📍 1521 East Sherman Avenue, Nampa, Canyon County, 83686
Sherman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nampa, Canyon County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nampa School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherman Elementary enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 513 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherman Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Sherman Elementary is one of 25 schools in NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NAMPA, Idaho. The district serves 12,689 students district-wide and employs 758 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Sherman Elementary is close to the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize