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Sherwood High
A+

Sherwood High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 · (240) 740-8110 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Ashton-Sandy Spring’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,675
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sherwood High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 41 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 12.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Ashton-Sandy Spring kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sherwood HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9444
Grade 10436
Grade 11414
Grade 12381
Enrollment over time
1,912’20
1,769’21
1,721’22
1,693’23
1,675’24

Down 12.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 19%Black 18%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sherwood High from Ashton-Sandy Spring families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

The district →
Bayard Rustin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
A−
757 students14:1
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C−
756 students11:1
Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C
747 students13:1
Burnt Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B
747 students13:1
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaithersburg
C−
746 students12:1
Watkins Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery Village
C
734 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Ashton-Sandy Spring’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.