Sherwood Elementary Primary School
1744 Dixon Rd Gastonia NC, 28054, Gaston County Phone: 704-866-6609 Ranking:  (1,256 out of 1,874, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Gaston County Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 637 | 640 | 602 | 608 | 629 | 599 | 585 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 18 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.7% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 15.4% | 121 | 18.9% | 97 | 16.1% | 99 | 16.3% | 96 | 15.3% | 90 | 15.0% | 89 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 19.2% | 110 | 17.2% | 98 | 16.3% | 90 | 14.8% | 99 | 15.7% | 90 | 15.0% | 108 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 124 | 19.5% | 98 | 15.3% | 96 | 15.9% | 92 | 15.1% | 87 | 13.8% | 97 | 16.2% | 100 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 13.3% | 111 | 17.3% | 97 | 16.1% | 98 | 16.1% | 101 | 16.1% | 113 | 18.9% | 92 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 118 | 18.5% | 88 | 13.8% | 92 | 15.3% | 96 | 15.8% | 118 | 18.8% | 102 | 17.0% | 90 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 90 | 14.1% | 94 | 14.7% | 99 | 16.4% | 114 | 18.8% | 111 | 17.6% | 107 | 17.9% | 105 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 320 | 50.2% | 334 | 52.2% | 330 | 54.8% | 328 | 53.9% | 346 | 55.0% | 302 | 50.4% | 283 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 317 | 49.8% | 306 | 47.8% | 272 | 45.2% | 280 | 46.1% | 275 | 43.7% | 289 | 48.2% | 271 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 120 | 18.8% | 119 | 18.6% | 115 | 19.1% | 110 | 18.1% | 86 | 13.7% | 74 | 12.4% | 68 | 11.6% |
| Black: | 220 | 34.5% | 226 | 35.3% | 216 | 35.9% | 203 | 33.4% | 269 | 42.8% | 252 | 42.1% | 203 | 34.7% |
| White: | 243 | 38.1% | 251 | 39.2% | 227 | 37.7% | 250 | 41.1% | 259 | 41.2% | 253 | 42.2% | 271 | 46.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 6.6% | 36 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.5% | 39 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 63.3% | 406 | 63.4% | 32 | 5.3% | 40 | 6.6% | 52 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.3% | 64 | 10.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 10.2% | 43 | 6.7% | 389 | 64.6% | 350 | 57.6% | 358 | 56.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.32 | 16.71 | 16.47 | 14.99 | 15.81 | 15.50 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 81.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 80% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 39.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 65.3% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 65.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 39.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 65.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 69.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 81.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 81.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 55.4% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 67.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 69.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 37.8% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.1% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 53.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 29.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 63.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 67.6% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 71.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.0% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
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* Sherwood Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.