Sherwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 15.7% |
| Below Standard | 78.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Sherwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Salinas City Elementary district average of 8.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 6.1% | 8.7% | 14.8% |
| 4th | 119 | 5.0% | 10.1% | 15.1% |
| 5th | 127 | 3.9% | 18.9% | 22.8% |
| 6th | 133 | 5.3% | 22.6% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 10.9% | 28.6% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 120 | 5.8% | 14.2% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 131 | 1.5% | 11.4% | 13.0% |
| 6th | 135 | 5.9% | 11.1% | 17.0% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.6