Elementary · Alabama
Sherwood Elementary School
Free meals for allSherwood Elementary School, a public elementary school in Phenix City, Alabama: grades k–5, 493 students, 16.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Phenix City.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 493
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.0
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 58% of elementary schools in Alabama
Median 16.9 · 697 schools compared
More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 56% of elementary schools in Alabama
Median 468 · 702 schools compared
Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alabama: 60%67%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 58% of elementary schools in Alabama
Median 63% · 598 elementary schools compared
242 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%39%proficient
+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in Alabama
Median 42% · 604 elementary schools compared
242 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Phenix City
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Phenix City.
Location
- Address
- 706 Idle Hour Dr, Phenix City, AL 36867
- Phone
- (334)298-7097
- City or town
- Phenix City
- County
- Russell County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Fox Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 383 | 13.7 |
Phenix City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 683 | 17.7 |
Downtown Elementary Magnet AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 382 | 15.0 |
River Road Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 454 | 13.8 |
Hannan ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 322 | 10.6 |
Lakewood Primary SchoolFree meals for all | K–2 | 466 | 15.5 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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