The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Math. The lowest is 47% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sherwood Elem.
Sherwood Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Arnold, a suburban St. Louis metro community. The school is part of the Fox C-6 School District and draws its students from the surrounding residential neighborhoods of a city that is the most populous in Jefferson County. Arnold has no traditional downtown; instead its civic and retail life is strung along highway-served corridors, with the school itself situated on Missouri State Road near a cluster that includes a community college campus, the public library, and the city recreation center.
The school's student body is largely white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and students who identify as two or more races. Slightly more than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school at a middle point in terms of economic need relative to the county. The school is neither a charter nor a magnet, and it is a regular public elementary school.
On state assessments, Sherwood Elementary produces a mixed academic picture that varies noticeably by grade and subject. In math, the third-grade cohort shows a strong proficiency rate, and fourth graders perform at a similarly high level. Fifth-grade math proficiency drops off. In English language arts, the third-grade rate is lower, while fourth graders again post a strong result. Fifth-grade ELA results were suppressed in the available data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about that cohort's performance. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, the proficiency rate is below half. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Jefferson County, a notably strong position relative to its neighbors. Still, the pattern of strong fourth-grade results coupled with weaker third-grade ELA and fifth-grade science suggests that performance is not uniform across the building, and a parent may want to discuss how the school supports students as they move through the grade levels.
Because Sherwood serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and attendance and chronic absenteeism data were not available in the materials used here. The school did not have data on special education or English learner populations, so those figures are absent from this account.
The Fox C-6 district did not provide publicly reported recent changes or initiatives in the material available, so there is no district-level story of new programs or restructuring to describe.
For families looking at the housing market, the area's typical home values are in line with national norms, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The city itself is a car-dependent suburb with ample retail along Jeffco Boulevard and an industrial base that includes a major can manufacturing facility and a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency office. Arnold has experienced Meramec River flooding in the past, which is a consideration for any family looking at specific neighborhoods near the river.
Sherwood Elementary is a school where academic strength is real but uneven by grade, sitting inside a larger district that appears stable rather than in flux. It serves a community that is suburban in character, with a strong commercial backbone and a dispersed layout. A family choosing this school should expect a solid fourth-grade experience and a school whose overall performance compares well within the county, while also being aware that the fifth-grade results in particular invite a conversation with the principal about how the school addresses the upper elementary transition.
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