Summary
Sherman Elementary School is a K–8 school at 817 Sherman St in Toledo, Ohio, serving 339 students in the Toledo City School District, which itself ranks 662nd of 773 Ohio districts (14th percentile, 1 star). Sherman's own statewide standing sits at the bottom: in 2025–2026 it ranked 1,554th of 1,560 schools, the 0th percentile, with 0 stars. This is not a one-year dip — over the past decade the school has generally landed in the bottom 0–4th percentile, including 1,553rd of 1,558 in 2024–2025. It has never had a year above the 4th percentile.
Chronic absenteeism is severe at 53.7% in 2025–2026, well above the district's 39.8%, though improved from 64.7% in 2021–2022. Test proficiency is low across subjects and grades: every reported rate fell below both district and state levels, with math in grades 6 and 7 at 0%, and 4th- and 5th-grade math at 5% and 3.7%. ELA was relatively stronger in a few grades — 25% in 4th, 16.1% in 8th, 14.8% in 5th — but still well below district and state. Science was 7.4% in 5th grade and 13.8% in 8th.
Nearby comparisons are telling. Riverside Elementary School (8th percentile), Garfield Elementary School (7th), Robinson Elementary School (1st), Spring Elementary School (1st), Rosa Parks Elementary School (2nd) and Leverette Elementary School (1st) share much of this profile, with chronic absenteeism mostly between 52% and 57%. Old West End Academy Elementary School, 1.21 miles away in the same district, ranks 1,012th (35th percentile, 2 stars) with just 14.5% chronic absenteeism. Sherman's resources are not the area's most limited: $10,605 per-student spending (2018–2019) and a 16.1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, lower than Garfield (18.9), Robinson (20.7) and Spring (23.9). School-wide subgroup results are near the bottom statewide, with low-income students at the 0th percentile. Nearby charter Rise & Shine Academy ranks higher (25th percentile, 36.8% absenteeism) but enrolls only 94 students.
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