Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 4

Sherman School, Watertown, NY

CEP schoolSherman School is a public elementary school in Watertown, part of Watertown City School District. It enrolled 323 students in 2024-25, with 14.7 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "SHERMAN SCHOOL".

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 323
Teachers (FTE): 22.0
Students per teacher: 14.7
Grades: K to 4

This school's ratio is 1.9 higher than the district figure of 12.8. The New York average across schools is 11.4. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.7

District12.8

New York11.4

United States15.3

School details

Address: 836 Sherman St, Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315)785-3760
District: Watertown City School District
County: Jefferson County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Small
NCES school ID: 363012004055

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 166
Reduced-price lunch: 14
Free or reduced-price lunch: 18055.7% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Watertown City School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.