Sherman Elementary

Summary:

Sherman Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 528 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Sherman Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with academic performance on STAAR tests generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 36.92% to 37.93% at Sherman Elementary, compared to 44.66%-51.32% for the Houston ISD and 48.85%-53.96% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students performing relatively well, while its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students perform poorly.

Additionally, Travis Elementary, a magnet school located about 1.5 miles from Sherman, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Texas elementary schools and significantly outperforms Sherman and the district on academic measures. This stark contrast suggests that targeted interventions and resources may be needed to address the unique needs of the Sherman Elementary community, which has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.05% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1909 McKee St
       Houston, TX  77009-8200


(713) 226-2627

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2505th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,965 Help


Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually attend:

High:    Northside High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  478

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.5%
African American:
8.2%
White:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Compare Details Sherman Elementary ranks worse than 53.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 78th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.5%), African American (8.2%), White (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sherman Elementary is 17.7. 141 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sherman Elementary is $9,965. 113 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sherman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherman Elementary 2505th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Sherman Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sherman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.82 2480th 3465 28.4%
2005 13.40 3330th 3475 4.2%
2006 36.56 2619th 3476 24.7%
2007 68.92 1147th 3724 69.2%
2008 62.03 1530th 3768 59.4%
2009 77.03 662nd 3884 83.0%
2010 43.22 2687th 3937 31.8%
2011 66.73 1389th 4095 66.1%
2012 39.30 2923rd 4206 30.5%
2013 50.03 2293rd 4221 45.7%
2014 54.40 2075th 4260 51.3%
2015 42.57 2720th 4320 37.0%
2016 37.75 2937th 4286 31.5%
2017 34.14 2902nd 4329 33.0%
2018 15.77 4018th 4359 7.8%
2019 14.71 4162nd 4479 7.1%
2021 22.71 3659th 4578 20.1%
2022 35.83 3022nd 4581 34.0%
2023 35.21 3078th 4647 33.8%
2024 44.70 2505th 4675 46.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.81 2327th 3226 27.9%
2019 32.77 2527th 3333 24.2%
2021 38.38 2173rd 3446 36.9%
2022 47.82 1779th 3487 49.0%
2023 43.25 2063rd 3556 42.0%
2024 49.35 1678th 3638 53.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.10 3429th 3558 3.6%
2019 20.59 3406th 3684 7.5%
2021 25.26 3170th 3799 16.6%
2022 21.06 3626th 3952 8.2%
2023 18.33 3860th 4086 5.5%
2024 66.19 951st 4261 77.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.31 3704th 4264 13.1%
2019 22.36 3873rd 4309 10.1%
2021 30.51 3346th 4451 24.8%
2022 48.76 2241st 4477 49.9%
2023 48.62 2269th 4521 49.8%
2024 61.37 1402nd 4560 69.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.89 3842nd 4306 10.8%
2019 17.79 3968th 4348 8.7%
2021 22.19 3732nd 4499 17.0%
2022 36.05 3037th 4561 33.4%
2023 35.76 3066th 4588 33.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.92 3026th 3106 2.6%
2019 11.06 3076th 3184 3.4%
2022 32.40 2433rd 2958 17.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.98 3107th 4240 26.7%
2019 26.58 3614th 4295 15.9%
2021 44.85 2193rd 4331 49.4%
2022 56.67 1632nd 4461 63.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.06 4057th 4319 6.1%
2019 14.55 4108th 4357 5.7%
2021 26.79 3406th 4498 24.3%
2022 37.54 2888th 4563 36.7%
2023 36.30 2998th 4585 34.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.88 1468th 2483 40.9%
2019 33.17 1836th 2515 27.0%
2021 51.08 1012th 2444 58.6%
2022 71.67 444th 2421 81.7%
2023 40.85 1431st 2443 41.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sherman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.70 3854th 4168 7.5%
2019 19.33 3864th 4188 7.7%
2021 28.42 3343rd 4329 22.8%
2022 41.22 2679th 4376 38.8%
2023 43.02 2557th 4401 41.9%
2024 55.45 1732nd 4431 60.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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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Enrollment information for Sherman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 5 37 1 783 n/a n/a n/a 0 826
1989 3 28 1 748 0 n/a n/a 0 780
1990 8 31 0 697 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1991 4 40 0 785 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1992 3 35 0 769 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1993 2 36 0 809 0 n/a n/a 0 847
1994 4 42 0 767 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1995 3 19 1 705 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1996 3 19 1 705 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1997 3 19 1 723 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1998 6 18 0 697 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1999 3 19 1 675 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2000 1 15 1 702 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2001 1 9 0 634 0 n/a n/a 0 644
2002 2 9 0 617 0 n/a n/a 0 628
2003 2 9 0 617 0 n/a n/a 0 628
2004 2 7 0 562 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2005 3 5 0 587 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2006 1 6 0 577 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2007 2 6 0 499 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2008 4 6 0 532 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2009 4 0 0 482 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2010 4 1 0 490 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2011 3 2 1 362 1 0 0 0 369
2012 2 65 1 517 1 0 1 0 587
2013 3 58 0 491 1 0 2 0 555
2014 3 50 0 515 0 0 2 0 570
2015 7 66 0 581 0 0 0 0 654
2016 9 75 0 574 1 0 0 0 659
2017 8 67 1 575 1 0 0 0 652
2018 8 47 0 547 3 0 1 0 606
2019 9 33 0 525 2 0 3 0 572
2020 17 33 0 548 2 0 0 0 600
2021 20 38 1 504 1 0 0 0 564
2022 11 50 1 460 0 0 1 0 523
2023 11 46 1 462 0 3 5 0 528
2024 10 39 2 423 0 3 1 0 478

