Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sherman ISD: C

Total students

2,129

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Sherman ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.9 %

Sherman ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

Sherman High School is a high school in Sherman, TX, in the Sherman ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,129 students. 59.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 93.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Sherman High School was 959 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,193, which is $1,694 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.shermanisd.net

Address

2907 W Travis St
Sherman, TX 75092

Office phone number

(903) 891-6440

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sherman High 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

2,129

African American

251 (11.8%)

Sherman ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

18 (0.8%)

Sherman ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

45 (2.1%)

Sherman ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

951 (44.7%)

Sherman ISD: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Sherman ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

737 (34.6%)

Sherman ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

124 (5.8%)

Sherman ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.8%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

44.7%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

34.6%

Two or more races

5.8%

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

59.2 %

Sherman ISD: 67.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

57.6 %

Sherman ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.3 %

Sherman ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

59.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

21.1 %

Sherman ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16.3 %

Sherman ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Sherman ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

21.1%

Gifted and talented

16.3%

Special education

10.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Sherman ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Sherman ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Sherman ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Sherman ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

93.9 %

Sherman ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 90%

African American

91.2 %

Sherman ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

100 %

Sherman ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Sherman ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.1 %

Sherman ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sherman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.7 %

Sherman ISD: 95.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

88.9 %

Sherman ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

91.2%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

94.7%

Two or more races

88.9%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.3 %

Sherman ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.5 %

Sherman ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Sherman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Sherman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.2 %

Sherman ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sherman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.3 %

Sherman ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Sherman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.4 %

Sherman ISD: 20%

Statewide: 15%

African American

29.1 %

Sherman ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

27.8 %

Sherman ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

8.7 %

Sherman ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.6 %

Sherman ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sherman ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.9 %

Sherman ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

23.7 %

Sherman ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

16.9 %

Sherman ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

8.1 %

Sherman ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

22.2 %

Sherman ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

42.1 %

Sherman ISD: 40%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

10 %

Sherman ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sherman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.6 %

Sherman ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

11.6 %

Sherman ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

59 %

Sherman ISD: 59%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

22.2 %

Sherman ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Sherman ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

75 %

Sherman ISD: 75%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

51.4 %

Sherman ISD: 51.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sherman ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

62.4 %

Sherman ISD: 62.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

80 %

Sherman ISD: 80%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

959

Sherman ISD: 959

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.5

Sherman ISD: 23.5

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

43.4 %

Sherman ISD: 41.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

35.7 %

Sherman ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29 %

Sherman ISD: 27%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

43.4%

Math

35.7%

Reading + Math

29.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

140.4

African American

7 (5%)

Sherman ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

3.5 (2.5%)

Sherman ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.8 (4.8%)

Sherman ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sherman ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

120.2 (85.6%)

Sherman ISD: 78.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (2.1%)

Sherman ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3 (2.1%)

Sherman ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

94.8 (67.5%)

Sherman ISD: 69.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

40.8 (29%)

Sherman ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.9 (1.3%)

Sherman ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.2

Sherman ISD: 13.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

10.6 years

Sherman ISD: 11.3 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

$57,193

Sherman ISD: $56,957

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,878

Sherman ISD: $52,070

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,859

Sherman ISD: $53,700

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,862

Sherman ISD: $55,196

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,102

Sherman ISD: $59,020

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,570

Sherman ISD: $63,091

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,776

Sherman ISD: $63,377

Statewide: $71,111

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