Sheldon Elementary

Summary:

Sheldon Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving around 600 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Sheldon Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 778 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sheldon Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 40.52% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 36.67% for the Sheldon ISD. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing better than the school's overall performance, while Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with special needs, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform below the school's overall performance.

Sheldon Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 2,171 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools (2022-2023) to 3,296 out of 4,578 (2020-2021), and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. While Sheldon Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of nearby Sheldon Lake Elementary and Royalwood Elementary, it outperforms some nearby schools in other districts, such as Crenshaw Elementary in the Channelview ISD and Drew Elementary in the Crosby ISD.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 17203 Hall Sheppard
       Houston, TX  77049-2002


(281) 456-6700

District: Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2903rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,757 Help


Students who attend Sheldon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Michael R Null Middle
High:    C E King High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  599

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.3%
African American:
15.4%
White:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sheldon Elementary ranks worse than 62.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.3%), African American (15.4%), White (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sheldon Elementary is 15.8, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sheldon Elementary is $11,757, which is the 2nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sheldon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sheldon Elementary 2903rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Sheldon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sheldon Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Sheldon Independent School District (Isd) 778th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sheldon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 15.62 3498th 3724 6.1%
2008 34.13 2937th 3768 22.1%
2009 53.27 2071st 3884 46.7%
2010 36.25 3003rd 3937 23.7%
2011 47.29 2578th 4095 37.0%
2012 42.19 2759th 4206 34.4%
2013 32.50 3288th 4221 22.1%
2014 33.34 3238th 4260 24.0%
2015 29.98 3335th 4320 22.8%
2016 20.37 3711th 4286 13.4%
2017 34.60 2865th 4329 33.8%
2018 31.37 3104th 4359 28.8%
2019 39.37 2723rd 4479 39.2%
2021 28.19 3296th 4578 28.0%
2022 36.53 2972nd 4581 35.1%
2023 50.13 2171st 4647 53.3%
2024 38.46 2903rd 4675 37.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.75 2477th 3226 23.2%
2019 45.10 1833rd 3333 45.0%
2021 37.13 2241st 3446 35.0%
2022 44.82 1952nd 3487 44.0%
2023 51.97 1578th 3556 55.6%
2024 40.11 2193rd 3638 39.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.52 2345th 3558 34.1%
2019 26.46 3088th 3684 16.2%
2021 23.56 3289th 3799 13.4%
2022 37.17 2488th 3952 37.0%
2023 47.38 1795th 4086 56.1%
2024 34.16 2960th 4261 30.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.98 2490th 4264 41.6%
2019 55.25 1691st 4309 60.8%
2021 38.60 2823rd 4451 36.6%
2022 48.90 2227th 4477 50.3%
2023 60.84 1462nd 4521 67.7%
2024 43.99 2609th 4560 42.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.62 2895th 4306 32.8%
2019 33.31 3104th 4348 28.6%
2021 29.16 3245th 4499 27.9%
2022 40.08 2762nd 4561 39.4%
2023 53.65 1944th 4588 57.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.12 1963rd 3106 36.8%
2019 57.01 1672nd 3184 47.5%
2021 32.65 2273rd 3006 24.4%
2022 47.02 1975th 2958 33.2%
2023 33.71 2465th 2980 17.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.93 1504th 4240 64.5%
2019 57.95 1462nd 4295 66.0%
2021 42.50 2384th 4331 45.0%
2022 48.32 2219th 4461 50.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.77 3319th 4319 23.2%
2019 46.88 2196th 4357 49.6%
2021 29.15 3247th 4498 27.8%
2022 33.86 3146th 4563 31.1%
2023 46.04 2385th 4585 48.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.31 1696th 2483 31.7%
2019 26.15 2103rd 2515 16.4%
2021 35.09 1624th 2444 33.6%
2022 52.15 1005th 2421 58.5%
2023 65.14 619th 2443 74.7%
2024 53.75 981st 2421 59.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.06 2514th 4168 39.7%
2019 51.59 1884th 4188 55.0%
2021 37.51 2732nd 4329 36.9%
2022 44.34 2492nd 4376 43.1%
2023 53.68 1834th 4401 58.3%
2024 42.91 2560th 4431 42.2%
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Rank History for White students at Sheldon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.88 2889th 3127 7.6%
2019 17.82 2869th 3142 8.7%
2021 13.02 2901st 3082 5.9%
2022 15.15 2874th 3082 6.7%
2023 69.11 826th 3106 73.4%
2024 38.22 2056th 3078 33.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Sheldon Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Sheldon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 126 51 3 184 1 n/a n/a 0 365
2006 127 61 2 233 1 n/a n/a 0 424
2007 144 116 4 358 3 n/a n/a 0 625
2008 132 134 5 446 4 n/a n/a 0 721
2009 104 72 4 406 2 n/a n/a 0 588
2010 141 73 12 447 2 n/a n/a 0 675
2011 137 65 11 467 2 1 6 0 689
2012 130 63 13 460 4 1 6 0 677
2013 109 64 14 494 1 3 8 0 693
2014 111 49 10 511 0 0 14 0 695
2015 101 47 9 547 1 0 14 0 719
2016 104 61 7 590 0 0 8 0 770
2017 89 62 2 552 0 0 14 0 719
2018 81 56 3 574 0 0 11 0 725
2019 80 51 4 576 0 0 13 0 724
2020 48 50 2 462 0 0 12 0 574
2021 46 52 1 468 0 0 11 0 578
2022 49 61 2 447 1 0 15 0 575
2023 49 82 1 454 2 0 12 0 600
2024 45 92 0 451 1 0 10 0 599

