Sherrod Elementary Primary School
561 North Gulkana St
Palmer AK, 99645, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-761-4100
Ranking:
(42 out of 305, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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: | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 436 | 452 | 450 | 460 | 424 | 408 | 399 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 144 | 33.0% | 161 | 35.6% | 126 | 28.0% | 164 | 35.7% | 151 | 35.6% | 138 | 33.8% | 138 | 34.6% |
Grade 4: | 160 | 36.7% | 124 | 27.4% | 183 | 40.7% | 147 | 32.0% | 135 | 31.8% | 136 | 33.3% | 129 | 32.3% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 30.3% | 167 | 36.9% | 141 | 31.3% | 149 | 32.4% | 138 | 32.5% | 134 | 32.8% | 132 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 216 | 49.5% | 208 | 46.0% | 208 | 46.2% | 219 | 47.6% | 209 | 49.3% | 206 | 50.5% | 212 | 53.1% |
Female: | 220 | 50.5% | 244 | 54.0% | 242 | 53.8% | 241 | 52.4% | 215 | 50.7% | 202 | 49.5% | 168 | 42.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 92 | 21.1% | 89 | 19.7% | 82 | 18.2% | 59 | 12.8% | 43 | 10.1% | 40 | 9.8% | 41 | 10.3% |
Asian: | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.8% |
Black: | 11 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 17 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
White: | 293 | 67.2% | 314 | 69.5% | 331 | 73.6% | 350 | 76.1% | 327 | 77.1% | 319 | 78.2% | 324 | 81.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3.0% | 26 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 33.5% | 145 | 32.1% | 139 | 30.9% | 125 | 27.2% | 129 | 30.4% | 121 | 29.7% | 104 | 26.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.0% | 22 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.2% | 27 | 5.9% | 29 | 6.8% | 27 | 6.6% | 48 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.19 | 18.26 | 19.57 | 17.69 | 18.43 | 16.70 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.4% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.4% | 76.7% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 84% | 78.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85.3% | 77.7% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.1% | 74.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.08% | 81.09% | 74.50% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.23% | 83.66% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 83.2% | 79% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.9% | 78.8% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85.6% | 78.3% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 86.67% | 80.10% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 88.43% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.6% | 74.7% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.5% | 75.2% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.3% | 76.7% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 82.6% | 74.8% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 81.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 81.20% | 75.10% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.61% | 82.10% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77.2% | 73.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 80.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.1% | 74.3% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 81% | 73.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.1% | 75.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.78% | 78.23% | 73.90% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.41% | 80.28% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 83% | 78.1% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.1% | 79.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 86.8% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.7% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.2% | 78% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 87.8% | 80.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.20% | 85.50% | 77.10% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 83.91% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51.7% | 46.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 55.2% | 46.3% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 56.2% | 49.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.43% | 51.28% | 49.90% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.13% | 52.46% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 79.1% | 76.3% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 84.6% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 83.7% | 78.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.6% | 78.6% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.6% | 79.2% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.15% | 81.90% | 76.60% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.92% | 81.22% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.1% | 66.8% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.6% | 69.7% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 81.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 84.1% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 77.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 76.46% | 70.20% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 75.10% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.2% | 77.5% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 84.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.5% | 83.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.2% | 79.1% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.7% | 83.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 88% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.19% | 89.33% | 80.40% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.55% | 84.58% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76.7% | 75.4% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80% | 77.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.8% | 74.5% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.4% | 77.3% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 82.8% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.81% | 84.90% | 75.50% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.73% | 79.20% | N/A |
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* Sherrod Elementary Primary 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.