Sherman Middle

Summary:

Sherman Middle is a public middle school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 330 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sherman Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, ranking between 464 and 546 out of 617-641 schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherman Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.11% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.8% in the district and 50.36% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 24.32% of 8th-graders reaching proficiency, compared to 39.72% in the district and 53.29% statewide. Additionally, Sherman Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 38.8% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Sherman Middle to the nearby schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Hamilton Middle and O'Keeffe Middle, both within the same district, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates that are 30-40 percentage points higher than Sherman Middle in many subject areas. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Sherman Middle (58.1% in 2022-2023) suggests that the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1610 Ruskin St
       Madison, WI  53704-3469


(608) 204-2100

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
546th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,764 Help


Students who attend Sherman Middle usually attend:

High:    East High

Feeder schools for Sherman Middle:

Elementary:    Emerson Elementary
    Sandburg Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  401

Racial breakdown:

White:
31.9%
Hispanic:
27.7%
African American:
24.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sherman Middle ranks worse than 85.2% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 10th among 12 ranked middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.21. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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 Student population at Sherman Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (31.9%), Hispanic (27.7%), African American (24.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sherman Middle is 11.7, which is the 6th best among 12 middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sherman Middle is $14,764. 6 middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sherman Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherman Middle 546th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Sherman Middle in the ranking list.)

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Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 330th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sherman Middle

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Rank History for all students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.46 281st 324 13.3%
2005 26.29 287th 332 13.6%
2006 24.34 322nd 382 15.7%
2007 28.18 303rd 366 17.2%
2008 13.93 468th 519 9.8%
2009 16.00 471st 521 9.6%
2010 28.03 463rd 539 14.1%
2011 28.82 470th 549 14.4%
2012 27.32 481st 559 14.0%
2013 16.89 504th 569 11.4%
2014 19.04 504th 585 13.8%
2015 16.72 534th 612 12.7%
2016 18.82 522nd 609 14.3%
2017 20.30 517th 612 15.5%
2018 16.85 515th 579 11.1%
2019 19.44 515th 594 13.3%
2021 25.73 497th 613 18.9%
2022 30.14 464th 617 24.8%
2023 29.88 474th 640 25.9%
2024 19.21 546th 641 14.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.07 88th 96 8.3%
2019 20.09 93rd 101 7.9%
2021 23.41 109th 129 15.5%
2022 47.25 60th 126 52.4%
2023 41.27 80th 132 39.4%
2024 27.52 110th 131 16.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.61 114th 140 18.6%
2019 38.55 99th 153 35.3%
2022 54.47 50th 158 68.4%
2023 27.61 152nd 170 10.6%
2024 35.31 118th 173 31.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.13 195th 417 53.2%
2019 49.03 188th 414 54.6%
2021 43.34 239th 437 45.3%
2022 37.67 262nd 421 37.8%
2023 45.82 211th 439 51.9%
2024 32.43 301st 425 29.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.75 464th 489 5.1%
2019 11.25 463rd 487 4.9%
2021 21.12 444th 499 11.0%
2022 22.29 446th 522 14.6%
2023 17.20 470th 525 10.5%
2024 7.98 495th 520 4.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.90 473rd 551 14.2%
2019 17.32 491st 557 11.8%
2021 25.56 476th 574 17.1%
2022 29.90 437th 576 24.1%
2023 33.51 417th 579 28.0%
2024 21.65 481st 580 17.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.68 487th 551 11.6%
2019 24.53 462nd 557 17.1%
2021 30.77 429th 572 25.0%
2022 33.54 411th 577 28.8%
2023 24.89 471st 591 20.3%
2024 19.58 497th 585 15.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.41 76th 91 16.5%
2021 30.23 61st 90 32.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.77 96th 123 22.0%
2019 36.12 72nd 127 43.3%
2021 45.53 63rd 134 53.0%
2022 46.30 58th 125 53.6%
2023 29.78 101st 130 22.3%
2024 22.92 100th 118 15.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.29 191st 204 6.4%
2019 11.47 205th 209 1.9%
2021 33.23 163rd 225 27.6%
2022 26.18 179th 221 19.0%
2023 26.38 183rd 229 20.1%
2024 17.23 217th 239 9.2%
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Rank History for White students at Sherman Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.37 102nd 375 72.8%
2019 57.86 149th 382 61.0%
2021 47.37 208th 393 47.1%
2022 59.44 140th 397 64.7%
2023 64.88 122nd 412 70.4%
2024 64.86 124th 407 69.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sherman Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 127 24 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 164
1993 233 42 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1994 336 73 13 23 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1995 289 90 22 20 2 n/a n/a 0 423
1996 289 90 22 20 2 n/a n/a 0 423
1997 312 85 22 22 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1998 346 95 19 28 3 n/a n/a 0 491
1999 398 110 17 22 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2000 373 136 23 22 3 n/a n/a 0 557
2001 331 133 24 15 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2002 322 156 41 32 3 n/a n/a 0 554
2003 322 156 41 32 3 n/a n/a 0 554
2004 305 159 44 47 2 n/a n/a 0 557
2005 289 138 57 67 3 n/a n/a 0 554
2006 250 164 54 66 3 n/a n/a 0 537
2007 210 150 45 71 2 n/a n/a 0 478
2008 162 159 44 74 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2009 141 121 50 63 2 n/a n/a 0 377
2010 129 125 52 57 2 n/a n/a 0 365
2011 128 102 50 69 2 0 30 0 381
2012 133 112 49 78 2 1 41 0 416
2013 136 124 34 109 1 1 38 0 443
2014 116 105 37 111 2 3 47 0 421
2015 105 112 38 123 1 0 41 0 420
2016 109 117 34 116 1 2 36 0 415
2017 118 99 32 123 2 1 43 1 419
2018 130 119 41 132 1 1 42 0 466
2019 119 93 38 120 1 1 57 0 429
2020 126 83 28 132 0 1 49 0 419
2021 134 85 25 137 1 0 52 0 434
2022 133 84 24 139 2 0 35 0 417
2023 128 97 27 111 2 0 32 4 401

