Sherman Elementary School

Set in Tacoma, Washington, Sherman Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, run under Tacoma School District. It hosts 432 students across grades K through 5.

Tacoma School District runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 28,900 students. Sherman Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sherman Elementary School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sherman Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 70.0%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Pierce County reports that median household income runs about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Sherman Elementary School is one.

Mason Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sherman Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.