Total enrollment
10,946
+740 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in SHELDON ISD
Texas · 10,946 students · 1 city
Public schools in the SHELDON ISD system total 14 schools across Texas, with roughly 10,946 students enrolled (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in SHELDON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+2 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SHELDON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #553 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,946 | #122 of 760 | #833 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #133 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #666 of 758 | #6,662 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.3% | #109 of 750 | #1,083 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #349 of 557 | #3,161 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside SHELDON ISD
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Sheldon Elementary School at 40.0% proficient to L E Monahan Elementary School at 28.6%, a gap of 11.5 points. That is the 323rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 9,094 to 10,316 students (up 13%) and from 571 to 632 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C E KING H S | Houston | High | 09-12 | 3,716 |
| C E KING MIDDLE | Houston | Middle | 06-08 | 1,359 |
| MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE | Houston | Middle | 06-08 | 1,050 |
| L E MONAHAN EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 635 |
| SHELDON LAKE EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 622 |
| ROYALWOOD EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 607 |
| GARRETT EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 606 |
| SHELDON EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 585 |
| SHELDON EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY | Houston | Elementary | PK-01 | 562 |
| STEPHANIE CRAVENS EARLY CHILDHOOD | Houston | Elementary | PK-KG | 556 |
| H M CARROLL EL | Houston | Elementary | 01-05 | 536 |
| KASE ACADEMY | Houston | High | 10-12 | 104 |
| HIGH POINT EAST | Houston | High | 09-11 | 7 |
| SHELDON JJAEP | Houston | High | 12-12 | 1 |
About SHELDON ISD
As a compact district in Texas, SHELDON ISD instructs 10,946 students across 14 schools.
For a sense of the school types, SHELDON ISD is built around 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 782 in this district, above the Texas typical of 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 7%: 10,206 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,946 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 12 to 14 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for SHELDON ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.