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

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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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 164 12.5 13.1 15.9
1993 298 22.5 13.2 20.5
1994 445 31.9 13.9 20.4
1995 423 33.1 12.8 21.7
1996 423 33.1 12.8 21.7
1997 443 38.7 11.4 22.6
1998 491 40.5 12.1 22
1999 548 42.9 12.8 27.7
2000 557 42.4 13.1 28.4
2001 503 43.9 11.5 29.4
2002 554 47.0 11.8 45.1
2003 554 47.0 11.8 45.1
2004 557 48.0 11.6 50.6
2005 554 48.8 11.4 n/a
2006 537 47.7 11.3 n/a
2007 478 45.6 10.5 57.3
2008 440 34.1 12.9 62.7
2009 377 33.7 11.2 65
2010 365 33.0 11.0 67.4
2011 381 33.9 11.2 70.9
2012 416 35.4 11.7 71.9
2013 443 37.9 11.6 72
2014 421 37.7 11.1 70.8
2015 420 n/a n/a 75.5
2016 415 38.0 10.9 74
2017 419 37.5 11.1 62.8
2018 466 41.1 11.3 64.2
2019 429 44.0 9.7 69.2
2020 419 40.9 10.2 64.4
2021 434 37.5 11.5 68.7
2022 417 30.3 13.7 58.8
2023 401 34.1 11.7 58.1

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 164 12.5 13.1 15.9
1993 298 22.5 13.2 20.5
1994 445 31.9 13.9 20.4
1995 423 33.1 12.8 21.7
1996 423 33.1 12.8 21.7
1997 443 38.7 11.4 22.6
1998 491 40.5 12.1 22
1999 548 42.9 12.8 27.7
2000 557 42.4 13.1 28.4
2001 503 43.9 11.5 29.4
2002 554 47.0 11.8 45.1
2003 554 47.0 11.8 45.1
2004 557 48.0 11.6 50.6
2005 554 48.8 11.4 n/a
2006 537 47.7 11.3 n/a
2007 478 45.6 10.5 57.3
2008 440 34.1 12.9 62.7
2009 377 33.7 11.2 65
2010 365 33.0 11.0 67.4
2011 381 33.9 11.2 70.9
2012 416 35.4 11.7 71.9
2013 443 37.9 11.6 72
2014 421 37.7 11.1 70.8
2015 420 n/a n/a 75.5
2016 415 38.0 10.9 74
2017 419 37.5 11.1 62.8
2018 466 41.1 11.3 64.2
2019 429 44.0 9.7 69.2
2020 419 40.9 10.2 64.4
2021 434 37.5 11.5 68.7
2022 417 30.3 13.7 58.8
2023 401 34.1 11.7 58.1

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 Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $664 (4.1%) $15,559 (95.9%) $16,224
2020 $700 (4.3%) $15,497 (95.7%) $16,198
2021 $789 (5.3%) $13,976 (94.7%) $14,764

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sherman Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 515th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 474th of 640 Middle schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Middle)27.729.8
 2.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)32.242
 9.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Middle)23.916.5
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.437
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Middle)34.124.8
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)38.836.7
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Middle)28.719.7
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.929.2
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sherman Middle)2431.2
 7.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)32.638.3
 5.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Middle)6.925.6
 18.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)31.131.6
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Sherman Middle)33.647.6
 14%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)44.255.6
 11.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Sherman Middle)26.240
 13.8%
   8th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)44.244
 0.3%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students429401
 6.5%
African American9397
 4.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian3827
 28.9%
Hispanic120111
 7.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White119128
 7.6%
Two or More Races5732
 43.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.2%58.1%
 11.1%


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Sherman Middle ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students at Sherman Middle are 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 401 students attended Sherman Middle.

Students who attend Sherman Middle usually go on to attend East High


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