Is Sherwood Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 889 students attended Sherwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle High : Salinas High

Sherwood Elementary

Summary:

Sherwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salinas, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 911 students. The school is part of the Salinas City Elementary School District, which is ranked 1305 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Sherwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the Statewide School Digger Rank. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments, is significantly lower than the Salinas City Elementary School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.68% of Sherwood Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 25.17% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 19.77% of Sherwood Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 22.09% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Sherwood Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in the 2017-2018 school year to 21.5% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Sherwood Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby schools within the Salinas City Elementary School District, such as Mission Park Elementary, Los Padres Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary. These nearby schools, while still below the state averages, generally outperform Sherwood Elementary in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, Sherwood Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 15% to 40% of California elementary schools in these subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-6

110 South Wood St.
Salinas, CA 93905-3104

(831) 753-5650

District: Salinas City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5215^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,195

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 889

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

Two or more races:

0.7%

White:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sherwood Elementary ranks worse than 89% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Salinas City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.9. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Sherwood Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Salinas City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98%), two or more races (0.7%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Salinas City Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sherwood Elementary is 22.7, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Salinas City Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sherwood Elementary is $6,195. 9 elementary schools in the Salinas City Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sherwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherwood Elementary 5215^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sherwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Salinas City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Salinas City Elementary 1305^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sherwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	7.79	4754^th	4809	1.1%
2005	8.92	4699^th	4822	2.6%
2006	9.15	4670^th	4818	3.1%
2007	10.25	4905^th	5113	4.1%
2008	11.71	4836^th	5113	5.4%
2009	10.03	4998^th	5193	3.8%
2010	6.99	5237^th	5314	1.4%
2011	9.66	5228^th	5377	2.8%
2012	9.87	5201^st	5390	3.5%
2013	10.14	5286^th	5530	4.4%
2015	11.21	5400^th	5611	3.8%
2016	9.86	5449^th	5614	2.9%
2017	12.95	5281^st	5692	7.2%
2018	16.97	4933^rd	5662	12.9%
2019	16.36	5127^th	5789	11.4%
2022	13.83	5466^th	5883	7.1%
2023	14.96	5328^th	5874	9.3%
2024	15.90	5215^th	5862	11.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.60	1735^th	3246	46.5%
2019	35.00	2125^th	3275	35.1%
2022	35.23	2184^th	3311	34.0%
2023	33.64	2267^th	3250	30.2%
2024	38.59	1917^th	3160	39.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.72	2049^th	2420	15.3%
2024	24.42	2143^rd	2634	18.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.45	4160^th	5084	18.2%
2019	23.75	4315^th	5173	16.6%
2022	18.96	4723^rd	5264	10.3%
2023	20.12	4698^th	5374	12.6%
2024	20.89	4710^th	5511	14.5%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	45.53	39^th	74	47.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	36.44	233^rd	356	34.6%
2023	34.49	232^nd	336	31.0%
2024	41.07	211^th	364	42.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.97	4544^th	5413	16.1%
2019	19.18	4693^rd	5492	14.5%
2022	14.28	5245^th	5635	6.9%
2023	12.76	5343^rd	5617	4.9%
2024	14.52	5159^th	5605	8.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.77	1879^th	2128	11.7%
2019	35.10	1533^rd	2585	40.7%
2022	18.56	2138^th	2227	4.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.00	4964^th	5431	8.6%
2019	14.82	5068^th	5510	8.0%
2022	15.05	5209^th	5663	8.0%
2023	18.38	4882^nd	5650	13.6%
2024	18.29	4877^th	5636	13.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sherwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.58	4007^th	4830	17.0%
2019	22.98	4173^rd	4963	15.9%
2022	18.73	4596^th	5084	9.6%
2023	20.70	4439^th	5098	12.9%
2024	21.56	4366^th	5102	14.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sherwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	24	7	19	774	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
1989	17	7	12	780	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
1990	25	11	20	836	2	n/a	n/a	0	894
1991	14	7	25	853	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
1992	17	4	26	812	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
1993	11	0	14	841	0	n/a	n/a	0	866
1994	15	1	21	802	0	n/a	n/a	0	839
1995	9	1	15	836	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
1996	9	1	15	836	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
1997	8	0	13	893	0	n/a	n/a	0	914
1998	12	2	11	874	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
1999	9	5	6	947	0	n/a	n/a	0	967
2000	17	4	6	1042	0	n/a	n/a	0	1069
2001	11	7	5	1177	0	n/a	n/a	0	1200
2002	9	5	2	1184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1201
2003	9	5	2	1184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1201
2004	8	6	3	1111	3	n/a	n/a	2	1133
2005	5	2	2	1071	3	n/a	n/a	0	1083
2006	6	5	3	804	2	n/a	n/a	0	820
2007	9	5	5	744	2	n/a	n/a	0	765
2008	9	3	2	768	2	n/a	n/a	0	784
2009	7	5	1	817	2	1	1	0	834
2010	5	3	1	794	2	1	0	0	806
2011	6	2	1	789	0	1	1	0	800
2012	3	1	1	805	1	1	0	0	812
2013	3	1	2	856	0	2	0	0	864
2014	3	1	2	863	0	0	5	0	874
2015	2	1	1	879	2	0	4	0	889
2016	2	1	1	897	0	0	2	0	903
2017	4	0	1	925	0	0	0	0	930
2018	4	0	2	922	4	0	1	0	933
2019	7	0	2	921	3	1	3	0	937
2020	8	0	1	920	5	1	2	0	937
2021	8	0	1	935	5	1	2	0	952
2022	8	0	0	885	6	1	5	0	905
2023	9	1	0	891	6	1	3	0	911
2024	5	0	0	871	5	2	6	0	889

