Washington Elementary School
- Elementary school in Sherman ISD
- Sherman, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Sherman ISD: N/A
Total students
500
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Sherman ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Sherman ISD: 94.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Washington Elementary School is an elementary school in Sherman, TX, in the Sherman ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 500 students. 81.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 64.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,336, which is $2,138 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
815 S Travis StSherman, TX 75090-7917
Office phone number
Principal
- Heather Wood
- hwood@shermanisd.net
- (903) 891-6700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Washington Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
500
African American
24 (4.8%)
Sherman ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Sherman ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
403 (80.6%)
Sherman ISD: 46.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
63 (12.6%)
Sherman ISD: 31%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
9 (1.8%)
Sherman ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
81.6 %
Sherman ISD: 70.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
94.6 %
Sherman ISD: 73.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
65 %
Sherman ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
64.6 %
Sherman ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4 %
Sherman ISD: 9.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.8 %
Sherman ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Sherman ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Sherman ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Sherman ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Sherman ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
17.3 %
Sherman ISD: 22%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.7 %
Sherman ISD: 24%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Sherman ISD: 34.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Sherman ISD: 8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13.9 %
Sherman ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sherman ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
25.4 %
Sherman ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
63.6 %
Sherman ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
36.8
African American
1 (2.7%)
Sherman ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
16.9 (45.9%)
Sherman ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
18.9 (51.4%)
Sherman ISD: 75%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Sherman ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.9 (2.5%)
Sherman ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
23.9 (64.9%)
Sherman ISD: 71.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
11 (29.9%)
Sherman ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (2.7%)
Sherman ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.6
Sherman ISD: 12.4
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Sherman ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,336
Sherman ISD: $60,527
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,509
Sherman ISD: $55,858
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,515
Sherman ISD: $56,601
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,155
Sherman ISD: $59,725
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,570
Sherman ISD: $63,447
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,669
Sherman ISD: $66,654
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Sherman ISD: $72,174
Statewide: $74,014