Sherwood Elementary (Gaston County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Sherwood Elementary is a Elementary in Gastonia, NC. It currently serves 491 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Gaston County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Gaston County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:491
Number of Teachers: 35
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.17

Location Info

Location: 1744 Dixon Road, Gastonia, NC 28054
Mailing Address: 1744 Dixon Road, Gastonia, NC 28054-5771
Phone: (704)866-6609
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 77
Grade 2 89
Grade 3 71
Grade 4 83
Grade 5 78
Kindergarten 75
Pre-Kindergarten 18
Gender/Sex of Sherwood Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 248 50.51
Female 243 49.49
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Sherwood Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.41
Asian 8 1.63
Black or African American 192 39.10
Hispanic/Latino 142 28.92
Two or more races 49 9.98
White 98 19.96
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.40
Asian 5 2.02
Black or African American 92 37.10
Hispanic/Latino 72 29.03
Two or more races 23 9.27
White 55 22.18
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.41
Asian 3 1.24
Black or African American 100 41.15
Hispanic/Latino 70 28.81
Two or more races 26 10.70
White 43 17.70

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.30
Asian 2 2.60
Black or African American 28 36.36
Hispanic/Latino 21 27.27
Two or more races 9 11.69
White 16 20.78
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.25
Black or African American 39 43.82
Hispanic/Latino 23 25.84
Two or more races 10 11.24
White 15 16.85
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 31 43.66
Hispanic/Latino 23 32.39
Two or more races 5 7.04
White 12 16.90
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.21
Asian 2 2.41
Black or African American 29 34.94
Hispanic/Latino 26 31.33
Two or more races 10 12.05
White 15 18.07
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.28
Black or African American 32 41.03
Hispanic/Latino 21 26.92
Two or more races 4 5.13
White 20 25.64
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.33
Black or African American 26 34.67
Hispanic/Latino 21 28.00
Two or more races 10 13.33
White 17 22.67
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 38.89
Hispanic/Latino 7 38.89
Two or more races 1 5.56
White 3 16.67