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sherwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	824	36.0	22.8	n/a
1989	816	37.0	22.0	n/a
1990	894	38.8	23.0	n/a
1991	899	35.5	25.3	n/a
1992	859	36.1	23.7	91.5
1993	866	35.0	24.7	94.8
1994	839	34.0	24.7	87.1
1995	861	32.5	26.5	90.8
1996	861	32.5	26.5	90.8
1997	914	35.0	26.1	95
1998	899	40.0	22.5	95
1999	967	46.8	20.7	91.4
2000	1069	47.0	22.7	98.8
2001	1200	54.0	22.2	99.8
2002	1201	60.5	19.9	88.3
2003	1201	60.5	19.9	88.3
2004	1133	57.5	19.7	87.3
2005	1083	49.6	21.8	97.9
2006	820	37.0	22.2	99.6
2007	765	38.0	20.1	99.6
2008	784	46.0	17.0	91.6
2009	834	45.0	17.4	96.2
2010	806	40.7	19.7	96.7
2011	800	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	812	39.0	20.8	n/a
2013	864	38.0	22.7	93.2
2014	874	40.0	21.8	90.4
2015	889	40.0	22.2	97.5
2016	903	38.0	23.7	94.9
2017	930	37.0	25.1	96
2018	933	38.0	24.5	93.8
2019	937	40.0	23.4	95.9
2020	937	n/a	n/a	94.1
2021	952	41.0	23.2	91.6
2022	905	38.0	23.8	92.3
2023	911	39.0	23.3	92
2024	889	39.0	22.7	93.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sherwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	824	36.0	22.8	n/a
1989	816	37.0	22.0	n/a
1990	894	38.8	23.0	n/a
1991	899	35.5	25.3	n/a
1992	859	36.1	23.7	91.5
1993	866	35.0	24.7	94.8
1994	839	34.0	24.7	87.1
1995	861	32.5	26.5	90.8
1996	861	32.5	26.5	90.8
1997	914	35.0	26.1	95
1998	899	40.0	22.5	95
1999	967	46.8	20.7	91.4
2000	1069	47.0	22.7	98.8
2001	1200	54.0	22.2	99.8
2002	1201	60.5	19.9	88.3
2003	1201	60.5	19.9	88.3
2004	1133	57.5	19.7	87.3
2005	1083	49.6	21.8	97.9
2006	820	37.0	22.2	99.6
2007	765	38.0	20.1	99.6
2008	784	46.0	17.0	91.6
2009	834	45.0	17.4	96.2
2010	806	40.7	19.7	96.7
2011	800	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	812	39.0	20.8	n/a
2013	864	38.0	22.7	93.2
2014	874	40.0	21.8	90.4
2015	889	40.0	22.2	97.5
2016	903	38.0	23.7	94.9
2017	930	37.0	25.1	96
2018	933	38.0	24.5	93.8
2019	937	40.0	23.4	95.9
2020	937	n/a	n/a	94.1
2021	952	41.0	23.2	91.6
2022	905	38.0	23.8	92.3
2023	911	39.0	23.3	92
2024	889	39.0	22.7	93.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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