 537 | #13 of 77 |
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
531
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
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 | 531 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 30.5 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 44.7 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 93% (661) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherwood Elementary.
About Sherwood Elementary
Sherwood Elementary sits in Memphis, Tennessee, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 531 students on the rolls.
A total of 211 schools make up Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 111,979 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Sherwood Elementary is 58%, a majority. Other students are 37% Hispanic and 3% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Sherwood Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Shelby County, median household income comes to about $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 154,209 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Sherwood Middle, is the closest to Sherwood Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 556 to 531.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sherwood Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Sherwood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherwood Elementary. Sherwood Elementary is the 4th largest of the 18.
- Sherwood ElementarySalinas, CA · 859 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 689 students
- Sherwood ElementaryGastonia, NC · 553 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 531 students
- Sherwood ElementarySandy Spring, MD · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Middle0.4 mi · 743
- Sharpe Elementary1.1 mi · 301
- Campus School1.2 mi · 407
- Campus School1.2 mi · 413
- South Park Elementary1.2 mi · 462
- Cherokee Elementary1.3 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Sherwood ElementaryHow large is Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sherwood Elementary serve?
Sherwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherwood Elementary?
At Sherwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 37% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherwood Elementary?
Sherwood Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Sherwood Elementary serve?
Sherwood Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.