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Sherwood Elementary

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Sherwood Elementary ranks 461 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Springfield, Missouri, serving 437 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherwood Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, particularly in math. The school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 36.9% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 35% and the state's 41.4%. Sherwood also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Willard Orchard Hills Elementary, which had a 14.4% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024. Additionally, Sherwood has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.12% to 62.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

While Sherwood Elementary's higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages may be an attempt to address these issues, the data suggests that the school's performance is still lower than the nearby schools, such as David Harrison Elementary, which had significantly higher test scores and rankings in 2024-2025. The school's performance for the low-socioeconomic status subgroup is relatively better, suggesting that the school may be doing a good job in supporting these students, but more targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve Sherwood Elementary's overall performance and outcomes.

396

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,773

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2524 S. Golden
Springfield, MO 65807-3207

(417) 523-3800

District: Springfield R-Xii

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carver Middle
High:	Parkview High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

16.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Missouri avg42%

461^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	461 of 900	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	531 of 906	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	532 of 898	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	571 of 908	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	430 of 901	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	449 of 1052	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	546 of 1045	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	780 of 1032	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	706 of 865	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	796 of 1058	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	788 of 1089	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.9	761 of 1108	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.4	487 of 1085	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	642 of 1088	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.2	321 of 1066	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	60.8	381 of 1053	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	356 of 1084	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.8	335 of 1080	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	294 of 1074	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	236 of 638	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	316 of 625	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	249 of 611	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	161 of 532	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	129 of 574	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	402 of 907	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	479 of 887	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	432 of 666	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	437 of 668	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	503 of 673	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	505 of 675	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	395 of 691	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	402 of 917	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	519 of 898	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2524 S. Golden	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-3800	396	29	13.8	58.8%	247 (62.4%)	35 (8.8%)	64 (16.2%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	50.3	461^st of 900 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.9	531^st of 906 public elementary schools	41.4%	70	36.9	35.3	31.7	39.9	51.4	44.3	41.7	$13,773	$1,207	$12,566
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2352 S Weaver	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4300	356	24	14.5	68.8%	193 (54.2%)	45 (12.6%)	60 (16.9%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.2%)	47.6	491^st of 900 public elementary schools	45.4%		27.8	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%	186	48.4	39.0	30.2	27.2	45.3		40.8	$13,358	$1,068	$12,290
Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 S Scenic	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3900	405	28	14.4	64.9%	261 (64.4%)	41 (10.1%)	43 (10.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.6%)	44	525^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.7%		48.5	467^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.5%	58	39.2	49.9	21.5	30.1	37.2	46.2	39.9	$13,437	$1,239	$12,198
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3745 S Broadway	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4400	378	27	14.2	61.1%	250 (66.1%)	18 (4.8%)	50 (13.2%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.0%)	44.4	521^st of 900 public elementary schools	42.1%		55.9	388^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.2%	133	29.3	35.6	27.8		42.1	41.0	47.7	$14,577	$1,234	$13,342
Westport Elementary	Public	K-5	415 S Golden	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	351	30	11.7	80.6%	214 (61.0%)	41 (11.7%)	47 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.0%)	7.5	845^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.8	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%	37	12.0	11.2	8.2	9.8	17.0	11.2	16.5	$14,158	$1,223	$12,935
Willard Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4595 Farm Road 140	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 869-0600	394	34	11.5	45.7%	299 (75.9%)	32 (8.1%)	38 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	64.2	318^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.7%		57.6	372^nd of 906 public elementary schools	58.9%	54	48.3	43.0			45.1	58.2		$13,182	$933	$12,249
McGregor Elementary	Public	K-5	1221 W Madison	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5700	286	27	10.7	86.0%	155 (54.2%)	52 (18.2%)	42 (14.7%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	13.3	788^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.9	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%	17	7.4	30.1	9.4	13.1	7.8	36.3	17.1	$14,975	$1,280	$13,695
David Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W Kildee Lane	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5800	371	22	17.2	44.5%	257 (69.3%)	19 (5.1%)	32 (8.6%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.7%)	89.6	77^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.2	71^st of 906 public elementary schools	92.2%	6	62.0	66.0			63.5	72.8		$12,851	$1,048	$11,803
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2403 S Holland	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4100	218	20	11.1	70.6%	142 (65.1%)	14 (6.4%)	31 (14.2%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	43.9	529^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.2%		60.6	345^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.9%	184	37.7	28.3		32.3	41.2	44.6	40.7	$16,941	$1,165	$15,776
Sunshine Elementary	Public	K-5	421 E Sunshine	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5200	353	27	13.0	73.4%	231 (65.4%)	40 (11.3%)	42 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	41.8	546^th of 900 public elementary schools	39.3%		38.4	573^rd of 906 public elementary schools	36.8%	27	41.4	26.8	14.2		45.1	44.9	41.0	$13,419	$1,266	$12,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Elementary

What district is Sherwood Elementary in?

Springfield R-Xii

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Sherwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Elementary are 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Sherwood Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Elementary ranks 461^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle
High : Parkview High

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