SHERMAN EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, SHERMAN EL is a mid-tier primary school, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. It works with 453 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), SHERMAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SHERMAN EL shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SHERMAN EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at SHERMAN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SHERMAN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.3%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of +10.2 points.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SHERMAN EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARSHALL MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHERMAN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHERMAN EL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

SHERMAN EL operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHERMAN EL has shrank 25%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for SHERMAN EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.