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sheldon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 365 26.7 13.7 69.9
2006 424 30.0 14.1 73.8
2007 625 39.3 15.9 74.4
2008 721 46.1 15.6 76.8
2009 588 40.0 14.7 72.4
2010 675 50.2 13.4 72.4
2011 689 47.6 14.4 78.2
2012 677 42.3 15.9 77.1
2013 693 40.5 17.1 79.7
2014 695 42.5 16.3 78.7
2015 719 46.0 15.6 74.7
2016 770 44.0 17.5 77.9
2017 719 46.2 15.5 78.3
2018 725 47.2 15.3 73.1
2019 724 45.2 16.0 80.4
2020 574 38.1 15.0 82.1
2021 578 38.3 15.0 81
2022 575 38.0 15.1 88.2
2023 600 39.0 15.3 86.3
2024 599 37.7 15.8 84.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sheldon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 365 26.7 13.7 69.9
2006 424 30.0 14.1 73.8
2007 625 39.3 15.9 74.4
2008 721 46.1 15.6 76.8
2009 588 40.0 14.7 72.4
2010 675 50.2 13.4 72.4
2011 689 47.6 14.4 78.2
2012 677 42.3 15.9 77.1
2013 693 40.5 17.1 79.7
2014 695 42.5 16.3 78.7
2015 719 46.0 15.6 74.7
2016 770 44.0 17.5 77.9
2017 719 46.2 15.5 78.3
2018 725 47.2 15.3 73.1
2019 724 45.2 16.0 80.4
2020 574 38.1 15.0 82.1
2021 578 38.3 15.0 81
2022 575 38.0 15.1 88.2
2023 600 39.0 15.3 86.3
2024 599 37.7 15.8 84.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sheldon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,123 (12.9%) $7,579 (87.1%) $8,702
2020 $1,612 (15.4%) $8,826 (84.5%) $10,439
2021 $1,873 (15.9%) $9,884 (84.1%) $11,757

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sheldon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2723rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2171st of 4647 Elementary schools
 14.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sheldon Elementary)3644
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))3136
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Elementary)4339
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))3635
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Sheldon Elementary)3728
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))3133
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Elementary)4838
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))3834
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Sheldon Elementary)4053
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))4245
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Elementary)4968
 19%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))4342
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Sheldon Elementary)4343
   5th Grade Science (Sheldon Independent School District (Isd))3425
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students724600
 17.1%
African American5182
 60.8%
American Indian02
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic576454
 21.2%
Pacific Islander00
White8049
 38.8%
Two or More Races1312
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.4%86.3%
 5.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Sheldon Elementary.

Sheldon Elementary ranks 2903rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sheldon Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Sheldon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Michael R Null Middle
High : C E King High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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