Sherman Elementary School

Summary:

Sherman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Roselle Park, New Jersey, with a student population of 353. The school is part of the Roselle Park Public School District, which is ranked 444 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherman Elementary School consistently outperforms the Roselle Park Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, 64.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.7% for the district and 53.2% for the state. The school also has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (53.26%) and a lower percentage of White students (33.14%) compared to nearby schools. Additionally, the school's performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, is strong.

However, Sherman Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.2% in 2016-2017 to 18.5% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern. While the school generally outperforms its peers in the Roselle Park and Elizabeth school districts, its performance in Mathematics, especially in the upper grades, is an area for improvement, as the proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (32.29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) may contribute to the chronic absenteeism and the need for targeted interventions and support.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 375 E Grant Ave
       Roselle Park, NJ  07204


(908) 245-1886

District: Roselle Park Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
540th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,881 Help


Students who attend Sherman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roselle Park Middle School
High:    Roselle Park High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.3%
White:
33.1%
African American:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.3% Help


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Compare Details Sherman Elementary School ranks better than 59.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Roselle Park Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.32. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Sherman Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Roselle Park Public School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.3%), White (33.1%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Roselle Park Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sherman Elementary School is 10.8, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Roselle Park Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sherman Elementary School is $7,881, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Roselle Park Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sherman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherman Elementary School 540th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Sherman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Roselle Park Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Roselle Park Public School District 444th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sherman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 87.62 52nd 1204 95.7%
2004 77.92 244th 1298 81.2%
2005 76.20 288th 1303 77.9%
2006 78.10 230th 1314 82.5%
2007 76.19 254th 1329 80.9%
2008 77.81 231st 1338 82.7%
2009 75.13 329th 1346 75.6%
2010 75.24 333rd 1354 75.4%
2011 62.63 636th 1360 53.2%
2012 70.22 486th 1363 64.3%
2013 67.64 550th 1367 59.8%
2014 71.30 450th 1363 67.0%
2015 57.74 596th 1357 56.1%
2016 58.81 594th 1346 55.9%
2017 49.62 727th 1352 46.2%
2018 56.22 627th 1353 53.7%
2019 69.49 458th 1360 66.3%
2021 39.12 745th 1317 43.4%
2022 53.00 636th 1345 52.7%
2023 60.32 540th 1342 59.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.27 142nd 434 67.3%
2019 16.76 413th 463 10.8%
2021 35.95 243rd 411 40.9%
2022 52.00 170th 489 65.2%
2023 62.30 133rd 499 73.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.93 115th 1001 88.5%
2019 61.49 325th 1007 67.7%
2021 46.37 397th 868 54.3%
2022 84.36 95th 949 90.0%
2023 53.02 364th 958 62.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.92 347th 942 63.2%
2019 80.72 96th 948 89.9%
2021 54.71 295th 839 64.8%
2022 46.36 420th 863 51.3%
2023 56.77 312th 910 65.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.33 511th 1333 61.7%
2019 72.75 369th 1331 72.3%
2021 39.44 731st 1290 43.3%
2022 44.80 722nd 1326 45.6%
2023 57.49 547th 1318 58.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.49 749th 1334 43.9%
2019 64.21 500th 1335 62.5%
2021 40.75 690th 1297 46.8%
2022 60.61 516th 1324 61.0%
2023 60.89 513th 1315 61.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.97 175th 370 52.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 95.37 19th 522 96.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.41 246th 870 71.7%
2019 79.85 127th 899 85.9%
2021 57.96 285th 896 68.2%
2022 65.17 267th 953 72.0%
2023 68.53 251st 982 74.4%
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Rank History for White students at Sherman Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.21 645th 1022 36.9%
2019 49.70 528th 1023 48.4%
2021 37.53 617th 964 36.0%
2022 54.94 439th 976 55.0%
2023 74.14 219th 975 77.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey 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.

Sherman Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Open Quote I think this is the best school in Roselle Park, Awesome principal and very strong PTA! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sherman Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 224 3 5 25 0 n/a n/a 0 257
1989 239 0 9 21 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1990 215 2 12 24 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1991 202 0 11 25 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1992 212 2 10 33 0 n/a n/a 0 257
1993 220 4 17 28 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1994 246 3 12 26 0 n/a n/a 0 287
1995 260 6 13 34 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1996 260 6 13 34 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1998 234 1 16 40 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1999 227 4 24 48 0 n/a n/a 0 303
2000 236 4 22 60 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2001 216 9 26 65 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2002 203 11 22 90 0 n/a n/a 0 326
2003 203 11 22 90 0 n/a n/a 0 326
2004 185 17 26 95 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2005 175 21 25 99 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2006 176 20 24 93 0 n/a n/a 0 313
2007 164 16 25 106 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2008 166 26 30 116 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2009 175 17 29 127 0 0 0 0 348
2010 156 15 22 126 0 0 7 0 326
2011 147 14 22 143 0 0 8 0 334
2012 134 14 22 144 0 0 8 0 322
2013 119 21 27 142 0 0 0 0 309
2014 110 19 34 143 0 0 8 0 314
2015 113 17 29 155 0 0 7 0 321
2016 119 21 28 164 0 0 10 0 342
2017 119 24 24 168 0 1 9 0 345
2018 133 28 27 177 2 2 10 0 379
2019 121 30 21 169 2 3 9 0 355
2020 129 32 19 178 2 3 4 0 367
2021 116 24 17 175 1 3 2 0 338
2022 112 31 16 176 1 2 2 0 340
2023 117 29 15 188 0 0 4 0 353

