Sherwood Elementary

Sherwood Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in EDMONDS, Washington, overseen by Edmonds School District. The school educates 491 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 380.

Edmonds School District runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 20,955 students. Sherwood Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sherwood Elementary logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sherwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 61.0%.

Across the wider county, Snohomish County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sherwood Elementary is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Edmonds Heights K-12, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sherwood Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 533 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 61% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.