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Enrollment
2,599
High
DISTRICT 1,370 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013109
Shadow Creek High School
11850 BROADWAY, PEARLAND, TX 77584 · (281) 245-3800 · Brazoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,599 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
151 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
760 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 647 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 673 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 622 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 657 | 25% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 51.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 38.0% | 29.0% | 8.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shadow Creek High School
Shadow Creek High School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Creek High School this school | 2,599 | 29.2% | 68.6% |
| William B Travis High School RICHMOND | 3,114 | 37.8% | 69.3% |
| Glenda Dawson High School PEARLAND | 2,569 | 29.9% | 78.0% |
| Ridge Point High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,816 | 21.8% | 75.6% |
| Cypress Ranch High School CYPRESS | 3,463 | 27.1% | 82.9% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Katy KATY | 876 | 46.8% | 69.5% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shadow Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #267 of 1,385 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #235 of 1,425 ▲ 65 | #3 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #278 of 1,425 ▲ 17 | #3 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #310 of 1,184 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,599 | #147 of 2,107 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,105 of 1,344 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #53 of 1,346 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #1,371 of 1,522 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #218 of 672 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,599
+68 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,599 | 150.5 | 17.3:1 | 29% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 2,582 | 141.3 | 18.3:1 | 31% (806) |
| 2022-23 | 2,584 | 148.6 | 17.4:1 | 31% (810) |
| 2020-21 | 2,531 | 149 | 17.0:1 | 36% (919) |
| 2017-18 | 2,180 | 118.8 | 18.4:1 | 31% (684) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shadow Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (2,180 to 2,599); teachers up 27% (118.8 to 150.5).
About Shadow Creek High School
Federal records list Shadow Creek High School as a high school in PEARLAND, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,599 students. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
ALVIN ISD is made up of 37 schools with 30,038 students in all.
The largest group at Shadow Creek High School is Black students, at 40%. Smaller groups are 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brazoria County is roughly 16% Black. The diversity index for Shadow Creek High School is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 150.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shadow Creek High School, giving a ratio of 17.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A total of 760 students, or 29%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Brazoria County averages 50%, higher than here.
Shadow Creek High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Texas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Shadow Creek High School would score about 61.2%. It scores 68.6%, 7.4 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Brazoria County show that the median household earns about $97,993 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Brazoria County, 115 public schools serve about 75,767 students.
Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Shadow Creek High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Shadow Creek High School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Shadow Creek High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 2,599 in 2024-25.
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Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Don Jeter Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School0.5 mi · 665
- Red Duke Elementary School0.8 mi · 711
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School1.1 mi · 1,034
- Glenn York Elementary School1.2 mi · 758
- Pomona Elementary School1.4 mi · 721
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School1.7 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Shadow Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Shadow Creek High School?
Shadow Creek High School enrolls approximately 2,599 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shadow Creek High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shadow Creek High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shadow Creek High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Shadow Creek High School.
How diverse is Shadow Creek High School?
Shadow Creek High School reports a student body of 12% White, 18% Hispanic, 40% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shadow Creek High School in?
Shadow Creek High School is part of ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.