Sherman Elementary

Sherman Elementary is a roomy K-5 school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, overseen by Eau Claire Area School District. The school works with 502 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Sherman Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Eau Claire Area School District, a district that teaches 10,687 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sherman Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school records 18% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Sherman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.4%; this one delivers 59.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Eau Claire County reports that median household income runs about $74,546, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Sherman Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Eau Claire County (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students).

Nearest neighbor: DeLong Middle, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sherman Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sherman Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherman Elementary has grew 6%, going from 473 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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