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Stephens El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

133 Garza Rd, Shady Shores, TX 76208 · (940) 369-0800 · Part of Denton Independent School District

Shady Shores’ School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
422
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Stephens El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shady Shores kids: Bettye Myers Middle

On the path

Where Shady Shores kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Stephens ElYou are here
6–8Bettye Myers Middle827 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

133 Garza Rd, Shady Shores

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten46
Grade 163
Grade 269
Grade 377
Grade 451
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
378’20
435’21
464’22
461’23
422’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 26%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Stephens El from Shady Shores families.

Other schools in Denton Independent School District

The district →
Sandbrock Ranch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aubrey
799 students17:1
Nette Shultz
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denton
A−
748 students14:1
Evers Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denton
C
732 students14:1
Savannah El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aubrey
B
728 students15:1
Union Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aubrey
C
723 students16:1
Providence El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aubrey
C
678 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; Shady Shores’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.