A closer look at Sherwood Elementary School.
Sherwood Elementary identifies itself as a Leader in Me school. Its published program description emphasizes student leadership and connects that work with schoolwide goals.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Sherwood Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is C; it earned 46% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is C in 2023–24, C in 2024–25, and C in 2025–26.
Leadership is presented as something every student practices
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Sherwood identifies itself as a Leader in Me school and describes using the Seven Habits and Four Disciplines frameworks. Its stated approach extends leadership to every child. The practical appeal is a schoolwide language for taking responsibility, working toward goals and contributing to a group. Families should explore how that looks for different personalities, including a quiet child who may prefer a useful classroom role to a highly visible presentation.
The program page invites families to leadership events and to support student roles, clubs or service-learning projects. Those opportunities can make the approach visible, but the everyday examples are especially important. Ask how a student discusses a learning goal, recognizes a setback and makes a next-step plan. The model becomes more meaningful when a child can explain a real responsibility or show progress in work, with guidance appropriate to their age.
Why it may fit
Worth exploring for families interested in a shared language for responsibility and goal-setting, particularly if their child enjoys contributing to classroom or school projects.
What to weigh
A named framework does not establish how much meaningful choice each child has. Examine how leadership activities connect to academics and include students who need additional support.
Sherwood's Cherokee Trail campus publishes the leadership model as part of its school identity. Confirm which family events and student roles are active in the current grade and year.
Ask a teacher to show an age-appropriate student goal and describe a leadership role available to a child who is reluctant to speak in front of a group.
Based on Sherwood Leader in Me approach and family participation ↗ · Sherwood campus and current school information ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Leadership throughout the day
Sherwood describes teaching leadership to every student and uses the Seven Habits and Four Disciplines frameworks in its approach.
School source ↗Family participation
The school invites families to leadership events and to support student roles, clubs or service-learning projects. Ask which opportunities are currently operating.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 46% overall points result is 12 percentage points below the 58% median among 33 other elementary schools in Escambia County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
A consistent state classification
Three consecutive C grades give you a consistent accountability classification across the published years. That is useful context, but it does not show whether every subject, classroom or student made the same progress.
Where to look closer
The mathematics result is 43%, 20 percentage points below its 63% local peer median. This is a specific area to discuss, rather than a verdict on the whole school. Ask how teachers identify a student who needs help, what support looks like during the week, and how progress is shared with families.
Calculated from the dated state results below. Peer gaps compare each subject with the same subject at other schools, not one subject with another. Measures can cover different student groups. They do not establish why a result occurred or the quality of a particular teacher.
| Measure | This school | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall accountability points | 46% | 58% (33 schools) | −12 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 44% | 62% (33 schools) | −18 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 43% | 63% (33 schools) | −20 pp |
| Science achievement | 59% | 62% (33 schools) | −3 pp |
Swipe across the table to compare all columns.
Calculated from the linked Florida DOE release. The peer median is the middle school-level result, excludes this school, uses the same county and DOE school category, and ignores missing values. It is not weighted by enrollment. “pp” means percentage points. Graduation and acceleration measures use the cohorts specified by the state. Different measures describe different groups of students.
Use the results to identify questions, not to predict your child's experience. Programs, support, admissions and a campus visit can change which option fits your priorities. Read the state methodology ↗
Other schools to consider.
These are the nearest other report pages in the same county and Florida DOE school category, using recorded campus locations. Their placement is based on location and school format, not a recommendation or enrollment entitlement.
Myrtle Grove Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Myrtle Grove Elementary School reports 50% in english language arts achievement, compared with 44% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who want to browse books, discuss reading choices and take an active part in a teacher-guided home-reading routine have a useful starting point here.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.West Pensacola Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–06 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
West Pensacola Elementary School reports 46% in english language arts achievement, compared with 44% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who want to follow classroom information and establish clear human contacts can use the school's observer resources and staff directory to prepare for an introduction.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Oakcrest Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Oakcrest Elementary School reports 59% in mathematics achievement, compared with 43% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a child who benefits from concrete explanations of routines and a family that wants to understand how expectations carry across classrooms and common spaces.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Campus-to-campus distances are straight-line estimates, not driving routes or distances from your home. Use the address search on the school map for a comparison from your own location. An alternative may be a better fit when its verified program, support or learning format aligns with your child's needs; a higher score in one measure does not settle that decision.
Enrollment and a useful school visit.
Confirm address assignment and registration through the district, then ask Sherwood about classroom placement and an introduction to its leadership approach. Enrollment resource ↗
- Which leadership roles can students hold in our child's grade?
- How are learning goals and the leadership habits discussed with families?
Sources for this guide
School-specific research checked 2026-09-06. Accountability data: 2025–26, retrieved 2026-08-24. Directory information is dated separately above.