📍 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, 20860
Sherwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 1,721 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 98.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherwood High enrolls 1,721 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 98.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 823 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 273 | 16% |
| Asian | 197 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 1,721 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 355 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 High 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 High 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 1,721 students, Sherwood High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large