📍 250 Fern St., Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06824
Sherman School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Sherman School enrolls 389 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
32 of the school's 389 students (8.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherman School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Sherman School is one of 16 schools in Fairfield School District, based in Fairfield, Connecticut. The district serves 9,139 students district-wide and employs 851 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Sherman School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.