Sherwood Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Pendleton, Oregon
Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Pendleton, Oregon enrolled 439 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
476 students in 2022-23, 441 students in 2023-24, 439 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 476 | 29.0 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 28.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 439 | 27.0 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools
Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sherwood Heights Elementary School enrolled 471 students and reported no counselor; it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent46.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.4% of students were White, 19.8% Hispanic, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White62.4%
- Hispanic19.8%
- Two or more races10.0%
- American Indian4.6%
- Black1.8%
- Asian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sherwood Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 41% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 25% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Pendleton
4 public elementary schools in Pendleton report 2024-25 enrollment; Sherwood Heights Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Heights Elementary School | 439 | 16.3 | 83.8% |
| Washington Elementary School | 420 | 16.5 | 83.1% |
| McKay Creek Elementary School | 265 | 18.4 | 82.6% |
| Pendleton Early Learning Center | 197 | 13.9 | 83.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sherwood Heights Elementary School
- McKay Creek Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 265 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Pendleton Early Learning CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 197 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Sherwood Heights Elementary School with McKay Creek Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pendleton School District spends per student$14,683 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,683
- The largest public schools in OregonSherwood Heights Elementary School is the number 141 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 712
- Oregon schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.16.3:1
- 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 Sherwood Heights Elementary School
How many students attend Sherwood Heights Elementary School?
439 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 476 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pendleton, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherwood Heights Elementary School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sherwood Heights Elementary School a Title I school?
Sherwood Heights Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sherwood Heights Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Sherwood Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sherwood Heights Elementary School in?
Pendleton School District, NCES district ID 4109510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410951001106 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.