Sherman Ave Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
Sherman Ave Elementary in Vicksburg, Mississippi enrolled 360 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
368 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 360 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.9 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 368 | 26.9 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 29.7 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 360 | 21.0 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 305 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sherman Ave Elementary enrolled 305 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 305 of the 305 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.8% of students were Black, 8.6% of two or more races, 5.0% White in 2024-25.
- Black82.8%
- Two or more races8.6%
- White5.0%
- Pacific Islander2.2%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.6%
- Hispanic0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Vicksburg
4 public elementary schools in Vicksburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Sherman Ave Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Road Elementary | 403 | 17.3 | 100.0% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate | 387 | 15.6 | 100.0% |
| Sherman Ave Elementary | 360 | 17.1 | 100.0% |
| Warren Central Intermediate | 353 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sherman Ave Elementary
- Warren Central IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 353 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 550 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Sherman Ave Elementary with Warren Central IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vicksburg Warren School Dist spends per student$13,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,723
- The largest public schools in MississippiSherman Ave Elementary is the number 262 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#262 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.17.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sherman Ave Elementary
How many students attend Sherman Ave Elementary?
360 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 368 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Vicksburg, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherman Ave Elementary?
17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sherman Ave Elementary a Title I school?
Sherman Ave Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sherman Ave Elementary in?
Vicksburg Warren School Dist, NCES district ID 2804470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280447000995 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.