Sherwood Forest Elementary

Set in Norfolk, Virginia, Sherwood Forest Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school, one of the schools within Norfolk City Public Schools. It teaches 406 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Sherwood Forest Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Norfolk City Public Schools, a district that educates 26,807 students overall.

Demographically, Sherwood Forest Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Norfolk city as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Sherwood Forest Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sherwood Forest Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Norfolk city shows median household earnings sit near $66,109, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Norfolk city's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,807 students), Sherwood Forest Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coleman Place Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sherwood Forest Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sherwood Forest Elementary's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 600 (now 406). Black enrollment moved from 56% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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