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SHADOWGLEN EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SHADOWGLEN EL
SHADOWGLEN EL, a reasonably sized K-5 school in MANOR, Texas, operated by MANOR ISD, works with 639 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SHADOWGLEN EL sits 23% above that benchmark.
MANOR ISD runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,321 students. SHADOWGLEN EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, SHADOWGLEN EL reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SHADOWGLEN EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.2%; this one comes in at 24.0%, -24.2 points off the demographic line.
Around the school, Travis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which SHADOWGLEN EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: COMPASS ROSE DESTINY, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHADOWGLEN EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.9%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHADOWGLEN EL has expanded 10%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 639 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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