📍 1909 Mckee St, Houston, Harris County, 77009
Sherman el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Racquel Rosenbalm. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sherman el enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Black or African American and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 462 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 8.7% |
| White | 11 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 528 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 148.
Sherman el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 528 students, Sherman el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large