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Sherman High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2201 East Lamar St

Sherman TX, 75090, Grayson County

Phone: 903-891-6440

Ranking:

(509 out of 1,337, top 38%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Sherman Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	111		110		113		125		124		120		114
Total Students:	1,721		1,660		1,649		1,593		1,609		1,625		1,700
Grade 9:	497	28.9%	525	31.6%	508	30.8%	475	29.8%	463	28.8%	481	29.6%	494	29.1%
Grade 10:	472	27.4%	433	26.1%	431	26.1%	405	25.4%	437	27.2%	399	24.6%	436	25.6%
Grade 11:	398	23.1%	379	22.8%	372	22.6%	381	23.9%	362	22.5%	393	24.2%	415	24.4%
Grade 12:	354	20.6%	323	19.5%	338	20.5%	332	20.8%	347	21.6%	352	21.7%	355	20.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	855	49.7%	869	52.3%	876	53.1%	828	52.0%	842	52.3%	849	52.2%	912	53.6%
Female:	866	50.3%	791	47.7%	773	46.9%	765	48.0%	759	47.2%	768	47.3%	784	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	26	1.5%	33	2.0%	32	1.9%	29	1.8%	28	1.7%	28	1.7%	25	1.5%
Asian:	30	1.7%	27	1.6%	27	1.6%	23	1.4%	22	1.4%	23	1.4%	21	1.2%
Hispanic:	578	33.6%	522	31.4%	462	28.0%	421	26.4%	387	24.1%	356	21.9%	353	20.8%
Black:	233	13.5%	232	14.0%	238	14.4%	235	14.8%	256	15.9%	239	14.7%	268	15.8%
White:	786	45.7%	790	47.6%	850	51.5%	847	53.2%	916	56.9%	979	60.2%	1,033	60.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.2%	5	0.3%	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	65	3.8%	51	3.1%	35	2.1%	36	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	791	46.0%	817	49.2%	780	47.3%	718	45.1%	656	40.8%	550	33.8%	565	33.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	143	8.3%	111	6.7%	89	5.4%	87	5.5%	105	6.5%	109	6.7%	92	5.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.50		15.07		14.58		12.78		13.02		13.60		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	13%	77%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78%	80%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	88%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	90%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	56%	56%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	89%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	27%	68%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	68%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	31%	51%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	53%	51%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	60%	59%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	46%	46%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	29%	78%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	77%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	72%	70%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	61%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	66%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	62%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	79%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	76%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	66%	64%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	75%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,363.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,659.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,299.0

* Sherman High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.