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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELDON ISD·NCES 483999013854
Sheldon Lake Elementary School
13002 SHELDON COMMUNITY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77044 · (281) 727-2000 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
526 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (115) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Sheldon Lake Elementary School
Sheldon Lake Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Lake Elementary School this school | 622 | 84.6% | 32.3% |
| Garrett Elementary School HOUSTON | 606 | 82.8% | 35.5% |
| L E Monahan Elementary School HOUSTON | 635 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Iltexas Arlington Elementary School ARLINGTON | 663 | 83.9% | 29.9% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 541 | 86.7% | 22.0% |
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 Sheldon Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,456 of 4,401 | #501 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,149 of 4,466 ▲ 157 | #464 of 625 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,281 of 4,466 ▼ 45 | #459 of 625 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #994 of 3,998 | #133 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #1,446 of 4,938 | #325 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,944 of 4,622 | #387 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #2,002 of 4,628 | #261 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #1,592 of 4,789 | #360 of 671 |
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
622
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 622 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 85% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 34.6 | 18.4:1 | 84% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 40.2 | 16.6:1 | 86% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 78% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheldon Lake Elementary School.
About Sheldon Lake Elementary School
Sheldon Lake Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's enrollment of 622 students covers grades 1 through 5.
Sheldon Lake Elementary School is part of a district of 14 schools: SHELDON ISD, with 10,946 students.
A majority of students at Sheldon Lake Elementary School, 58%, are Hispanic. Next come 34% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Sheldon Lake Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Sheldon Lake Elementary School employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Sheldon Lake Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 15 points lower.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.6%. Sheldon Lake Elementary School scores 32.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
C E King High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sheldon Lake Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sheldon Lake Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Sheldon Lake Elementary School went from 646 students to 622. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 SHELDON ISD
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
- C E King Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,359 students
- Michael R Null Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- L E Monahan Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Royalwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Garrett Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 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
- C E King High School0.5 mi · 3,716
- H M Carroll Elementary School0.9 mi · 536
- L E Monahan Elementary School1.4 mi · 635
- Michael R Null Middle School1.6 mi · 1,050
- Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood1.6 mi · 556
- Garrett Elementary School1.7 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Sheldon Lake Elementary SchoolHow large is Sheldon Lake Elementary School?
Sheldon Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 01-05.
Is Sheldon Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sheldon Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Sheldon Lake Elementary School have?
Sheldon Lake Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sheldon Lake Elementary School?
At Sheldon Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 58% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sheldon Lake Elementary School public or private?
Sheldon Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHELDON ISD.
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