Sherwood High

High school·Grades 9-12 Sandy Spring, Maryland·20860
Score
72.0/100
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#57
Among 202 Maryland high schools
#9
In Montgomery County Public Schools
Top 29%
In Maryland

Score 72.0/100: better than 72% of Maryland high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Maryland, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maryland schools.

English language arts
79%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 60%, better than 83% of them
411 students tested
Math
10%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 13%, better than 55% of them
155 students tested
Science
62%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 49%, better than 71% of them
422 students tested
All Maryland schools (ELA / math)
52% / 28%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Maryland State Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 10MCAP English Language Arts 1079.3411
English language artsAll gradesMCAP English Language Arts All Grades79.3411
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 110.3155
MathAll gradesMCAP Mathematics All Grades10.3155
ScienceHigh schoolMCAP High School Science61.8422
Social studiesHigh schoolMCAP American Government51.4177

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,693
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,693
Typical high school: 1,183
Free or reduced-price lunch
22%
Typical high school: 49%

District and location

City
Montgomery County

Contact

Address
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Maryland. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Sherwood High at a glance

Sherwood High is a public high school in Sandy Spring, Maryland, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It has about 1,693 students (a typical Maryland high school has 1,183). About 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Maryland high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 79% in English language arts (similar schools: 60%) and 10% in math (similar schools: 13%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Maryland high schools, it scores 72.0 out of 100: better than 72% of them, ranking #57 of 202. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.