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Shadydale Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Shadydale Elementary is a K-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 576 students in a high-poverty area, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Shadydale is in the midst of a fragile but real recovery. After hitting a decade-low ranking in the 3rd percentile statewide in 2022-2023, the school has climbed to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026—a significant 12-point jump that stands out compared to nearby schools like Hilliard Elementary, which has remained stagnant. The school also showed an extraordinary, though fleeting, strength with its Special Education students, ranking in the 92nd percentile in 2023-2024 before dropping to the 14th percentile in the latest data. However, a major challenge remains in mathematics: only 15% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, the lowest score among all nearby HISD elementary schools for that grade. In contrast, Berry Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, ranks in the 72nd percentile and outperforms Shadydale in nearly every subject, proving that strong results are possible.

Science is a universal weakness across the area, with Shadydale’s 5th graders scoring just 27% proficient—higher than Hilliard Elementary (7%) and McGowen Elementary (9.5%), but still well below the state average. On a positive note, the school’s Gifted and Talented program jumped from the 0th percentile to the 36th percentile, suggesting a focused effort to support high-achieving students. For parents, Shadydale offers a smaller student-teacher ratio (14.8:1) and slightly higher spending per student ($10,065) than nearby peers, but the school’s biggest task is to build on its recent momentum and find a path to consistent, sustainable growth.

576

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,669

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5905 Tidwell Rd
Houston, TX 77016-4745

(713) 633-5150

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Shadydale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Brook Middle
High:	North Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

Hispanic:

43.8%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,952^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

156^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	21.7	3952 of 4627	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	3251 of 4651	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	3978 of 4710	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	4504 of 4647	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4223 of 4581	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4245 of 4578	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3554 of 4479	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2433 of 4359	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3167 of 4329	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	3406 of 4286	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3405 of 4320	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1713 of 2406	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1741 of 2443	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2166 of 2443	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1844 of 2421	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	2005 of 2444	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1480 of 2515	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	802 of 2483	67.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	3721 of 4461	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2928 of 4331	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2748 of 4295	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	1234 of 4240	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	2527 of 3668	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	3277 of 3556	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2303 of 3487	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2021 of 3446	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1363 of 3333	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	796 of 3226	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	3996 of 4575	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	3833 of 4658	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	4492 of 4588	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	4376 of 4561	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4280 of 4499	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3374 of 4348	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2597 of 4306	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	1969 of 3075	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	0.4	2969 of 2980	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	2906 of 2958	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	2452 of 3006	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2028 of 3184	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	1541 of 3106	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	3077 of 4413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3368 of 4465	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	4138 of 4401	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3798 of 4376	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3590 of 4329	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1842 of 4188	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1544 of 4168	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3348 of 4520	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3580 of 4594	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	4366 of 4521	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4068 of 4477	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3965 of 4451	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	2807 of 4309	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	1637 of 4264	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3696 of 4582	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4052 of 4647	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	4355 of 4585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3901 of 4563	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4012 of 4498	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3607 of 4357	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2331 of 4319	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	3702 of 4301	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	83.8	327 of 4292	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	30.8	3064 of 4086	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2806 of 3952	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	2382 of 3799	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1494 of 3684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	589 of 3558	83.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)36th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	576	39	14.8	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	314 (54.5%)	252 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21.7	3952^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		33	3251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.1%	701	4.4	17.7	16.7	17.9	20.0	0.0	33.3	43.7	47.8	15.1	36.0	28.3	$12,669
Cook Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7115 Lockwood	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6040	453	30	15.2	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	205 (45.3%)	234 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	28.3	3538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.9	4032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.3%	494	25.0	27.3	40.0	68.2			41.4	42.5	47.1	34.9	35.4	30.9	$16,931
McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.3	2496^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.1%		34	3189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	693							23.8	44.6	58.3	23.8	50.0	64.6	$18,654
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	2970^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	55	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$8,363
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26	3691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	20.2%		13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	659	0.0						40.0	37.3	44.4	33.3	37.3	33.3	$10,422
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.5	2710^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	1233	9.1	0.0	40.0	10.0			41.0	54.2	55.3	14.6	56.0	33.3	$17,097
Coop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10130 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2630	533	36	14.9	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	35 (6.6%)	485 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	2395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.2%		29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1074	22.2	10.0	40.0	33.3	51.3	36.8	46.3	49.2	63.6	42.2	38.9	33.3	$12,808
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK-K	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	48	4	11.3	95.8%	5 (10.4%)	20 (41.7%)	23 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,605
Berry Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2310 Berry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2700	745	48	15.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	37 (5.0%)	702 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66	1301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.6	1690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	389	34.5	16.7	40.0	68.4	57.9		61.7	57.9	62.4	60.4	47.6	51.0	$14,582
Hilliard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8115 E Houston Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 635-3085	545	37	14.8	98.7%	5 (0.9%)	379 (69.5%)	147 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	24.2	3797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.9%		25	3724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	73							47.8	30.8	48.6	29.9	16.7	37.1	$14,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadydale Elementary

What district is Shadydale Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Shadydale Elementary a good school?

Shadydale Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shadydale Elementary?

Students at Shadydale Elementary are 55% African American, 44% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Shadydale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shadydale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Brook Middle
High : North Forest High School

How many students attend Shadydale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Shadydale Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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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