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Henry W Sory Elementary

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Henry W Sory Elementary ranks 2883 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Henry W Sory Elementary is a public elementary school in Sherman, Texas, serving 523 students in grades K-5 as part of the Sherman Independent School District.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with below-average performance on STAAR tests compared to the district and state. In 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates in reading and math are around 40-50%, lower than the state averages of 52-58%. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 24-51% compared to the state's 45-47%. Henry W Sory Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 52-71% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other nearby schools within the Sherman ISD, the significantly higher performance of Fairview Elementary and S&S Cons Elementary suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Henry W Sory Elementary.

619

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,993

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Binkley Park Dr
Sherman, TX 75092

(903) 891-6650

District: Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Henry W Sory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piner Middle
High:	Sherman High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Hispanic:

29.1%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

2,883^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

813^th of 961Sherman Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	2883 of 4651	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	2925 of 4710	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	2885 of 4647	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4135 of 4581	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1726 of 4578	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	1899 of 4479	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1543 of 4359	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	1263 of 4329	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	1031 of 4286	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	974 of 4320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	813 of 4260	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	781 of 4221	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	1302 of 4206	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	1551 of 4095	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.5	748 of 3937	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	68.7	1176 of 3884	69.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.2	852 of 2443	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	1017 of 2443	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1187 of 2421	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	233 of 2444	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	37.7	1646 of 2515	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	1176 of 2483	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	949 of 1045	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	821 of 1015	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	996 of 1009	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	994 of 1005	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	4012 of 4461	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	1682 of 4331	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1373 of 4295	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1605 of 4240	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	1649 of 3668	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1935 of 3556	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3021 of 3487	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	1589 of 3446	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1106 of 3333	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	1624 of 3226	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	2365 of 4658	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2859 of 4588	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4281 of 4561	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	1974 of 4499	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2422 of 4348	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	1381 of 4306	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	1865 of 2980	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	2493 of 2958	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	1673 of 3006	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1727 of 3184	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	969 of 3106	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	2844 of 4465	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2778 of 4401	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4005 of 4376	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	2134 of 4329	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	1494 of 4188	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1827 of 4168	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	2272 of 4594	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2303 of 4521	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4123 of 4477	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	1207 of 4451	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	1715 of 4309	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1408 of 4264	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	2596 of 4647	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2728 of 4585	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3873 of 4563	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.5	1513 of 4498	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	1473 of 4357	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	1795 of 4319	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	944 of 1128	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	846 of 1099	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	975 of 1004	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	790 of 1112	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	722 of 1046	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	1586 of 4292	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2084 of 4086	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3620 of 3952	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	1451 of 3799	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	2934 of 3684	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.6	715 of 3558	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	2480 of 3108	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2692 of 3106	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	3009 of 3082	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	1929 of 3082	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1831 of 3142	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	1245 of 3127	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)65th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)49th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)44th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)36th percentile~ school

White (2024)20th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-22 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics35%-11 vs state

Science32%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 15, 2015

Excellent teachers, beautiful facilities, welcoming and safe environment. The Principal has built this school to be the BEST! It's the closest you have to a private school in a public school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Henry W Sory Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Binkley Park Dr	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6650	619	49	12.6	55.4%	261 (42.2%)	66 (10.7%)	180 (29.1%)	49 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	38.5	2883^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.0%		38.5	2925^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.9%	42								41.3	42.2	54.4	28.3	24.7	51.1	32.2	$9,993
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sunset Blvd	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6595	324	25	12.9	77.2%	128 (39.5%)	41 (12.7%)	95 (29.3%)	18 (5.6%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	19.5	4054^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%		25.4	3751^st of 4710 public elementary schools	20.4%	303								43.4	32.8	37.3	26.4	29.3	19.6	13.7	$10,405
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	815 S Travis St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6700	464	34	13.6	91.8%	54 (11.6%)	15 (3.2%)	383 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	12.2	4411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%		19.1	4116^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.6%	295	11.1	20.5	13.3	20.0	35.0	7.7	6.7	32.4	33.3	35.2	20.6	26.3	16.2	6.9	$8,570
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W Taylor St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6580	382	36	10.6	73.6%	137 (35.9%)	42 (11.0%)	167 (43.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	57	1721^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%		52	2051^st of 4710 public elementary schools	56.5%	330	11.8	15.4	0.0	5.9	15.4	0.0	0.0	62.3	63.5	62.9	35.9	40.4	45.2	29.0	$12,316
Crutchfield Elementary	Public	K-5	521 S Dewey Ave	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6565	424	35	12.0	81.8%	65 (15.3%)	40 (9.4%)	294 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	26	3671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%		25.5	3750^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.4%	79	14.3	42.9		24.0	0.0			40.6	47.5	33.3	24.2	48.3	22.7	12.1	$10,932
Percy W Neblett Elementary	Public	K-5	1505 Gallagher	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6670	462	48	9.6	64.3%	215 (46.5%)	63 (13.6%)	129 (27.9%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	13.8	4342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%		38.9	2903^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	38.4%	1439								27.5	41.0	37.7	13.2	21.7	13.0	14.3	$11,176
Dillingham Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 E Gallagher Dr	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	710	50	14.1	77.6%	201 (28.3%)	91 (12.8%)	358 (50.4%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	19.5	4056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.7	4233^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	10.1%	177	0.0	0.0		9.1	12.5			28.9	26.9	34.3	26.4	30.8	25.9	25.7	$8,856
Summit Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	701 Summit Hill Pkwy	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4100	323	22	14.9	62.8%	157 (48.6%)	11 (3.4%)	138 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$7,251
S And S Cons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4217 Elementary Dr	Southmayd	76268	Grayson County	S And S Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-6051	345	27	12.6	50.7%	213 (61.7%)	7 (2.0%)	104 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	58.2	1664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.2%		33.7	3231^st of 4710 public elementary schools	31.4%	1567								61.9	58.0		39.7	44.2			$10,085
Hyde Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 Hyde Park	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7350	502	33	15.2	51.0%	271 (54.0%)	24 (4.8%)	110 (21.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.7%)	38.5	2889^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.9%		58.9	1656^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.8%	1233								54.3	40.9		43.0	29.1			$8,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry W Sory Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Henry W Sory Elementary?

Students at Henry W Sory Elementary are 42% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What district is Henry W Sory Elementary in?

Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

Is Henry W Sory Elementary a good school?

Henry W Sory Elementary ranks 2883^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Henry W Sory Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Henry W Sory Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Henry W Sory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry W Sory Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piner Middle
High : Sherman High School

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