Sherwood Middle Academic Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sherwood Middle Academic Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana enrolled 759 students in 2024-25 with 46.8 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 87% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

770 students in 2022-23, 759 students in 2023-24, 759 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 46.8.

Students enrolled at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237702023-247592024-25759
Students enrolled at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237702023-247592024-25759
Students enrolled at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237702023-247592024-25759
Students enrolled at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy by school year2022-23: 770, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237702023-247592024-25759
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377042.018.3
2023-2475947.815.9
2024-2575946.816.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools

Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; This school 16.2; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; This school 16.2; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; This school 16.2; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; This school 16.2; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

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 368 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sherwood Middle Academic Academy enrolled 736 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 368 of the 736 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent4.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.1% of students were Black, 27.8% White, 17.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.1%
  2. White27.8%
  3. Asian17.0%
  4. Hispanic9.1%
  5. Two or more races2.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Middle Academic Academy scored proficient or above: 87% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2287%36%42.4%
Math, 2022-2364%22% (2021-22)34%

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.

Middle schools in Baton Rouge

14 public middle schools in Baton Rouge report 2024-25 enrollment; Sherwood Middle Academic Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southeast Middle School82612.569.0%
Woodlawn Middle School80712.861.5%
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy75916.240.3%
McKinley Middle Magnet School63313.954.3%
Glasgow Middle School54211.257.2%
Westdale Middle School5387.968.2%
Park Forest Middle School4459.571.2%
Capitol Middle School4139.687.2%

All public schools in Baton Rouge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sherwood Middle Academic Academy

  1. Park Forest Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 445 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Southeast Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 826 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Sherwood Middle Academic Academy with Park Forest Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much East Baton Rouge Parish spends per student$15,471 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,471
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaSherwood Middle Academic Academy is the number 20 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#20 of 219
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.16.2:1
  7. 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 Middle Academic Academy

  1. How many students attend Sherwood Middle Academic Academy?
    759 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 770 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Baton Rouge, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sherwood Middle Academic Academy a Title I school?
    Sherwood Middle Academic Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sherwood Middle Academic Academy scored proficient or above: 87% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana'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.
  5. What district is Sherwood Middle Academic Academy in?
    East Baton Rouge Parish, NCES district ID 2200540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220054000428 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