📍 815 S Travis St, Sherman, Grayson County, 75090
Washington el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sherman, Grayson County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ali Holderby. It is part of the Sherman Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington el enrolls 496 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 398 | 80% |
| White | 58 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 496 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Washington el 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 TX-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Washington el is one of 15 schools in SHERMAN ISD, based in SHERMAN, Texas. The district serves 7,788 students district-wide and employs 601 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, Washington el is close to the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small