Sherman Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.9% |
| Met Standard | 19.2% |
| Below Standard | 50.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Sherman Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 27.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 31.9% | 25.5% | 57.5% |
| 4th | 35 | 37.1% | 17.1% | 54.3% |
| 5th | 41 | 31.7% | 21.9% | 53.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 32.6% | 18.4% | 51.0% |
| 4th | 39 | 15.4% | 20.5% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 43 | 30.2% | 11.6% | 41.9% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.6