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 Sherman Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 15.0 17.1 n/a
1989 269 15.0 17.9 n/a
1990 253 15.0 16.8 3.2
1991 238 15.0 15.8 5
1992 257 15.0 17.1 7.8
1993 269 14.0 19.2 6.7
1994 287 14.8 19.4 9.1
1995 313 17.0 18.4 10.2
1996 313 17.0 18.4 10.2
1998 291 15.7 18.5 10.7
1999 303 15.0 20.2 8.3
2000 322 18.0 17.9 13
2001 316 18.2 17.4 11.4
2002 326 22.0 14.8 15.6
2003 326 22.0 14.8 15.6
2004 323 21.0 15.4 19.2
2005 320 21.0 15.2 n/a
2006 313 22.0 14.2 23.3
2007 311 22.0 14.1 23.5
2008 338 21.0 16.1 22.8
2009 348 23.6 12.0 23.9
2010 326 19.0 17.1 23.6
2011 334 19.0 17.5 26.3
2012 322 24.4 13.1 26.7
2013 309 26.0 11.8 31.1
2014 314 26.0 12.0 29.6
2015 321 29.0 11.0 26.2
2016 342 28.0 12.2 29.5
2017 345 28.5 12.1 29
2018 379 27.5 13.7 30.3
2019 355 29.5 12.0 25.9
2020 367 30.9 11.8 27.5
2021 338 30.3 11.1 27.8
2022 340 31.4 10.8 26.2
2023 353 32.4 10.8 32.3

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 Sherman Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 15.0 17.1 n/a
1989 269 15.0 17.9 n/a
1990 253 15.0 16.8 3.2
1991 238 15.0 15.8 5
1992 257 15.0 17.1 7.8
1993 269 14.0 19.2 6.7
1994 287 14.8 19.4 9.1
1995 313 17.0 18.4 10.2
1996 313 17.0 18.4 10.2
1998 291 15.7 18.5 10.7
1999 303 15.0 20.2 8.3
2000 322 18.0 17.9 13
2001 316 18.2 17.4 11.4
2002 326 22.0 14.8 15.6
2003 326 22.0 14.8 15.6
2004 323 21.0 15.4 19.2
2005 320 21.0 15.2 n/a
2006 313 22.0 14.2 23.3
2007 311 22.0 14.1 23.5
2008 338 21.0 16.1 22.8
2009 348 23.6 12.0 23.9
2010 326 19.0 17.1 23.6
2011 334 19.0 17.5 26.3
2012 322 24.4 13.1 26.7
2013 309 26.0 11.8 31.1
2014 314 26.0 12.0 29.6
2015 321 29.0 11.0 26.2
2016 342 28.0 12.2 29.5
2017 345 28.5 12.1 29
2018 379 27.5 13.7 30.3
2019 355 29.5 12.0 25.9
2020 367 30.9 11.8 27.5
2021 338 30.3 11.1 27.8
2022 340 31.4 10.8 26.2
2023 353 32.4 10.8 32.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sherman Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,881

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sherman Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 458th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 540th of 1342 Elementary schools
 6.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Elementary School)58.760.4
 1.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Park Public School District)52.543.3
 9.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary School)71.458.9
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Roselle Park Public School District)67.343.5
 23.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Elementary School)79.455.1
 24.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Park Public School District)66.746.1
 20.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary School)52.928.5
 24.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Roselle Park Public School District)56.826
 30.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Elementary School)68.964.1
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Park Public School District)62.455.7
 6.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary School)55.740.7
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Roselle Park Public School District)51.133.8
 17.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students355353
 0.6%
African American3029
 3.3%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2115
 28.6%
Hispanic169188
 11.2%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White121117
 3.3%
Two or More Races94
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.9%32.3%
 6.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary School

Students at Sherman Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Sherman Elementary School ranks 540th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 353 students attended Sherman Elementary School.

Students who attend Sherman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roselle Park Middle School
High : Roselle Park High School


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