Sherman School
832 Sherman St
Watertown NY, 13601, Jefferson County
Phone: 315-785-3760
Ranking: (2,019 out of 3,424, bottom 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Watertown City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 327 | 348 | 352 | 346 | 317 | 333 | 315 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 77 | 23.5% | 84 | 24.1% | 75 | 21.3% | 84 | 24.3% | 61 | 19.2% | 74 | 22.2% | 73 | 23.2% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 22.0% | 78 | 22.4% | 68 | 19.3% | 58 | 16.8% | 76 | 24.0% | 67 | 20.1% | 55 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 21.4% | 63 | 18.1% | 68 | 19.3% | 72 | 20.8% | 61 | 19.2% | 66 | 19.8% | 68 | 21.6% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 17.7% | 61 | 17.5% | 70 | 19.9% | 68 | 19.7% | 60 | 18.9% | 59 | 17.7% | 66 | 21.0% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 15.3% | 62 | 17.8% | 71 | 20.2% | 64 | 18.5% | 59 | 18.6% | 66 | 19.8% | 53 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 159 | 48.6% | 190 | 54.6% | 186 | 52.8% | 173 | 50.0% | 145 | 45.7% | 161 | 48.3% | 149 | 47.3% |
Female: | 168 | 51.4% | 158 | 45.4% | 166 | 47.2% | 173 | 50.0% | 164 | 51.7% | 164 | 49.2% | 162 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 12 | 3.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 7.3% | 34 | 9.8% | 38 | 10.8% | 31 | 9.0% | 20 | 6.3% | 23 | 6.9% | 15 | 4.8% |
Black: | 15 | 4.6% | 26 | 7.5% | 18 | 5.1% | 28 | 8.1% | 35 | 11.0% | 23 | 6.9% | 23 | 7.3% |
White: | 246 | 75.2% | 255 | 73.3% | 264 | 75.0% | 258 | 74.6% | 251 | 79.2% | 278 | 83.5% | 269 | 85.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 9.2% | 24 | 6.9% | 22 | 6.3% | 22 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 29.1% | 116 | 33.3% | 107 | 30.4% | 102 | 29.5% | 97 | 30.6% | 86 | 25.8% | 83 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 9.2% | 29 | 8.3% | 39 | 11.1% | 29 | 8.4% | 23 | 7.3% | 41 | 12.3% | 26 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.21 | 19.33 | 20.71 | 17.60 | 16.68 | 17.50 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 18.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 52% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 18.5% | 34.2% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 25.9% | 30.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 26.2% | 36.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 89% |
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* Sherman School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.