Sherwood Charter School, Sherwood OR

Original Research by School Decision on Sherwood Charter School

Sherwood Charter School is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade public charter school serving a small enrollment within the Sherwood School District. It operates as a regular school under its own charter, meaning it is publicly funded but separately governed from the district’s other schools. Because it stops at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and that gap is expected for its grade span.

The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and students identifying with two or more races. The school does not report data on students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor does it provide counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a family looking into those dimensions of support should ask the school directly.

Academically, the school’s state test results point to a pattern that varies by subject and grade level. English language arts proficiency across the tested grades is strong; in most grades a clear majority of students met the state standard, and the overall ELA proficiency across grades is above what many area districts show. Mathematics performance is more mixed. Some grades see a majority proficient, while others fall just below half. Science results for the two tested grades show roughly half of students proficient. When the school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is compared to the set of districts in Washington County, it sits in the top quarter. That is a meaningful strength, particularly for a school of this size.

Sherwood is a primarily residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland, with a historic Old Town and modern suburban development. The city grew rapidly from the 1990s through the 2010s, and the housing market reflects that demand: home values in the area are above the state median, and rents have been rising. The town is family-oriented, with a network of parks, walking trails, a new Center for the Arts, and annual events such as the Robin Hood Festival. Transit connections link Sherwood to Portland and nearby towns.

The Sherwood School District has made recent investments including a new high school campus that opened in 2020 and expansion of pre-kindergarten and dual-language immersion programs at several elementary schools. Those district programs are not housed at the charter school, but they reflect the broader educational environment families in Sherwood can access.

For a parent considering this school, the picture is of a small charter that delivers above-average results in reading and writing, with math performance that is more uneven across grade levels. The school’s charter status gives it a distinct governance structure, and a family may want to understand its specific curriculum and instructional approach, especially for mathematics, where the results are less consistent. The surrounding community is suburban and relatively affluent, with a growing stock of housing and civic amenities. The school serves as a choice option within the district, and its academic profile, combined with its size, makes it a fit for families who want a smaller K-8 environment with solid literacy outcomes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 66% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 65% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 58% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 51% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 51% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 51% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 66% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 68% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 74% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 59% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 67% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 60% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 51% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 37% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

This schoolSherwood SD 88J, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.