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Sherman Elementary

Q: Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks 488 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Grant County School District, which is ranked 139 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherman Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 451-606 out of 685-700 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly below the state and county averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with only 19% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 28% in the Grant County district and 43% statewide. Sherman Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.2% to 28.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Interestingly, Sherman Elementary's performance lags significantly behind nearby schools, such as Dry Ridge Elementary and Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary, which are also in the Grant County district but perform better on state assessments. In contrast, schools in the Boone County and Walton-Verona districts, such as New Haven Elementary and Walton-Verona Elementary, significantly outperform Sherman Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar socioeconomic populations.

415

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,429

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3987 DIxie Hwy
Dry Ridge, KY 41035

(859) 428-5500

District: Grant County

Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grant County Middle School
High:	Grant County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg44%

488^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Grant County

139^th of 157Grant County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	488 of 685	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	480 of 685	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	451 of 687	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	548 of 684	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	487 of 517	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	606 of 700	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	533 of 691	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	558 of 694	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	515 of 690	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	525 of 698	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	497 of 705	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	483 of 719	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.1	598 of 713	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	510 of 688	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	551 of 683	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	333 of 474	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	396 of 648	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	365 of 644	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	485 of 641	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	571 of 671	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	512 of 663	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	369 of 672	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	452 of 665	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	389 of 670	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	488 of 667	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	266 of 275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	578 of 664	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	483 of 631	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	495 of 653	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	509 of 652	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	474 of 652	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	564 of 657	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	594 of 676	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	258 of 306	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	278 of 279	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	574 of 661	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	500 of 659	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	487 of 659	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	479 of 658	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	545 of 592	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	511 of 593	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics56%+9 vs state

Mathematics36%-8 vs state

Reading35%-14 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Writing24%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3987 DIxie Hwy	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-5500	415	26	15.9	81.9%	342 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	32.2	488^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.1	480^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.9%	8	19.0		52.0	22.0	35.0	48.0		24.0	28.0	56.0	$12,429	$705	$110	$815	$10,683	$3,870	$14,660
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-2171	387	19	20.3	70.5%	336 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	22.6	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	13	22.0	37.0	40.0	15.0	38.0	45.0	29.0		18.0	33.0	$12,429	$1,201	$199	$1,400	$10,703	$3,421	$14,231
Dry Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 School Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4484	400	28	14.2	63.5%	356 (89.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	47.9	350^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.9%		41	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%	56	43.0	42.0	50.0	39.0	47.0	45.0	43.0	50.0	36.0	39.0	$14,314	$1,667	$97	$1,764	$12,056	$3,434	$15,596
Williamstown Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-3760	397	28	14.1	56.9%	355 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.6	543^rd of 685 public elementary schools	20.7%		24.6	539^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	17.0	35.0	45.0	26.0	25.0	42.0		16.0	36.0	36.0	$20,561	$1,119	$742	$1,862	$8,762	$2,356	$11,118
Walton-Verona Elementary School	Public	K-3	15066 Porter Rd	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	539	36	14.9	43.2%	465 (86.3%)	14 (2.6%)	35 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	54.0			58.0							$23,037	$1,253	$35	$1,288	$10,144	$2,608	$12,752
Piner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Piner Ridge Rd	Morning View	41063	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2155	354	22	16.1	41.5%	325 (91.8%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	66.3	203^rd of 685 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.7	131^st of 685 public elementary schools	80.9%	72	56.0	50.0	74.0	44.0	57.0	63.0	37.0	51.0	47.0	47.0	$16,944	$1,070	$416	$10,115	$1,248	$1,486	$11,363
Walton-Verona Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1935 Tradition Drive	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 485-4181	282	19	14.8	38.7%	251 (89.0%)	6 (2.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Mason-Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Heekin Rd.	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-9510	299	17	17.5	73.9%	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	15.5	602^nd of 685 public elementary schools	12.1%		3.9	674^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.6%	72	28.0	26.0	22.0	41.0	40.0	22.0			17.0	22.0	$13,349	$1,396	$227	$1,624	$11,238	$3,428	$14,772
Steeplechase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Chambers Road	Walton	41094	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-3500	598	41	14.7	60.2%	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	114 (19.1%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	59.6	260^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.2	242^nd of 685 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	48.0	56.0	50.0	47.0	49.0	60.0	39.0	41.0	37.0	59.0	$12,781	$878	$1,146	$2,023	$10,029	$729	$10,758
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	716	44	16.2	27.1%	620 (86.6%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	44 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	94.2	15^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.7	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%	9	78.0	75.0	69.0	65.0	73.0	76.0	69.0	72.0	65.0	71.0	$12,282	$457	$567	$1,024	$10,187	$1,071	$11,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary

Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks 488^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sherman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Sherman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sherman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grant County Middle School
High : Grant County High School

What district is Sherman Elementary in?

Grant County

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary?

Students at Sherman Elementary are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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