SHADY BROOK EL

SHADY BROOK EL, an average-sized elementary school in BEDFORD, Texas, one of the schools within HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, caters to 582 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; SHADY BROOK EL is among them.

Demographically, SHADY BROOK EL records that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, On paper, SHADY BROOK EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHADY BROOK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHADY BROOK EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is BEDFORD J H, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHADY BROOK EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SHADY BROOK EL's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 582). The White share of enrollment declined from 40% to 28% over that span.

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