Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Comfort

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A+

Sherman Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7487 Coal River Road, Comfort, WV 25206 · (304) 837-8310 · Part of Boone County School District

Comfort’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
234
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sherman Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Comfort kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Comfort kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Sherman Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7487 Coal River Road, Comfort

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten35
Grade 143
Grade 232
Grade 341
Grade 428
Grade 522
Enrollment over time
250’20
243’21
250’22
236’23
234’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sherman Elementary School from Comfort families.

Other schools in Boone County School District

The district →
Brookview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Foster
B+
317 students11:1
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
C
267 students12:1
Ramage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danville
B−
196 students10:1
Van Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van
C−
146 students12:1
Ashford-rumble Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashford
C
140 students12:1
Whitesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitesville
D
100 students10:1

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 West Virginia’s other public schools; Comfort’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.