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Sherman School

Q: Is Sherman School a good school?

Sherman School ranks 1703 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sherman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Sherman School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sherman School?

Students at Sherman School are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sherman School attend?

Students who attend Sherman School usually go on to attend: Middle : Case Middle School Middle : Harold T Wiley School High : Watertown Senior High School

Public Grades K-4

1703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Sherman School is an elementary school located in Watertown, New York, serving 311 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 794 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sherman School consistently outperforms the Watertown City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3 and 4, there are significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups. The school's Hispanic students excel, with higher proficiency rates than the state's Hispanic students. However, the school's White students and students with special needs perform significantly worse than the state averages, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools.

Within the Watertown City School District, there are other elementary schools, such as Knickerbocker School and North Elementary School, that have higher statewide rankings and better academic performance than Sherman School. Despite these challenges, Sherman School has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking and star rating over the past few years, suggesting that there may be opportunities for further progress by addressing the performance gaps between student subgroups and learning from the practices of higher-performing schools in the district.

323

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,220

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

836 Sherman St
Watertown, NY 13601-4394

(315) 785-3760

District: Watertown City School District

Students who attend Sherman School usually attend:

Middle:	Case Middle School
	Harold T Wiley School
High:	Watertown Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Watertown City School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg34%

New York avg57%

1,703^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Watertown City School District

794^th of 874Watertown City School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1703 of 2445	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	1439 of 2445	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1992 of 2439	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1794 of 2434	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1380 of 2201	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1283 of 2413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1165 of 2395	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	812 of 2386	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	1085 of 2366	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	1064 of 2352	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	1077 of 2345	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.9	1178 of 2325	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	1292 of 2320	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	1456 of 2286	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	1392 of 2263	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	1265 of 2257	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	1160 of 2227	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.8	748 of 2219	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1428 of 2409	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1229 of 2413	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1935 of 2403	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1698 of 2401	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1329 of 1955	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1265 of 2357	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	933 of 2338	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	742 of 1569	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	460 of 1531	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	573 of 1429	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	1174 of 1503	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1768 of 2098	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1456 of 2078	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1893 of 2041	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1825 of 2099	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1196 of 1678	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1197 of 2032	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1115 of 2045	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1816 of 2407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1605 of 2411	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1958 of 2400	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1822 of 2400	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1144 of 1961	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1262 of 2358	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1350 of 2340	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	60.9	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	229 of 287	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	71 of 202	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2134 of 2134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1778 of 2110	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1941 of 2016	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1772 of 2031	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1306 of 1859	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.9	496 of 1941	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1207 of 1402	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1024 of 1392	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1234 of 1337	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1191 of 1399	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	947 of 1224	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	845 of 1338	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	869 of 1408	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2018)60th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math47%-12 vs state

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherman School	Public	K-4	836 Sherman St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3760	323	22	14.4	55.7%	220 (68.1%)	24 (7.4%)	37 (11.5%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	32.3	1703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		40.3	1439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%	264	48.0	41.9			53.3	35.6				99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.7	$23,220	$763	$22,457
Knickerbocker School	Public	K-4	739 Knickerbocker Dr	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3740	340	27	12.4	67.9%	234 (68.8%)	16 (4.7%)	42 (12.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.5%)	20	2077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.1	2144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%	67	31.0	38.6			33.3	50.0				99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$25,455	$759	$24,696
Ohio Street School	Public	K-4	1537 Ohio St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3755	308	24	12.9	78.2%	193 (62.7%)	20 (6.5%)	41 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.6%)	6	2382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		12.4	2282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	100	19.6	18.9			31.1	22.2				99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$26,346	$871	$25,475
North Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3750	435	35	12.5	70.6%	280 (64.4%)	16 (3.7%)	60 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (17.9%)	10.8	2290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%		17.7	2128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	162	31.5	31.4			24.7	30.6				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,327	$782	$24,545
Starbuck Elementary School	Public	K-4	430 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3765	153	14	10.8	71.9%	90 (58.8%)	18 (11.8%)	17 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.3%)	19.1	2102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.9	2333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%	231	31.3	35.3			43.8	41.2				99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.4	$29,001	$834	$28,167
Brownville School	Public	3-6	771 Main St	Brownville	13615	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	374	34	10.8	48.9%	334 (89.3%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	40.4	1456^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%		44.5	1301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	46.8%	155	35.0	60.2	47.7	52.5	38.2	62.7	33.7	56.7	40.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,507	$1,337	$17,170
Calcium Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	25440 Indian River Dr	Calcium	13616	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 629-1100	480	44	10.9	45.4%	261 (54.4%)	41 (8.5%)	109 (22.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.9%)								(n/a)	43.6				45.7					98.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.8	99.7	$28,056	$1,888	$26,168
Dexter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	415 E Grove St	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	300	28	10.8	30.0%	265 (88.3%)	6 (2.0%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,789	$1,026	$17,764
Black River School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Leray St	Black River	13612	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 773-5911	572	51	11.2	33.7%	356 (62.2%)	55 (9.6%)	108 (18.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.8%)	47.4	1258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.5%		48.4	1209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%	49	60.3	46.2			54.6	59.8				98.7	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	99.2	$19,835	$1,293	$18,542
Maynard P Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13180 Us Rt 11	Adams Center	13606	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 583-5418	477	42	11.3	33.8%	439 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	45.7	1309^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.5	1337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.3%	28	60.0	48.9	56.6		73.1	39.6	40.0		48.7	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$23,154	$1,373	$21,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman School

What is the racial makeup of Sherman School?

Students at Sherman School are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Sherman School a good school?

Sherman School ranks 1703^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Sherman School.

What schools do graduates of Sherman School attend?

Students who attend Sherman School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Case Middle School
Middle : Harold T Wiley School
High : Watertown Senior High School

What district is Sherman School in?

Watertown City School District

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