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 826 38.0 21.7 n/a
1989 780 n/a n/a n/a
1990 736 41.0 17.9 n/a
1991 829 41.0 20.2 n/a
1992 807 43.0 18.7 87.9
1993 847 42.0 20.2 95
1994 813 44.0 18.5 92.9
1995 728 35.8 20.3 93.7
1996 728 35.8 20.3 93.7
1997 746 37.0 20.2 94.9
1998 721 35.5 20.3 93.6
1999 698 36.0 19.4 95
2000 719 36.0 20.0 96.2
2001 644 26.9 23.9 96
2002 628 34.0 18.5 97
2003 628 34.0 18.5 97
2004 571 34.0 16.8 95.1
2005 595 35.9 16.6 95.3
2006 584 35.9 16.3 96.1
2007 507 33.0 15.4 68.4
2008 542 31.0 17.5 76
2009 486 30.0 16.2 75.5
2010 495 31.5 15.7 76
2011 369 23.1 15.9 53.4
2012 587 29.0 20.2 43.1
2013 555 29.0 19.1 97.3
2014 570 28.0 20.3 97.9
2015 654 33.0 19.8 97.1
2016 659 35.0 18.8 97
2017 652 36.0 18.1 96
2018 606 36.0 16.8 93.9
2019 572 35.0 16.3 94.2
2020 600 35.2 17.0 94.5
2021 564 34.0 16.5 95.2
2022 523 29.6 17.6 99
2023 528 26.9 19.5 99.1
2024 478 27.0 17.7 98.7

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 826 38.0 21.7 n/a
1989 780 n/a n/a n/a
1990 736 41.0 17.9 n/a
1991 829 41.0 20.2 n/a
1992 807 43.0 18.7 87.9
1993 847 42.0 20.2 95
1994 813 44.0 18.5 92.9
1995 728 35.8 20.3 93.7
1996 728 35.8 20.3 93.7
1997 746 37.0 20.2 94.9
1998 721 35.5 20.3 93.6
1999 698 36.0 19.4 95
2000 719 36.0 20.0 96.2
2001 644 26.9 23.9 96
2002 628 34.0 18.5 97
2003 628 34.0 18.5 97
2004 571 34.0 16.8 95.1
2005 595 35.9 16.6 95.3
2006 584 35.9 16.3 96.1
2007 507 33.0 15.4 68.4
2008 542 31.0 17.5 76
2009 486 30.0 16.2 75.5
2010 495 31.5 15.7 76
2011 369 23.1 15.9 53.4
2012 587 29.0 20.2 43.1
2013 555 29.0 19.1 97.3
2014 570 28.0 20.3 97.9
2015 654 33.0 19.8 97.1
2016 659 35.0 18.8 97
2017 652 36.0 18.1 96
2018 606 36.0 16.8 93.9
2019 572 35.0 16.3 94.2
2020 600 35.2 17.0 94.5
2021 564 34.0 16.5 95.2
2022 523 29.6 17.6 99
2023 528 26.9 19.5 99.1
2024 478 27.0 17.7 98.7

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

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,439 (16.4%) $7,358 (83.7%) $8,796
2020 $1,577 (15.7%) $8,448 (84.3%) $10,024
2021 $1,095 (11.0%) $8,870 (89.0%) $9,965

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sherman Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4162nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3078th of 4647 Elementary schools
 26.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sherman Elementary)1528
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary)3742
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Sherman Elementary)2429
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3928
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3924
 15%
4th Grade Reading (Sherman Elementary)2329
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary)3132
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Sherman Elementary)2642
 16%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sherman Elementary)2846
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Sherman Elementary)2437
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students572528
 7.7%
African American3346
 39.4%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic525462
 12%
Pacific Islander03
White911
 22.2%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.2%99.1%
 4.8%


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Sherman Elementary ranks 2505th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sherman Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White.

Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northside High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 478 students attended Sherman Elementary.


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