Sherwood Montessori

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Chico, California

Sherwood Montessori in Chico, California enrolled 116 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

98 students in 2022-23, 114 students in 2023-24, 116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Sherwood Montessori by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-23982023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Sherwood Montessori by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-23982023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Sherwood Montessori by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-23982023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Sherwood Montessori by school year2022-23: 98, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-23982023-241142024-25116
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23988.012.3
2023-241147.016.4
2024-251167.016.7

16.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Sherwood Montessori 16.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSherwood Montessori 16.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Sherwood Montessori 16.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSherwood Montessori 16.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Sherwood Montessori 16.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSherwood Montessori 16.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Sherwood Montessori 16.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSherwood Montessori 16.7state median 22.4U.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 106 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sherwood Montessori enrolled 106 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 106 of the 106 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.6% of students were White, 20.7% Hispanic, 16.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White58.6%
  2. Hispanic20.7%
  3. Two or more races16.4%
  4. American Indian2.6%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Asian0.9%

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 Montessori scored proficient or above: 11-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑61%11‑61%45%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%0‑50% (2021-22)34.3%

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 Chico

19 public elementary schools in Chico report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Shasta Elementary62121.334.3%
Emma Wilson Elementary59720.548.9%
Chico Country Day58522.525.5%
Marigold Elementary57121.137.8%
Rosedale Elementary56323.043.5%
Little Chico Creek Elementary47121.565.8%
Sierra View Elementary42817.821.5%
Parkview Elementary40618.338.7%

All public schools in Chico →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sherwood Montessori

  1. Chapman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 311 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Chico Country DayThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 585 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Sherwood Montessori with Chapman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sherwood Montessori District spends per student$19,510 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,510
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSherwood Montessori is the number 5,575 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,575 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.16.7:1
  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 Montessori

  1. How many students attend Sherwood Montessori?
    116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 98 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chico, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherwood Montessori?
    16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sherwood Montessori a Title I school?
    Sherwood Montessori has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sherwood Montessori do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sherwood Montessori scored proficient or above: 11-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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 Montessori in?
    Sherwood Montessori District, NCES district ID 0601845. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060184512750 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.

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