📍 836 Sherman St, Watertown, Jefferson County, 13601
Sherman School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watertown, Jefferson County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watertown City School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherman School enrolls 320 students across grades K–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 320 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 116.
Sherman School is one of 8 schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WATERTOWN, New York. The district serves 3,964 students district-wide and employs 287 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Sherman School is smaller than the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small