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B−

Shields El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

223 W Ovilla Rd, Glenn Heights, TX 75154 · (972) 617-4799 · Part of Red Oak Independent School District

Glenn Heights’ School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
625
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Shields El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 27% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Glenn Heights kids: Curtistene S McCowan Middle

On the path

Where Glenn Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Shields ElYou are here
6–8Curtistene S McCowan Middle643 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

223 W Ovilla Rd, Glenn Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K69
Kindergarten91
Grade 182
Grade 293
Grade 3100
Grade 4104
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
492’20
563’21
563’22
595’23
625’24

Up 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%Hispanic 37%White 19%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shields El from Glenn Heights families.

Other schools in Red Oak Independent School District

The district →
Russell P Schupmann El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenn Heights
C+
756 students16:1
Eastridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Oak
B
530 students15:1
Wooden El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Oak
B
508 students13:1
Red Oak El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Oak
B
491 students15:1
Red Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Red Oak
B−
1,488 students17:1
Red Oak H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Oak
A−
2,297 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Glenn Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.