📍 1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, 20860
Sherwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherwood Elementary enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 23% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 19% |
| Asian | 56 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 521 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherwood Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Sherwood Elementary is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Sherwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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