General Sherman Junior High School

Regular School · Lancaster, OH

General Sherman Junior High School is a regular school school in Lancaster, Ohio, serving grades 06–08 with 693 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

693

Teachers (FTE)

35.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	598	86%
Two or more races	56	8%
Hispanic/Latino	21	3%
Black or African American	17	2%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	693	381M / 312F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	42.0% -8.7pp	50.7%	704
Reading Proficiency	47.0% -10.8pp	57.8%	705
Science Proficiency	55.0%	—	216

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.20 grade levels

Math

+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

97 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

108

15.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

248

35.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	693	100%

Contact & Location

1930 Election House Rd NW

Lancaster, OH 43130

Phone: (740)687-7344

District

Lancaster City

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,681

District enrollment: 6,263

Other Schools in District

Bridges Elementary
Gorsuch West Elementary School Elementary
Medill Elementary School Elementary
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School Elementary
Tallmadge Elementary School Elementary
Tarhe Trails Elementary School Elementary
Lancaster High School High
Thomas Ewing Junior High School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 43130) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390442001131

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD