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Sherwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Elementary is a large public school serving 859 students in grades K-6 within the Salinas City Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, Sherwood is struggling, with test scores in English, math, and science far below state averages; its statewide ranking is in the bottom 12% of elementary schools. While the school serves a community with high economic need, it also underperforms compared to other local schools with similar student populations, such as Alisal Community. A notable exception is nearby Lincoln Elementary, which achieves much higher proficiency rates within the same district, indicating that improvement is possible. Sherwood does show specific strengths, however, particularly in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness.

The school has made impressive progress in one key area: reducing chronic student absenteeism to 15.4%, which is better than the district and state averages and better than most neighboring schools like Mission Park Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary. This success in getting students to school regularly is a positive foundation. However, critical gaps remain, especially in science proficiency and in the inconsistent math performance between grade levels, pointing to areas needing targeted support and improvement.

859

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 South Wood St.
Salinas, CA 93905-3104

(831) 753-5650

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

White:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,162^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Salinas City Elementary

1344^th of 1,543Salinas City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	5162 of 5857	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5222 of 5869	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5315 of 5859	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5466 of 5883	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	5127 of 5789	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4933 of 5662	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	5281 of 5692	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	5449 of 5614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	5400 of 5611	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	5286 of 5530	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	5201 of 5390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	5228 of 5377	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	5237 of 5314	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	4998 of 5193	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	4836 of 5113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	4905 of 5113	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	4670 of 4818	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	4699 of 4822	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	4754 of 4809	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2138 of 2227	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1533 of 2585	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1879 of 2128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	1919 of 3162	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	2264 of 3245	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2184 of 3311	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2125 of 3275	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1735 of 3246	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4978 of 5597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5166 of 5612	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5335 of 5609	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5245 of 5635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4693 of 5492	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4544 of 5413	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4320 of 5107	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4371 of 5107	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4430 of 5087	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4596 of 5084	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4173 of 4963	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4007 of 4830	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	212 of 429	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	211 of 364	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	233 of 356	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4627 of 5460	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4715 of 5517	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4690 of 5363	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4723 of 5264	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4315 of 5173	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4160 of 5084	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4898 of 5628	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4884 of 5643	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4872 of 5638	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5209 of 5663	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5068 of 5510	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4964 of 5431	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2320 of 2847	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2144 of 2635	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2049 of 2420	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+28 vs school

Migrant (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	16.4	5162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.9	5222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	60																					7.6	7.6	14.8	15.1	22.8	27.8	20.5	39.5	20.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	98.4
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	620	26	23.8	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		23	4579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	386	6.9	17.9	16.7	17.5	14.2	59.7	16.1	48.2	42.1	42.7	8.3	30.4	16.7	26.3	19.7	0.0	14.3	1.9	21.1	8.8	19.5	19.5	15.8	11.2	27.7	47.7	25.2	18.6	17.8	25.3	54.6	28.7
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8																					8.1	8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9	21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7	12.0	96.5		98.3	97.4			$20,345	$2,686	$17,659
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	705 California St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5625	646	27	23.9	27.6%	34 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	585 (90.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	57.8	2178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		62.8	1934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	244	3.5	17.1	6.3	3.1	7.9	31.8	3.4	27.5	10.8	18.6	9.4	28.4	10.0	9.2	14.8	0.0	21.6	1.3	3.1	6.9	25.0	25.0	27.1	50.0	61.3	66.2	50.0	29.4	54.6	47.5	60.0	47.2
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.8	5403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	353																					13.4	13.4	20.0	19.1	32.9	17.2	22.0	26.3	17.9	25.6	18.3	22.0							$21,953	$2,889	$19,064
Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	541	24	22.5	65.8%	45 (8.3%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (84.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	23.6	4535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.9	3933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	602																					19.5	19.5	14.1	29.0	28.1	36.6	27.3	25.6	21.7	25.6	25.5	24.8	95.4			96.5	96.5	96.5
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65																					5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9							$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5645	560	25	22.4	81.1%	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	530 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.6	4517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	548	8.7	7.7			8.2	56.5	7.7			30.6	13.0	19.2			16.3	0.0	3.9			2.0	14.5	14.5	12.9	11.2	27.0	36.2	21.2	18.3	12.0	21.1	28.6	19.4	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198																					20.3	20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0	39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1	27.9							$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5635	657	27	24.3	54.6%	84 (12.8%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (78.4%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.5%)	37.9	3348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		28.8	4038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	690																					34.9	34.9	34.4	22.5	53.0	51.5	40.4	31.1	18.9	36.1	21.2	26.5	97.4			97.4		97.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Salinas High

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Sherwood Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

Is Sherwood Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Sherwood Elementary.

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