Elementary · California

Sherwood Elementary

Free meals for all

Sherwood Elementary, a public elementary school in Salinas, California: grades k–6, 859 students, 21.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Salinas City Elementary.

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
859
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Students per teacher
21.5
Grades
K–6
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

20%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

494 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

22%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

505 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; 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–6
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Midsize city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Salinas City Elementary.

Location

Address
110 South Wood St., Salinas, CA 93905
Phone
(831)753-5650
City or town
Salinas

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Los Padres ElementaryFree meals for all
K–662023.825%29%
Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all
K–671124.121%12%
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all
K–664623.950%47%
Jesse G. Sanchez ElementaryFree meals for all
K–664623.922%22%
Monterey Park ElementaryFree meals for all
K–654122.527%25%
K–657724.621%24%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

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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