📍 3035 Sherwood Forest Lane, Norfolk, Norfolk city, 23513
Sherwood Forest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norfolk, Norfolk city. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherwood Forest Elementary enrolls 480 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 20% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 235 | 49% |
| White | 98 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 480 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherwood Forest Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-30, state senate district 5, state house district 90.
Sherwood Forest Elementary is one of 50 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools, based in Norfolk, Virginia. The district serves 26,807 students district-wide and employs 2,102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Sherwood Forest Elementary is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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