Student Body
Sherwood High School has 2240 students enrolled for the 2005-2006 school year. The school's student body is 63% Caucasian, 15.6% African American, 11.1% Asian, 9.9% Hispanic, and 0.4% American Indian. The graduation rate for the school is 93.6%, with 79.3% planning to go on to college. In SAT testing, students have an average score of 553 (math), 532 (verbal), and 1085 (total), which places Sherwood under the Montgomery County average of 1102 (total), but above the national average of 1028 (total).
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