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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364012972
Shadydale Elementary School
5905 TIDWELL RD, HOUSTON, TX 77016 · (713) 633-5150 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
556 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Shadydale Elementary School
Shadydale Elementary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadydale Elementary School this school | 576 | 96.5% | 32.9% |
| Cesar Chavez Learning Center DALLAS | 541 | 99.3% | 32.1% |
| KIPP Truth Elementary School DALLAS | 515 | 96.5% | 23.5% |
| Ronald E McNair Elementary School DALLAS | 500 | 98.2% | 32.9% |
| H S Thompson Learning Center DALLAS | 545 | 98.7% | 23.9% |
| Southside Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 95.6% | 31.3% |
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 Shadydale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,391 of 4,401 | #486 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,830 of 4,466 ▼ 868 | #567 of 625 ▼ 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,466 of 4,466 ▼ 258 | #491 of 625 ▼ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,189 of 3,998 | #174 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #1,802 of 4,938 | #374 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,319 of 4,622 | #308 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #2,302 of 4,628 | #309 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #325 of 4,789 | #100 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #181 of 2,838 | #51 of 441 |
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
576
-205 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 576 | 38.8 | 14.9:1 | 97% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 41.6 | 14.5:1 | 99% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 39.9 | 15.8:1 | 95% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 98% (768) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 49.8 | 19.1:1 | 90% (859) |
| 2015-16 | 915 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 94% (860) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shadydale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (952 to 576); teachers down 22% (49.8 to 38.8).
About Shadydale Elementary School
Shadydale Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. A federal count lists 576 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students in 273 schools, including Shadydale Elementary School.
Roughly 55% of students at Shadydale Elementary School are Black. Enrollment also includes 44% Hispanic. Among people living in Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. Shadydale Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Shadydale Elementary School counts 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 97% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Shadydale Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.5% for Shadydale Elementary School. The school posts 32.9%, within a point of the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Forest Brook Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Shadydale Elementary School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 205 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.8:1 to 14.9:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Brook Middle School1.1 mi · 546
- Cook Jr Elementary School1.8 mi · 453
- Kashmere High School1.9 mi · 655
- McGowen Elementary School2.1 mi · 386
- Scarborough Elementary School2.2 mi · 790
- North East STEM Academy2.2 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About Shadydale Elementary SchoolHow large is Shadydale Elementary School?
Shadydale Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades KG-05.
Is Shadydale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shadydale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Shadydale Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Shadydale Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shadydale Elementary School?
At Shadydale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 44% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Shadydale Elementary School public or private?
Shadydale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.