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Sherman Elementary

Q: Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks 125 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Elementary is a small, well-regarded PK-6 school in McLean, VA, serving 290 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools and ranking in the 89th percentile of Virginia elementary schools — a strong result, though it sits among some of the very best elementary schools in the state. Its small size is a defining feature: Sherman has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.1:1) among nearby schools and spends more per student ($13,033) than every local FCPS peer, including Haycock, Kent Gardens, and Churchill Road. Attendance is another clear asset — the chronic absenteeism rate of 3.7% is far below the district average of 11.9% and the state average of 14.8%.

In math and reading, Sherman students score well above district and state averages, with SOL proficiency in the mid-80s to mid-90s across grades 3–6. The clear exception is 5th grade science, which has declined for three straight years — from 89.8% in 2023–24 to 74.3% in 2024–25 and 70.6% in 2025–26, now below the Fairfax County Public Schools average of 72.7%. That gap is especially visible next to top-performing neighbors like Haycock (96.8%), Kent Gardens (97.5%), and Churchill Road (92.9%). Sherman remains a very good school, but its rank trails several nearby schools in the top 1–3% of Virginia, and science is the clearest target for closing that distance.

With roughly 45–55 students per grade, Sherman's test scores can swing noticeably from year to year — 5th grade math jumped from 75% to 91.3% in one year while science fell by a similar margin — so single-year changes should be read with caution. Subgroup data also shows success is not evenly distributed across all learners: female students ranked in the 94th percentile statewide in 2025–26, while male students ranked in the 80th percentile, and the school's Asian student subgroup has ranked in the 19th–35th percentile over the past three years. These patterns point to areas worth examining in how instructional supports reach different groups. Overall, Sherman is a high-quality, well-funded school with strong attendance and strong math and reading outcomes — its challenges are relative rather than absolute.

290

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,033

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6633 Brawner St
Mclean, VA 22101

(703) 506-7900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Asian:

24.5%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (89% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

125^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

39^th of 131Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	125 of 1111	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	170 of 1110	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	140 of 1114	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	90 of 1114	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	96 of 1109	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	69 of 1103	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	58 of 1105	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	176 of 1097	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	362 of 1099	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.4	234 of 1096	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.4	79 of 1100	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	90 of 1110	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	70 of 1120	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	25 of 1117	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	80.0	122 of 1117	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	232 of 1113	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	141 of 1082	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	132 of 1081	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	81 of 1083	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	75 of 1071	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	81.4	115 of 1062	89.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	162 of 249	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	192 of 238	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	65 of 1100	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	97 of 1096	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	119 of 1098	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	74 of 1100	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	216 of 1099	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	282 of 1093	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	227 of 1101	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	139 of 1093	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	159 of 974	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	120 of 973	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	159 of 979	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	236 of 984	76.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics93%+21 vs state

English Reading89%+17 vs state

Science71%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

A great small school, with engaged parents, caring teachers and a very active PTA. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Great little school. I feel like my child is getting an excellent education there. Test scores are always high. It has a very active PTA and a lot of parent involvement. McLean has a lot of parents who are professionals and were high academic achievers themselves so school is a high priority for most parents here. The teachers my child has had have all been excellent and very dedicated. It seems like there's been a lot of teacher turnover in the last couple years, and some really amazing veteran teachers have left. There are usually 2 classes of each grade, but the school is small so they sometimes have to have split classes when there are not enough kids to fill two classes of a grade. That means they might have one class that is half 3rd graders and half 4th graders in the same classroom with one teacher covering both grades, along with one 3rd grade only class and one 4th grade only class. This works fine for some kids but is unsuitable for others, so there are some parents who do not like the split classes. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 4th Grade	SOL Algebra I 5th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6633 Brawner St	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 506-7900	290	26	11.1	7.9%	165 (56.9%)	9 (3.1%)	19 (6.6%)	71 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	85.1	125^th of 1111 public elementary schools	88.7%		82.5	170^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.7%	45			≥ 50%	93.6	94.6	91.3	88.5	70.6	93.6	88.9	90.9	84.6		$13,033	$390	$12,643
Kent Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1717 Melbourne Dr	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 394-5600	918	53	17.1	4.0%	491 (53.5%)	26 (2.8%)	71 (7.7%)	243 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	95.6	4^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.5	7^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.4%	3			100.0	99.2	97.5	100.0	95.2	97.5	95.2	97.4	95.6	97.5		$9,471	$236	$9,235
Churchill Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Churchill Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-8400	635	41	15.3	2.0%	266 (41.9%)	12 (1.9%)	59 (9.3%)	215 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.6%)	94.3	7^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.4%		93.6	12^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.9%	5	≥ 50%		100.0	98.1	99.1	95.2	91.3	92.9	97.1	95.4	92.0	97.9		$10,486	$262	$10,224
Chesterbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 Kirby Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-8200	557	38	14.5	2.5%	338 (60.7%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.0%)	85 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.5%)	89.8	47^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.1	50^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.5%	3			550.0	89.6	90.0	85.7	94.6	88.9	91.0	92.6	92.6	96.9		$11,337	$319	$11,017
Westgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Magarity Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 610-5700	614	44	14.0	37.3%	182 (29.6%)	39 (6.4%)	159 (25.9%)	196 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	55.5	548^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.7%		49.6	603^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	45.7%	55			≥ 50%	79.5	81.9	59.7	60.5	60.2	77.0	75.0	76.3	80.0		$11,865	$245	$11,620
Haycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6616 Haycock Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 531-4000	838	49	17.0	4.4%	416 (49.6%)	10 (1.2%)	70 (8.4%)	264 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.2%)	95.4	5^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.8	2^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.8%	3		≥ 50%	100.0	96.4	96.6	98.7	98.4	96.8	94.5	94.4	98.1	98.8		$9,712	$309	$9,402
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Delaware St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5275	456	39	11.8	2.9%	329 (72.1%)	6 (1.3%)	46 (10.1%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.6%)	93	13^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.8%		92.8	20^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.2%	7				94.0	96.5	97.3		94.6	91.0	96.5	97.3		89.5	$15,107	$29	$15,078
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5241 36th Street North	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-2685	489	39	12.7	4.3%	341 (69.7%)	10 (2.0%)	41 (8.4%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.3%)	90.8	35^th of 1111 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.2	18^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.4%	17				97.2	89.7	93.8		90.0	95.7	91.0	96.2		86.6	$12,856	$85	$12,772
Lemon Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7230 Idylwood Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-6400	595	38	15.4	19.0%	198 (33.3%)	30 (5.0%)	124 (20.8%)	191 (32.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)	83.2	157^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.9%		82.3	175^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.2%	18			100.0	90.9	86.1	78.3	74.5	84.8	85.7	82.8	89.5	91.0		$11,198	$234	$10,964
Mount Daniel Elementary School	Public	K-2	2328 N. Oak St	Falls Church	22046	Falls Church city	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 248-5640	486	39	12.6	15.6%	302 (62.1%)	14 (2.9%)	71 (14.6%)	34 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)								(n/a)														$15,817	$241	$15,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary?

Students at Sherman Elementary are 57% White, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks 125^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherman Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Sherman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Sherman Elementary.

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