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Shorehaven Elementary School

600 SHOREHAVEN DR, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 494-8346 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
321 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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-K6819%
Kindergarten5716%
Grade 14713%
Grade 24613%
Grade 34613%
Grade 44713%
Grade 53911%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
165%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
27478%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
4011%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
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
17751%
Female
17349%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading40.0%32.0%13.0%15.0%
Mathematics31.0%33.0%16.0%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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2672.0%64.0%
2024-2562.0%49.0%
2023-2456.0%44.0%
2022-2357.0%54.0%
2021-2241.0%48.0%
2020-2135.0%25.0%
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Shorehaven Elementary School

Shorehaven Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Shorehaven Elementary School this school35091.7%46.8%
Tom C Gooch Elementary School
DALLAS
37490.6%44.4%
Bonner Elementary School
TYLER
38093.4%44.3%
Freeman Elementary School
HOUSTON
38294.0%33.8%
Mistral Center for Early Childhood
HOUSTON
32992.4%N/A
Parks Elementary School
PASADENA
37990.2%45.2%
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 Shorehaven Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.8%#1,758 of 4,401#108 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#700 of 4,466
▲ 1,007
#62 of 429
▲ 73
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#613 of 4,466
▲ 644
#54 of 429
▲ 34
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.5pp#1,123 of 3,998#87 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
350#3,873 of 4,938#368 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#1,106 of 4,622#83 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.1%#3,182 of 4,628#278 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.7%#885 of 4,789#150 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.4%#1,740 of 2,838#173 of 274
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
350
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253502613.5:192% (321)
2023-2436027.513.1:190% (324)
2022-2336024.514.7:191% (328)
2020-213342513.4:190% (299)
2017-1840429.713.6:176% (309)
2015-164393213.7:187% (381)
2010-114383213.7:186% (377)
2000-014192815.0:162% (258)
1990-913761722.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shorehaven Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (404 to 350); teachers down 12% (29.7 to 26).

About Shorehaven Elementary School

Shorehaven Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in GARLAND, Texas. The school enrolls 350 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.

Shorehaven Elementary School is one school in a 76-school district, GARLAND ISD, which enrolls 53,173 students.

At 78%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Shorehaven Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 11% Black, 5% White, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Shorehaven Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Shorehaven Elementary School is 26 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 92% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.

The allk12 Grade for Shorehaven Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Shorehaven Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.8%; the prediction is 34.5%.

In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Shorehaven Elementary School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.

Of nearby public schools, Sellers Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 46.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Shorehaven Elementary School is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 334 in 2020-21 and 350 in 2024-25, a increase of 16 students.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
Shorehaven Elementary School
District
GARLAND ISD
Address
600 SHOREHAVEN DR, GARLAND, TX 75040
Phone
(972) 494-8346
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
321 (92%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482034002044
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Shorehaven Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Shorehaven Elementary School?
Shorehaven Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Shorehaven Elementary School serve?
Shorehaven Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Shorehaven Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Shorehaven Elementary School.
How diverse is Shorehaven Elementary School?
Shorehaven Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 78% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shorehaven Elementary School?
Shorehaven Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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