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Sheldon Lake Elementary

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Sheldon Lake Elementary ranks 3364 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sheldon Lake Elementary in Houston, TX, serves 622 students in grades 1 through 5 within the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite a low overall state ranking, Sheldon Lake Elementary shows notable strengths. Its Hispanic students ranked in the 58th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating, and English Language Learner students performed in the 59th percentile the previous year—both significantly above the school's overall 27th percentile ranking. This suggests effective support for these groups. However, a persistent gender achievement gap exists, with female students ranking in the 41st percentile compared to males at the 18th percentile. The school also outperforms some nearby schools in its district, such as L E Monahan Elementary (6th percentile), and its 3rd-grade reading and 4th-grade math scores exceeded the district average in 2025-2026. In contrast, Summerwood Elementary in Humble Independent School District (Isd), just 3.8 miles away, serves a lower-poverty population and consistently ranks in the top 30-40% of Texas schools.

Areas of concern include inconsistent math performance, with 4th-grade math improving to 41.67% proficiency but 5th-grade math dropping to 33.64%, and a sharp decline in 5th-grade science proficiency to just 13.68% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school scored 0% on 3rd-grade Spanish STAAR tests, while nearby Royalwood Elementary achieved 59.09% proficiency in Spanish math. On a positive note, the school's overall ranking has improved for two consecutive years after hitting a low point in 2023-2024, indicating that recent interventions may be starting to yield results.

622

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,934

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13002 Sheldon Community Dr
Houston, TX 77044-2002

(281) 727-2000

District: Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sheldon Lake Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

33.8%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2021

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,364^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 35% (2021) to bottom 28% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

740^th of 947Sheldon 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	31.3	3364 of 4643	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	3511 of 4651	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	3841 of 4710	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3405 of 4647	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3545 of 4581	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	2995 of 4578	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	1942 of 2414	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	1443 of 1905	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1905 of 2443	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1838 of 2443	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1514 of 2421	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1356 of 2444	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	3188 of 4461	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	1823 of 4331	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1193 of 2918	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	2337 of 3668	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1757 of 3556	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	2252 of 3487	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	1174 of 3446	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2697 of 4588	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	2608 of 3744	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3802 of 4658	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3278 of 4588	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3555 of 4561	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2822 of 4499	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2415 of 3080	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.4	1252 of 2619	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	2263 of 2980	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	2520 of 2958	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	1930 of 3006	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1845 of 4425	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	1841 of 3644	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2746 of 4465	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	2255 of 4401	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3002 of 4376	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2464 of 4329	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	2624 of 4535	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2160 of 3705	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3278 of 4594	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2899 of 4521	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3179 of 4477	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2690 of 4451	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3789 of 4597	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	2988 of 3739	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	3649 of 4647	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3414 of 4585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3495 of 4563	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3028 of 4498	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2518 of 4308	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	2622 of 3549	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2742 of 4292	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2394 of 4086	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2697 of 3952	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2347 of 3799	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	1637 of 3108	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	2534 of 3106	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2229 of 3082	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2182 of 3082	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+31 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Our experience has been horrible since the very beginning of 5th grade (2021-2022). The teacher lost my daughter on the very first day of school. Her teacher called to confirm that I would pick my daughter up from school but when I arrive, she was nowhere to be found. It took over half an hour before that same teacher realized that he put my daughter on the bus instead. My daughter was traumatized not only being lost and alone in an unfamiliar place but even chased by a dog when she got off the bus. We had just moved and it was her first day in this district.
The second week of school my daughter's secondary teacher, Ms. P--m-n, was verbally abusive to my child and discouraged her from succeeding. The teacher was constantly degrading my daughter and referred to her as a "follower". I immediately went to the school board to report the teacher's behavior but was redirected back to Sheldon Lake Elementary's Principal - who took no corrective action against the teacher and would not even put a note in her file regarding the verbal abuse. However, after much pleading, I was able to move my daughter to a new class.
When enrolling, the school was informed of my daughter's dyslexia and that she needed accommodations to help with it. However, it took over 3 months before the accommodations were made by the school. I am extremely disappointed in this school's attentiveness. I put my trust in S.L.E.'s learning system but became a variance. Although the school attempted to fix their mistake by moving my daughter into a dyslexia class, so much time had passed that ultimately her education suffered and she fell behind.
On top of all this, there have been reports of S.L.E's students bringing marijuana and ammunition to the school. Safety at S.L.E is extremely lacking and needs to be addressed immediately. Finally, I decided enough is enough and withdrew my daughter from this school but obtaining the withdrawal papers has been a hassle. First, I was lied to saying there was no paperwork I could obtain and then suddenly they had them ready for me to pick up. Since Sheldon Lake Elementary has failed to properly accommodate, and educate my child as well as maintain the safety and well-being, I will be homeschooling her from now on. Seeing how bad the Elementary already is, I can only imagine the dangers and struggles in future grades. Even my daughter felt that the school teachers were extremely disrespectful and was afraid to attend school. Close Quote

