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Sherman Elementary

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Sherman Elementary ranks 428 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Elementary is a public elementary school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, serving 490 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Eau Claire Area School District, which is ranked 194 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Sherman Elementary has seen fluctuations in its academic performance, ranking as high as 262nd out of 1,076 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2014-2015 but dropping to 653rd out of 1,050 in 2020-2021. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance on the Forward Exam was mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas exceeding the district and state averages, while others fell below. Notably, Asian students and English Language Learners performed relatively well, while Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students struggled.

Compared to nearby schools, Manz Elementary and Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School stand out with stronger academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Sherman Elementary appears to be in the middle of the pack, with opportunities for improvement to better serve its diverse student population.

502

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,549

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3110 W Vine St
Eau Claire, WI 54703-4898

(715) 852-4800

District: Eau Claire Area School District

Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	DeLong Middle
High:	Memorial High
	North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Asian:

18.3%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg54%

428^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Eau Claire Area School District

194^th of 426Eau Claire Area School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	428 of 1044	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	488 of 1061	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	556 of 1067	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	393 of 1067	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	653 of 1050	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	472 of 1037	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	368 of 1025	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	424 of 1071	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	407 of 1075	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.3	262 of 1076	75.7%	★★★★☆
2014	48.1	646 of 1061	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	683 of 1053	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.6	733 of 1045	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	714 of 1046	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	839 of 1045	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.8	622 of 1030	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	429 of 1021	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.3	413 of 689	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.9	437 of 632	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	55 of 116	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	67 of 123	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	63 of 122	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	54 of 107	49.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	95 of 255	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	108 of 269	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	84 of 249	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.8	17 of 248	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	41.5	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	111 of 275	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	273 of 287	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	349 of 1001	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	320 of 1011	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	414 of 1010	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	280 of 1017	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	578 of 1004	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	394 of 1002	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	375 of 997	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	484 of 870	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	487 of 866	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	601 of 871	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	527 of 859	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	632 of 847	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	530 of 874	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	468 of 854	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	478 of 1000	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	595 of 1012	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	617 of 1011	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	481 of 1017	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	633 of 1003	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	490 of 1002	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	354 of 997	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	383 of 802	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.9	634 of 790	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	543 of 770	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	296 of 748	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	348 of 746	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	162 of 742	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	179 of 721	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	350 of 718	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	416 of 727	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	417 of 715	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	290 of 704	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	308 of 699	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	350 of 718	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	277 of 686	59.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies73%+9 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	3110 W Vine St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4800	502	36	13.8	36.3%	338 (67.3%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	92 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	62.1	428^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.0%		60.1	488^th of 1061 public elementary schools	54.0%	60	51.7	61.7	47.1	61.8	71.6	50.6	72.8	56.8	$12,549	$416	$12,133
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 8th St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4700	215	20	10.9	39.1%	168 (78.1%)	4 (1.9%)	11 (5.1%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	41.2	711^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.9%		36.9	764^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.0%	53	48.7	45.2	51.4	51.3	31.0	40.5	64.3	42.9	$14,095	$245	$13,850
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	400 Cameron St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 852-6950	301	21	14.2	35.2%	254 (84.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.3%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	69.7	320^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.3%		79.7	165^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.4%	155	59.5	60.5	73.2	42.9	67.4	58.5	79.1	69.8	$11,494	$276	$11,218
Lakeshore Elementary	Public	K-5	711 Lake St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3400	314	29	10.7	53.8%	206 (65.6%)	16 (5.1%)	26 (8.3%)	25 (8.0%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (9.6%)	48.6	605^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.9	709^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.2%	104	51.9	60.4	34.9	63.6	43.4	39.5	64.2	47.2	$13,315	$501	$12,814
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	512 Balcom St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3800	290	28	10.3	64.8%	132 (45.5%)	10 (3.4%)	79 (27.2%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	42 (14.5%)	30.3	808^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.6%		32.9	797^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.9%	11	51.1	43.2	30.4	47.1	32.4	32.6	48.7	35.1	$16,201	$499	$15,702
Putnam Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	633 W MacArthur Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-4200	422	36	11.7	39.3%	336 (79.6%)	8 (1.9%)	21 (5.0%)	32 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	55.8	513^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.9%		57.8	524^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.6%	11	58.2	52.4	49.3	63.3	46.2	57.3	63.1	50.8	$12,641	$235	$12,405
Flynn Elementary	Public	K-5	1430 Lee St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3300	198	22	9.0	48.5%	142 (71.7%)	4 (2.0%)	17 (8.6%)	18 (9.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	55.3	527^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.5%		47.2	649^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.8%	122	69.0	55.0	54.8	79.3	45.0	41.9	57.5	50.0	$14,607	$390	$14,217
Manz Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 E Fillmore Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-3900	342	29	11.7	39.2%	246 (71.9%)	14 (4.1%)	28 (8.2%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	77.4	202^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	80.7%		75.1	232^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	78.1%	30	62.5	83.6	60.0	51.8	80.0	66.2	85.5	72.7	$12,539	$372	$12,166
Davey Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 Starr Ave	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-3200	332	27	12.5	32.2%	245 (73.8%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	61.1	441^st of 1044 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	557^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.5%	116	59.3	57.4	51.7	59.3	63.0	46.6	70.4	59.3	$13,522	$243	$13,279
Northwoods Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Northwoods Ln	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4100	304	24	12.4	52.0%	222 (73.0%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.5%)	59.5	469^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.1%		75.3	228^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.5%	241	52.4	58.0	51.7	57.1	64.7	51.7	62.8	60.8	$15,175	$377	$14,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary?

Students at Sherman Elementary are 67% White, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Sherman Elementary in?

Eau Claire Area School District

What schools do graduates of Sherman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : DeLong Middle
High : Memorial High
High : North High

How many students attend Sherman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Sherman Elementary.

Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks 428^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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