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Shadow Forest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Shadow Forest Elementary in Kingwood, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 584 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Humble Independent School District (Isd).

Shadow Forest consistently ranks among the top schools in Texas, currently placing in the 90th percentile statewide with a 5-star rating. Its academic strength is especially notable in mathematics, where proficiency rates far exceed district and state averages—for example, 73% of 4th graders were proficient in math compared to just 49% district-wide. The school also excels in supporting students with diverse learning needs, ranking in the 95th percentile for Special Education performance. While Shadow Forest is an excellent choice, it is not the only high-performing option nearby. Willow Creek Elementary, just 1.4 miles away, ranks even higher at the 98th percentile, while Bear Branch Elementary is a close competitor with a 91st percentile ranking. Shadow Forest stands out for its strong 4th-grade math scores, while Bear Branch leads in 5th-grade reading. In contrast, nearby schools like Oaks Elementary (15th percentile) and Foster Elementary (60th percentile) struggle to match its performance.

One interesting finding is that Shadow Forest’s success is not driven by higher spending—its per-student cost ($10,068) is lower than several lower-performing nearby schools, such as Hidden Hollow Elementary ($11,996). The school has also shown a remarkable turnaround for English Language Learner students, jumping from the 2nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 80th percentile by 2023-2024. However, 5th-grade science remains a relative weak point, with only 32.4% proficiency, suggesting an area for future focus. Overall, Shadow Forest offers a strong, well-rounded education with standout math and special education programs.

584

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,425

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Mills Branch Dr
Kingwood, TX 77345-2100

(281) 641-2600

District: Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Shadow Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverwood Middle
High:	Kingwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg53%

Texas avg51%

440^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Humble Independent School District (Isd)

334^th of 951Humble 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	88.2	440 of 4627	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	769 of 4651	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1133 of 4710	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	877 of 4647	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	731 of 4581	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	662 of 4578	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	464 of 4479	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	303 of 4359	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	322 of 4329	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	317 of 4286	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.5	295 of 4320	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.0	354 of 4260	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	182 of 4221	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	163 of 4206	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	302 of 4095	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	78.1	580 of 3937	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	83.8	279 of 3884	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	268 of 3768	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	337 of 3724	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	80.3	390 of 3476	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	84.6	221 of 3475	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	77.5	547 of 3465	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	346 of 2406	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	982 of 2421	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	668 of 999	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	718 of 1045	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	354 of 1015	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	462 of 957	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	500 of 967	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	511 of 1009	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	246 of 1005	75.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.1	1752 of 4461	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	1255 of 4331	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	1827 of 4295	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.9	152 of 4240	96.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	466 of 1643	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	748 of 3668	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	11.3	3427 of 3487	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	374 of 4575	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.1	1419 of 4658	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	892 of 4588	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	732 of 4561	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	571 of 4499	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	384 of 4348	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	327 of 4306	92.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	636 of 3075	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	425 of 2980	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	384 of 2958	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	1083 of 3006	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1240 of 3184	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	1190 of 3106	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	1024 of 4413	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	2400 of 4465	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	1664 of 4401	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	982 of 4376	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	629 of 4329	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	603 of 4188	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	533 of 4168	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	931 of 4520	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	1989 of 4594	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1720 of 4521	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	700 of 4477	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	223 of 4451	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	817 of 4309	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	96.1	56 of 4264	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	534 of 4582	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	978 of 4647	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	894 of 4585	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	788 of 4563	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	754 of 4498	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	539 of 4357	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	334 of 4319	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	151 of 1106	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	245 of 1099	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	197 of 4301	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.7	982 of 4292	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	540 of 4086	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	174 of 3952	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.6	707 of 3799	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	660 of 3684	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	94.0	69 of 3558	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	436 of 3006	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	1434 of 3108	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	1278 of 3106	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1049 of 3082	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	997 of 3082	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	700 of 3142	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	456 of 3127	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile-19 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+20 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Excellent school! Very pleased my daughter attends here. Looking forward to another wonderful year. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Shadow Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Mills Branch Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2600	584	37	15.9	20.0%	361 (61.8%)	20 (3.4%)	135 (23.1%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	88.2	440^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.5%		79.4	769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.5%	329	65.9	78.0	78.2	61.6	73.1	63.5		$9,425
Deerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2920 Forest Garden Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2200	641	40	16.0	23.7%	351 (54.8%)	48 (7.5%)	175 (27.3%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	86.4	530^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		68	1211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.0%	681	64.6	72.3	77.1	53.1	73.7	70.9		$10,132
Hidden Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4104 Appalachian Trl	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2400	433	33	13.3	32.8%	238 (55.0%)	35 (8.1%)	120 (27.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	71.8	1062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.0%		64	1379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	317	60.7	58.4	75.4	51.6	49.4	62.3		$12,429
Greentree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Brookshadow Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1900	706	46	15.3	29.0%	415 (58.8%)	34 (4.8%)	202 (28.6%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	63	1458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.5%		58.4	1656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	198	48.6	52.9	72.9	42.9	52.1	61.5		$10,085
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2002 Willow Ter	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2300	581	39	14.9	9.1%	431 (74.2%)	10 (1.7%)	97 (16.7%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	97.7	71^st of 4627 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	150^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%	79	91.1	84.0	83.1	87.6	82.9	89.6		$9,855
Elm Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Clear Rdg Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1700	608	44	13.7	57.4%	220 (36.2%)	78 (12.8%)	241 (39.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.6%)	64.3	1384^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.1%		48.4	2232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	848	61.0	56.5	67.4	56.1	41.3	51.6		$10,854
Bear Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Garden Lk	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1600	623	41	15.2	19.3%	388 (62.3%)	24 (3.9%)	178 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	88.5	435^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.6%		82.8	649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	214	67.4	69.0	80.7	69.0	65.2	69.5	100.0	$10,060
Woodland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 Tree Ln	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1500	550	39	13.9	51.8%	261 (47.5%)	27 (4.9%)	229 (41.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	76.5	892^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		61.8	1485^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.1%	593	79.3	64.8	70.6	60.2	46.7	58.4		$12,004
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Trailwood Village Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1400	343	30	11.3	51.9%	135 (39.4%)	36 (10.5%)	146 (42.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	55.1	1853^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		54.1	1899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	46	50.0	56.6	72.6	33.3	41.7	51.7		$10,622
Huffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24403 E Lake Houston Pkwy	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 324-9380	915	64	14.3	44.8%	605 (66.1%)	47 (5.1%)	222 (24.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.6%)	21.8	3948^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.7%		21.6	3937^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	34.5	31.5	44.3	36.7	23.9	35.8		$8,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Forest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Forest Elementary?

Students at Shadow Forest Elementary are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Shadow Forest Elementary in?

Humble Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Shadow Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shadow Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverwood Middle
High : Kingwood High School

Is Shadow Forest Elementary a good school?

Yes. Shadow Forest Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Shadow Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Shadow Forest Elementary.

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