Sherwood Forest Elementary School

Sherwood Forest Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school in FEDERAL WAY, Washington, overseen by Federal Way School District. The school works with 325 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 43 schools in Federal Way School District (22,250 students total), Sherwood Forest Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sherwood Forest Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 22% White, 17% Asian, 13% Black, 13% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Sherwood Forest Elementary School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sherwood Forest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the area at large, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Sherwood Forest Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sherwood Forest Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Sherwood Forest Elementary School's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 325). White enrollment moved from 33% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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