Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000477
Sherman Elementary
6633 Brawner St, McLean, VA 22101 · (703) 506-7900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
23 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 44% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 91.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
84.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Sherman Elementary's state test result (84.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Elementary this school | 290 | 7.9% | 84.7% |
| Olde Creek Elementary Fairfax | 359 | 16.7% | 78.7% |
| Sycolin Creek Elementary Leesburg | 452 | 10.0% | 86.6% |
| Vienna Elementary Vienna | 357 | 7.3% | 87.8% |
| Crossfield Elementary Herndon | 513 | 8.2% | 85.3% |
| Kipps Elementary Blacksburg | 358 | 23.2% | 86.6% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #181 of 1,101 | #42 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #129 of 1,111 ▲ 20 | #32 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #138 of 1,111 ▲ 90 | #40 of 136 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #986 of 1,176 | #139 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #84 of 1,105 | #11 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #558 of 1,106 | #101 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #1,135 of 1,157 | #126 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #41 of 759 | #4 of 110 |
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
290
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 290 | 26.1 | 11.1:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25.9 | 13.6:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 27 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 31.5 | 13.3:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 7% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (417 to 290); teachers down 17% (31.5 to 26.1).
About Sherman Elementary
Sherman Elementary is a small elementary school for students in McLean, Virginia. Enrollment stands at 290 students, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 42% below the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district, Fairfax County Public Schools, has 179,323 students enrolled across 199 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Sherman Elementary is White: 57%. The remaining shares are 24% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sherman Elementary scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sherman Elementary is 11.1:1, based on 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sherman Elementary's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 84.7% against 85.9%.
Looking at the county, Fairfax County, median household income comes to about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 222 public schools and about 174,475 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Sherman Elementary from the closest public school, Kent Gardens Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Sherman Elementary's average proficiency of 84.7% compares with 89.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Sherman Elementary's location as City: Small.
The school shrank from 302 students in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sherman Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
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- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in McLean
- McLean HighHigh · 2,428 students
- Langley HighHigh · 2,181 students
- Cooper MiddleMiddle · 997 students
- Spring Hill ElementaryElementary · 980 students
- Kent Gardens ElementaryElementary · 918 students
- Churchill Road ElementaryElementary · 635 students
Other Sherman Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sherman Elementary. Sherman Elementary is the 12th 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
- Kent Gardens Elementary1.0 mi · 918
- McLean High1.0 mi · 2,428
- Churchill Road Elementary1.1 mi · 635
- Langley High1.1 mi · 2,181
- Cooper Middle1.5 mi · 997
- Chesterbrook Elementary1.6 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Sherman ElementaryHow large is Sherman Elementary?
Sherman Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sherman Elementary serve?
Sherman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sherman Elementary?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Sherman Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sherman Elementary?
Student demographics at Sherman Elementary are roughly 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sherman Elementary public or private?
Sherman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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