📍 33300 S Sherwood Dr, Creighton, Cass County, 64739
Sherwood Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Creighton, Cass County. The school has 384 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sherwood Cass R-Viii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sherwood Elem. enrolls 384 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 384 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 57.
Sherwood Elem. is one of 3 schools in SHERWOOD CASS R-VIII, based in CREIGHTON, Missouri. The district serves 733 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 384 students, Sherwood Elem. is larger than the district average of about 244 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote