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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002585
Shearn Elementary School
9802 STELLA LINK RD, HOUSTON, TX 77025 · (713) 295-5236 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
448 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
45%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 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 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Shearn Elementary School
Shearn Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shearn Elementary School this school | 470 | 95.3% | 22.3% |
| Stovall Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 450 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Harrell Budd Elementary School DALLAS | 457 | 95.8% | 28.3% |
| Marshall Elementary School HOUSTON | 453 | 97.8% | 37.3% |
| Grissom Elementary School HOUSTON | 424 | 95.0% | 29.7% |
| Rufus C Burleson Elementary School DALLAS | 472 | 97.7% | 47.9% |
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 Shearn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,186 of 4,401 | #605 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,761 of 4,466 ▲ 1,993 | #231 of 625 ▲ 328 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,148 of 4,466 ▲ 984 | #440 of 625 ▲ 144 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #380 of 3,998 | #49 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,825 of 4,938 | #489 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,780 of 4,622 | #515 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #2,779 of 4,628 | #381 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #464 of 4,789 | #132 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #614 of 2,838 | #124 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
470
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 95% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 97% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 97% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 96% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 94% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 91% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 61% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 97% (465) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shearn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (651 to 470); teachers down 24% (37 to 28).
About Shearn Elementary School
Shearn Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 470 students.
Shearn Elementary School is in HOUSTON ISD, a district with 176,727 students across 273 schools.
Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at Shearn Elementary School. Next come 28% Black. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Shearn Elementary School is 10.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.3% versus 33.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston is the nearest public school to Shearn Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shearn Elementary School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Shearn Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 481 in 2020-21, 470 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Shearn Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston0.7 mi · 727
- Longfellow Elementary School0.8 mi · 576
- Red Elementary School1.1 mi · 530
- Horn Elementary School1.4 mi · 750
- Twain Elementary School1.5 mi · 924
- Juvenile Justice AEP1.5 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Shearn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shearn Elementary School?
Shearn Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shearn Elementary School serve?
Shearn Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Shearn Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Shearn Elementary School.
How diverse is Shearn Elementary School?
Shearn Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Shearn Elementary School in?
Shearn Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.