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Shadow Creek High School

Q: Is Shadow Creek High School a good school?

Shadow Creek High School ranks 330 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 84% of Texas high schools

Summary

Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, TX, is a large, high-performing public high school serving 2,599 students in grades 9-12 within the Alvin Independent School District (Isd). The school has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for seven consecutive years and boasts an exceptionally high graduation rate of 98.8%, with a very low dropout rate of 0.4%. Shadow Creek consistently outperforms many nearby schools in core subjects like Biology (86.79% proficiency) and English (over 75% proficiency), and it excels at supporting specific student groups, ranking in the top 15% of the state for English Language Learner and Special Education students.

However, Shadow Creek has a notable weakness in Algebra I, where its proficiency rate (54.96%) falls below the district average and is only slightly above the state average. This is a stark contrast to its strong performance in other subjects. Interestingly, Glenda Dawson High School, located just 3.5 miles away in the Pearland Independent School District (Isd), serves a demographically similar student body but outperforms Shadow Creek in every subject, including a significant lead in Algebra I (68% vs. 55%). This suggests that the Pearland ISD may have a more effective math curriculum, even when serving comparable students.

While Shadow Creek is a stable and reliable choice in a region where many nearby schools are struggling, it faces challenges in serving its economically disadvantaged students, who rank lower than the school's overall performance. Nearby charter schools like Yes Prep - Southwest and South Early College High School achieve strong results despite serving higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students, putting pressure on Shadow Creek to continue innovating, especially in math instruction. Overall, Shadow Creek remains a top-tier choice for families seeking a large, high-performing public high school in the southern Houston area.

2,599

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,110

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11850 Broadway
Pearland, TX 77511

(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
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	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 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg69%

Texas avg62%

330^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

226^th of 947Alvin 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
2026	75.2	330 of 2057	84.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.1	286 of 1101	74.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.0	139 of 567	75.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.9	185 of 1209	84.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.8	225 of 1976	88.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.1	269 of 1208	77.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.5	188 of 1909	90.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	58.4	599 of 1976	69.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.0	408 of 1993	79.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.7	204 of 715	71.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.3	216 of 1610	86.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.0	146 of 1611	90.9%	★★★★★
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)

White (2026)91st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology87%+16 vs state

U.S. History79%+9 vs state

English II Reading78%+18 vs state

English I Reading75%+20 vs state

Algebra I55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Shadow Creek High School	Public	9-12	11850 Broadway	Pearland	77511	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%)	75.2	330^th of 2057 public high schools	84.0%		74.1	323^rd of 1974 public high schools	83.6%	7	55.0	86.8	75.5	78.3	78.8								$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%)	81.6	182^nd of 2057 public high schools	91.2%		80.9	211^th of 1974 public high schools	89.3%	29	68.0	87.1	79.9	81.4	88.5								$7,918
Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend 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%)	77.3	279^th of 2057 public high schools	86.4%		73.9	327^th of 1974 public high schools	83.4%	48	80.6	76.2	71.0	80.5	89.2	70.2	59.8	67.3	62.3	52.4	43.4	32.1	$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%)	26.6	1581^st of 2057 public high schools	23.1%		22.9	1558^th of 1974 public high schools	21.1%	23	29.6	54.1	35.4	42.1	63.0								$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%)	33.9	1421^st of 2057 public high schools	30.9%		31.8	1356^th of 1974 public high schools	31.3%	65	26.2	60.0	41.0	51.0	66.0								$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%)	39.1	1288^th of 2057 public high schools	37.4%		32.7	1330^th of 1974 public high schools	32.6%	42	57.4	63.3	38.1	47.5	66.7								$12,197
Manvel High School	Public	9-12	19601 Hwy 6	Manvel	77511	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%)	61.7	651^st of 2057 public high schools	68.4%		66.5	506^th of 1974 public high schools	74.4%	145	53.4	76.9	58.4	66.6	78.5								$9,440
Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77511	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%)	16.7	1733^rd of 2057 public high schools	15.8%		20.2	1611^th of 1974 public high schools	18.4%	122	17.4	31.8	20.0	47.6	80.0	20.0		54.6	0.0		8.3	9.1	$14,339
Almeta Crawford High School	Public	9-12	801 Caldwell Ranch Blvd	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6730	1,028	63	16.3	62.6%	40 (3.9%)	545 (53.0%)	345 (33.6%)	62 (6.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	38.6	1301^st of 2057 public high schools	36.8%					(n/a)	25.0	64.2	46.9	56.0	65.7								$23,210
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%)	78.5	247^th of 2057 public high schools	88.0%		71.2	387^th of 1974 public high schools	80.4%	140	52.3	91.4	86.1	85.5	75.2								$7,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Creek High School

What district is Shadow Creek High School in?

Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

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.

How many students attend Shadow Creek High School?

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

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

Is Shadow Creek High School a good school?

Shadow Creek High School ranks 330^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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