Sherwood High School (Maryland)
| Sherwood High School. | |
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| Address | |
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300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | Respect for Each, Rigor for each, Reach out to Each. |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Principal | William Gregory |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2135 (2008) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Rival |
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School Springbrook High School Quince Orchard High School |
| Newspaper | The Warrior |
| School Song | Among the Leafy Branches |
| Website | http://sherwoodhs.org/ |
Sherwood High School is a secondary school in Sandy Spring in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. Sherwood's program of interest is the international studies program, and is also known for its music and athletic programs. Sherwood draws students from Farquhar and Rosa Parks Middle Schools.
Sherwood serves the towns of Olney, Ashton, and Brookeville.
Sherwood Academy was built on a piece of land donated in 1883, that was once part of Sherwood Farm – named because the abundance of trees was reminiscent of Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest. In 1906, Sherwood became the third public high school in Montgomery County, after Richard Montgomery High School and Gaithersburg High School. The original school building was replaced in 1950, and the one thousand seat Ertzman theatre was added in 1974. The school was renovated in 1989-1991, during which students were temporarily moved to the Northwood High School building in Silver Spring. During the summer of 2007, a new wing was added to the school, creating new class rooms for science and English.
Sherwood High School had 2076 students enrolled for the 2010-2011 school year. The school's student body is 58% Non-Hispanic Caucasian, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 0.2% 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). Approximately 65% of the students took an AP exam during the 2010-2011 school year, and about 74% of those students passed those exams.
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