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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD·NCES 482406002679
Shady Brook Elementary School
2601 SHADY BROOK DR, BEDFORD, TX 76021 · (817) 399-3150 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
374 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Shady Brook Elementary School
Shady Brook Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Brook Elementary School this school | 582 | 64.3% | 46.8% |
| Rock Prairie Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 538 | 61.7% | 41.3% |
| Lakewood Elementary School EULESS | 573 | 60.6% | 57.0% |
| Friendship Elementary School KELLER | 464 | 65.1% | 50.6% |
| Lacy Elementary School PRINCETON | 595 | 68.1% | 42.4% |
| South Euless Elementary School EULESS | 631 | 71.0% | 46.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Shady Brook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,751 of 4,401 | #105 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,766 of 4,466 ▲ 262 | #105 of 339 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,946 of 4,466 ▼ 136 | #127 of 339 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,075 of 3,998 | #79 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #1,753 of 4,938 | #110 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,125 of 4,622 | #261 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #27 of 4,628 | #10 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #2,888 of 4,789 | #211 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #2,024 of 2,838 | #179 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
582
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 582 | 36.9 | 15.8:1 | 64% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 35.9 | 15.8:1 | 63% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 36.6 | 15.1:1 | 60% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 58% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 40.4 | 16.0:1 | 51% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 52% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 51% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 30% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Brook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (647 to 582); teachers down 9% (40.4 to 36.9).
About Shady Brook Elementary School
Shady Brook Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in BEDFORD. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 582 students.
HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD has a total of 31 schools and 23,262 students, Shady Brook Elementary School among them.
The most common group at Shady Brook Elementary School is White students, at 28%. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% Asian, and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 48%. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 36.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.8:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.3% at Shady Brook Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.8%.
Among Tarrant County residents, the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Shady Brook Elementary School is one of 639 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Bedford Junior High School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Shady Brook Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 59.2% proficiency; Shady Brook Elementary School posts 46.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Shady Brook Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Shady Brook Elementary School enrolled 573; in 2024-25, 582.
Discussions about Shady Brook Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 2,734 students
- Bell High SchoolHigh · 2,411 students
- Euless Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Harwood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Bedford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 968 students
Other schools in BEDFORD
- Harwood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Bedford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Bedford Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 651 students
- Meadow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Bell Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other Shady Brook Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Shady Brook Elementary. Shady Brook Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Shady Brook ElementaryKannapolis, NC · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Junior High School0.6 mi · 968
- Bell High School0.6 mi · 2,411
- Bedford Heights Elementary School0.7 mi · 651
- Stonegate Elementary School1.0 mi · 472
- Shady Oaks Elementary School1.4 mi · 594
- Spring Garden Elementary School1.6 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Brook Elementary SchoolHow large is Shady Brook Elementary School?
Shady Brook Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Shady Brook Elementary School serve?
Shady Brook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Shady Brook Elementary School have?
Shady Brook Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shady Brook Elementary School?
At Shady Brook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Shady Brook Elementary School public or private?
Shady Brook Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD.
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