Sherwood High School

Sherwood High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
300 Olney Sandy Spring Rd,  Sandy Spring, MD
Montgomery County Public Schools
3.6
4.2
1,721 Students
A
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School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
57%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.62
Graduation Rate
93%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A-
Teachers
A
College Prep
C
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.62
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
57%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
98
Full Time Teachers
98
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1250
Math
620
Verbal
630
Average ACT
28
Math
26
English
29
Reading
29
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
24
AP Pass Rate
77.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Test Scores

Science
10.6%
State Average
22.4%
Math
22.1%
State Average
31.2%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
242:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.2%
Female
46.4%
White
47.8%
Hispanic
19.2%
Black
15.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
11.4%
Two or more races
5.1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Maryland - College Park 751 Students
Towson University 338 Students
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 212 Students
Salisbury University 189 Students
Penn State 179 Students
James Madison University 161 Students
University of Delaware 158 Students
Georgetown University 152 Students
Montgomery College 152 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore 149 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 211 Students
Biology 198 Students
Psychology 175 Students
Computer Science 124 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 102 Students
Nursing 90 Students
Engineering 76 Students
Political Science and Government 61 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 56 Students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 50 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 327 Reviews
3.0 Junior
11/9/2024
I like it but it could use more diversity and more resources for students looking into colleges especially hbcu's because I really wanna go to one.
4.0 Junior
9/17/2024
Sherwood High School has wonderful teachers, classes that are fun, interesting, and useful for after High School.
3.0 Senior
9/5/2024
Sherwood High School has been pretty uninteresting for the most part. The administration does very little, forcing the teachers to compensate. The teachers as a whole are pretty solid, the students vary as in any high school.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.2 15 Reviews
5.0 parent
2/18/2025
This school has excellent learning environment and student outcomes.
2.0 parent
11/3/2023
My child started high school this year and is in special education and has an IEP. The administration staff are unresponsive and ignore emails from parents. The only school in MCPS that continues to hold virtual IEP meetings. He was put in a Math 180 intervention but there was only one teacher train...
1.0 parent
12/19/2022
Most teachers are burned out or shouldn’t be teaching. Front end admin assistants are consistently rude and remind me of the women I avoid in my personal life. One administrator is condescending, rude, unsupportive and refuses to collaborate with parents. Majority of teachers are pretty caring and a...
5.0 parent
11/11/2022
Excellent staff and learning curriculum, second generation of students, one son graduated and is now graduating from college with honors

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