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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 (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 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	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Sheldon Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	13002 Sheldon Community Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-2000	622	40	15.5	84.6%	22 (3.5%)	210 (33.8%)	363 (58.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	31.3	3364^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.5%		28.8	3511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	147	0.0			0.0			43.1	41.4	47.3	33.1	41.7	33.6		$9,934
H M Carroll Elementary	Public	1-5	10210 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4100	536	37	14.4	85.8%	4 (0.7%)	158 (29.5%)	360 (67.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	35.6	3054^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.2%		34.7	3146^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	92	44.4			14.3			36.1	40.8	57.0	27.3	38.0	51.8		$10,678
L E Monahan Elementary	Public	1-5	8901 Deep Valley Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2900	635	40	15.8	87.7%	16 (2.5%)	232 (36.5%)	372 (58.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	14.1	4351^st of 4643 public elementary schools	6.3%		22.6	3874^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%	477	19.1	0.0		6.7			27.2	35.9	31.1	20.5	34.6	27.3		$10,721
Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	13210 Tidwell	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-2100	556	34	16.3	86.5%	16 (2.9%)	117 (21.0%)	412 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)														$11,024
Garrett Elementary	Public	1-5	12017 Garrett Rd	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-4200	606	35	17.2	82.8%	15 (2.5%)	202 (33.3%)	379 (62.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.5	3408^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.6%		35.4	3098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.4%	310	33.3	0.0		12.5			40.4	41.8	45.2	40.8	41.3	29.0		$11,781
Royalwood Elementary	Public	1-5	7715 Royalwood Dr	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2700	607	40	15.0	90.1%	35 (5.8%)	75 (12.4%)	490 (80.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	35.5	3056^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.6	3221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	165	17.4			40.0			55.8	47.3	39.1	40.4	35.5	34.6		$10,398
Sheldon Early Childhood Academy	Public	PK-K	17010 Beaumont Hwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 456-6800	562	31	18.1	83.1%	21 (3.7%)	144 (25.6%)	377 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)								(n/a)														$11,186
Sheldon Elementary	Public	1-5	17203 Hall Sheppard	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 456-6700	585	38	15.3	80.7%	43 (7.4%)	101 (17.3%)	428 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	33.3	3213^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.8%		47.7	2277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.0%	936							29.9	40.5	52.3	30.2	40.5	48.5		$11,040
Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 New Forest Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4000	621	44	14.2	85.0%	5 (0.8%)	268 (43.2%)	316 (50.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	31.2	3367^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.5%		41.1	2702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	665	25.0			16.7			39.4	39.0	54.4	32.4	27.2	45.0		$11,066
Summerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14000 Summerwood Lakes Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3000	644	40	16.1	43.2%	148 (23.0%)	189 (29.3%)	260 (40.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	58.8	1668^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.2	1369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%	299							54.4	54.2	61.7	42.9	56.3	47.3		$10,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon Lake Elementary

Is Sheldon Lake Elementary a good school?

Sheldon Lake Elementary ranks 3364^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sheldon Lake Elementary?

Students at Sheldon Lake Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 34% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sheldon Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Sheldon Lake Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sheldon Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheldon Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Sheldon Lake Elementary in?

Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

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