Sherman Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sherman Elementary teaches 147 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Milwaukee School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools in total, collectively educating 65,835 students. Sherman Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sherman Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sherman Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 8.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Sherman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Milwaukee Math and Science Academy, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sherman Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherman Elementary has decreased 57%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sherman Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.