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Shady Grove Elementary School

1400 SARAH BROOKS DR, KELLER, TX 76248 · (817) 744-5600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
32 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten5515%
Grade 17319%
Grade 26918%
Grade 39325%
Grade 48723%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is 37% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
25969%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
4211%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
4412%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
257%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19953%
Female
17947%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading45.0%39.0%12.0%4.0%
Mathematics42.0%32.0%18.0%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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2684.0%74.0%
2024-2577.0%79.0%
2023-2472.0%72.0%
2021-22100.0%100.0%
2020-2171.0%71.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Grove Elementary School

Shady Grove Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Shady Grove Elementary School this school3788.5%76.0%
Memorial Drive Elementary School
HOUSTON
3887.2%84.2%
Canyon Creek Elementary School
RICHARDSON
3748.0%73.0%
Liberty Elementary School
COLLEYVILLE
4145.1%78.2%
Colleyville Elementary School
COLLEYVILLE
4159.6%72.5%
Bransford Elementary School
COLLEYVILLE
45410.4%65.8%
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 Grove Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#163 of 4,401#10 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#294 of 4,466
▼ 127
#22 of 339
▼ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#138 of 4,466
▲ 282
#13 of 339
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
378#3,675 of 4,938#290 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#1,808 of 4,622#136 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.0%#2,422 of 4,628#258 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
8.5%#4,685 of 4,789#337 of 341
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.5%#1,297 of 2,838#127 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 2024-25
Enrollment
378
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537826.414.3:18% (32)
2023-2441432.712.7:18% (35)
2022-2342232.812.9:19% (40)
2020-214333114.0:16% (26)
2017-1846432.814.1:18% (37)
2015-164483214.0:17% (32)
2010-115183315.7:14% (22)
2000-017064216.8:11% (9)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Grove Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (464 to 378); teachers down 20% (32.8 to 26.4).

About Shady Grove Elementary School

Shady Grove Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, located in KELLER. Its enrollment is 378 students, spread over pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 27% below that mark.

Shady Grove Elementary School is one school in KELLER ISD, a system of 42 schools with 32,042 students.

More than half of the students at Shady Grove Elementary School are White (69%). The remaining shares are 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Tarrant County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shady Grove Elementary School scores 50%.

The school's 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. At Shady Grove Elementary School, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.

Shady Grove Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (76.0%) and its predicted rate (70.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.

Tarrant County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, Shady Grove Elementary School among them.

Shady Grove Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Hidden Lakes Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 73.4% on proficiency, and Shady Grove Elementary School is above that at 76.0%.

NCES describes the area around Shady Grove Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decrease, from 433 to 378.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Shady Grove Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Tarrant County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Shady Grove Elementary School
District
KELLER ISD
Address
1400 SARAH BROOKS DR, KELLER, TX 76248
Phone
(817) 744-5600
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
32 (8%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482526021502
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Shady Grove Elementary. Shady Grove Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Shady Grove Elementary School
How large is Shady Grove Elementary School?
Shady Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Shady Grove Elementary School serve?
Shady Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Shady Grove Elementary School have?
Shady Grove Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shady Grove Elementary School?
At Shady Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shady Grove Elementary School?
Shady Grove Elementary School is overseen by KELLER ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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