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Shadow Creek High School

Q: Is Shadow Creek High School a good school?

Shadow Creek High School ranks 323 rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 84% of Texas high schools

Summary

Shadow Creek High School is a public high school located in Pearland, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,582 students. The school is part of the Alvin Independent School District, which is ranked 296 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shadow Creek High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Texas high schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 323 out of 1,974 schools (2024-2025). The school's STAAR EOC (End of Course) proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Biology, English I Reading, and U.S. History. Additionally, Shadow Creek High School has maintained an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.6% to 98.5% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is exceptionally low, ranging from 0.1% to 0.3% during the same period.

While Shadow Creek High School performs well compared to many nearby schools, such as Manvel High School, another Alvin ISD school, there are a few exceptional schools in the region, like Glenda Dawson High School (Pearland ISD), that demonstrate even stronger academic performance, particularly in STAAR EOC proficiency rates. Nevertheless, Shadow Creek High School remains a high-performing public high school that consistently delivers strong academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

2,599

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,110

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11850 Broadway
Pearland, TX 77584

(281) 245-3800

District: Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Shadow Creek High School:

Elementary:	Glenn York Elementary
	Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
	Mary Burks Marek Elementary
	Red Duke Elementary
	More...
	Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary
Middle:	Dr Ronald E McNair J H
	Nolan Ryan J H

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.9%

Asian:

25.2%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

Texas avg56%

323^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

296^th of 961Alvin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	323 of 1974	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	371 of 1990	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	501 of 1961	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	450 of 1876	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	339 of 1861	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	518 of 1857	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	194 of 834	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	321 of 1065	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	328 of 1069	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	299 of 1031	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	233 of 1020	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	300 of 1024	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	320 of 1013	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	144 of 428	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	173 of 530	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	139 of 525	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	133 of 507	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	85 of 488	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	121 of 487	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	134 of 486	72.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	682 of 1837	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	406 of 1829	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	621 of 1810	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	1297 of 1784	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	116 of 1153	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	145 of 1437	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	221 of 1371	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	338 of 1278	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	500 of 1195	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	732 of 1136	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	452 of 1113	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	309 of 1504	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	440 of 1880	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	480 of 1891	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	438 of 1841	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	338 of 1815	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	564 of 1798	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	655 of 1781	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	87 of 964	91.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	419 of 1182	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	352 of 1172	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	255 of 1177	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	474 of 1145	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	113 of 1137	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	277 of 1453	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	336 of 1805	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	411 of 1820	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	326 of 1762	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	209 of 1743	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	576 of 1714	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	771 of 1691	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	733 of 1513	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	833 of 1884	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	965 of 1897	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	757 of 1847	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	600 of 1848	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	914 of 1818	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	916 of 1794	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	336 of 1515	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	476 of 1891	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	509 of 1913	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	457 of 1853	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	368 of 1840	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	564 of 1824	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	619 of 1803	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	163 of 598	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	220 of 731	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	158 of 677	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	119 of 664	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	158 of 588	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	93 of 604	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	124 of 582	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	163 of 1299	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	263 of 1548	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	293 of 1478	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	344 of 1418	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	167 of 1382	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	549 of 1357	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	746 of 1347	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	117 of 1294	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	222 of 1556	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	198 of 1576	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	219 of 1525	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	186 of 1510	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	600 of 1526	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	446 of 1539	71.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History81%+13 vs state

Biology79%+17 vs state

English II Reading75%+19 vs state

English I Reading73%+22 vs state

Algebra I39%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Shadow Creek High School	Public	9-12	11850 Broadway	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3800	2,599	151	17.2	29.2%	317 (12.2%)	1,038 (39.9%)	479 (18.4%)	655 (25.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.9%)	74.1	323^rd of 1974 public high schools	83.6%		72.4	371^st of 1990 public high schools	81.4%	48	38.6	79.4	72.8	75.2	80.9									$8,110
Glenda Dawson High School	Public	9-12	2050 Cullen Blvd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-8800	2,569	147	17.4	29.9%	625 (24.3%)	636 (24.8%)	659 (25.7%)	545 (21.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (3.7%)	80.9	211^th of 1974 public high schools	89.3%		79.9	214^th of 1990 public high schools	89.2%	3	65.0	84.7	76.8	75.5	81.7									$7,918
Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9200	1,060	58	18.3	92.4%	6 (0.6%)	51 (4.8%)	1,001 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.9	327^th of 1974 public high schools	83.4%		65.5	545^th of 1990 public high schools	72.6%	218	76.6	62.6	67.2	80.7	82.2	58.0	61.6	67.3	46.9	53.8	38.5	46.2	18.0	$11,438
Willowridge High School	Public	9-12	16301 Chimney Rock	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-2450	1,242	93	13.3	79.2%	19 (1.5%)	500 (40.3%)	694 (55.9%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.4%)	22.9	1558^th of 1974 public high schools	21.1%		16.1	1683^rd of 1990 public high schools	15.4%	125	13.8	40.5	32.2	40.9	55.9									$13,574
Hightower High School	Public	9-12	3333 Hurricane Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5240	2,312	144	16.1	59.3%	31 (1.3%)	1,291 (55.8%)	776 (33.6%)	129 (5.6%)	13 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.9%)	31.8	1356^th of 1974 public high schools	31.3%		30.4	1401^st of 1990 public high schools	29.6%	45	24.9	46.9	35.2	45.0	65.6									$8,853
Madison High School	Public	9-12	13719 Whiteheather	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 433-9801	1,588	119	13.3	89.9%	21 (1.3%)	527 (33.2%)	1,006 (63.4%)	16 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	32.7	1330^th of 1974 public high schools	32.6%		20.4	1617^th of 1990 public high schools	18.7%	287	51.6	52.3	30.2	39.4	60.6									$12,197
Manvel High School	Public	9-12	19601 Hwy 6	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-2232	2,238	145	15.4	51.1%	208 (9.3%)	921 (41.2%)	895 (40.0%)	142 (6.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.7%)	66.5	506^th of 1974 public high schools	74.4%		59.6	693^rd of 1990 public high schools	65.2%	187	63.0	73.7	59.5	61.9	77.1									$9,440
Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 245-2681	89	21	4.2	75.3%	14 (15.7%)	21 (23.6%)	51 (57.3%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	20.2	1611^th of 1974 public high schools	18.4%		10.9	1774^th of 1990 public high schools	10.9%	163	8.0	60.0	32.1	38.9	23.1		27.3	11.1		0.0	6.3	16.7	5.9	$14,339
South Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1930 Airport Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3623	452	22	20.4	81.0%	10 (2.2%)	145 (32.1%)	283 (62.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	71.2	387^th of 1974 public high schools	80.4%		73.7	341^st of 1990 public high schools	82.9%	46	44.3	87.6	77.7	72.5	64.7									$7,563
KIPP Sunnyside High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	622	36	17.2	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	397 (63.8%)	205 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	30.4	1385^th of 1974 public high schools	29.8%		22.9	1567^th of 1990 public high schools	21.3%	182	19.6	40.9	33.2	42.3	69.2									$9,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Creek High School?

Students at Shadow Creek High School are 40% African American, 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Shadow Creek High School a good school?

Shadow Creek High School ranks 323^rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Shadow Creek High School?

Shadow Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glenn York Elementary
Elementary : Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
Elementary : Mary Burks Marek Elementary
Elementary : Red Duke Elementary
Elementary : Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary
Middle : Dr Ronald E McNair J H
Middle : Nolan Ryan J H

What district is Shadow Creek High School in?

Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Shadow Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,599 students attended Shadow Creek High School.

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