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Sherwood Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.2% of Sherwood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.2% statewide and 22.6% in the district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 41.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. However, Sherwood's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $12,009 to $14,944 per student, and its student-teacher ratio is also higher than nearby schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Arrow Academy of Excellence, Willow Oaks Elementary, and Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus, generally perform better academically than Sherwood Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. However, these schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that attendance may be a systemic issue in the area. The only exception is Campus School, which is a high-performing public school that ranks among the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools and has significantly better academic outcomes than Sherwood Elementary and the surrounding schools.

531

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,304

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1156 Robinhood LN
Memphis, TN 38111-5539

(901) 416-4864

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

36.9%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

992^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 13% (2018) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	992 of 1009	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	943 of 1018	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	980 of 1020	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	944 of 1000	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	937 of 983	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	815 of 985	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	869 of 997	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	472 of 498	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	376 of 498	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	438 of 500	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	415 of 483	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	314 of 411	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	241 of 404	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	321 of 450	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	198 of 211	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	102 of 164	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	61 of 165	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	957 of 986	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	925 of 990	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	942 of 989	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	901 of 975	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	915 of 945	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	749 of 926	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	415 of 424	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	331 of 387	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	249 of 363	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	305 of 324	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	85 of 250	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	125 of 319	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	811 of 843	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	742 of 853	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	784 of 865	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	802 of 858	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	796 of 823	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	517 of 821	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	672 of 877	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	967 of 984	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	905 of 991	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	921 of 987	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	939 of 980	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	889 of 941	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	798 of 916	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

Science12%-34 vs state

Mathematics7%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Sherwood Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood LN	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	548	33	16.6		10 (1.8%)	350 (63.9%)	175 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5.5	992^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	1.7%		11	943^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	7.4%	49	11.1						7.2	12.2	20.0	10.4				14.0	13.3	12.3	10.4				12.2					$15,304	$1,937	$11,963
Sharpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	304	22	13.8		2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%		18.3	859^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.6%	67	16.3	33.3	21.9				23.7	9.1	30.8	15.6				18.3	9.3	17.9	18.8				14.9					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112
Campus School	Public	K-5	535 Zach H Curlin ST	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-2285	0																		(n/a)																										$10,896	$219	$10,560
South Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7		17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.6	945^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.2%	15	11.7	16.1					10.4	16.9	23.2	5.0				16.2	23.4	19.6	5.0				17.9					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Cherokee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3061 Kimball Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5028	368	25	15.0		1 (0.3%)	329 (89.4%)	35 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37.5	635^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.3	837^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.8%	202	39.6	36.6	34.6				36.9	27.7	37.5	32.7				32.4	45.8	26.8	44.2				39.7					$16,964	$2,043	$13,386
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	437	29	15.0		10 (2.3%)	320 (73.2%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.6	413^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.4%	85	43.5	26.2	62.3	37.0	40.4	54.1	43.9	30.4	35.7	43.4	38.9	35.1	16.2	34.3	54.3	33.3	58.5	35.2	57.9	56.8	49.5	35.2	52.6	67.6	50.0	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
Arrow Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	645 Semmes ST	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 207-1891	83	6	15.0		0 (0.0%)	72 (86.7%)	11 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	989^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.0%		21.9	823^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.2%	166	12.5	10.0					26.5	12.5						8.8	12.5	20.0					17.6					$7,485	$1,820	$5,298
Willow Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8		20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.6	826^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.9%	20	31.5	24.7	19.1				25.4	37.0	30.8	23.4				30.7	32.4	34.1	21.3				29.7					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2718 Lamar AVE	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-6700	188	17	11.0		4 (2.1%)	121 (64.4%)	62 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14.4	893^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.9	895^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.1%	2	20.8		5.0	9.1	9.1	18.2	11.3	29.2	21.7	15.0	36.4	9.1	8.7	20.1	25.0	8.7		22.7	18.2	26.1	17.2	9.1	13.6	17.4	13.4	$15,751	$1,441	$13,944
Getwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2795 Getwell Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0267	551	30	18.3		14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	958^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	10.6	22.6	18.5				17.1	18.2	22.6	12.1				17.5	21.2	19.4	18.5				19.7					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Elementary

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Sherwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Elementary are 58% African American, 37% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Sherwood Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Sherwood Elementary a good school?

Sherwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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