Shady Shores’s public schools outscore 55% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Shady Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Shady Shores’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 126 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shady Shores’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 36% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,854 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Shady Shores’s grade
B: better than 55% of Texas school districts, #251 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shady Shores, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Shady Shores
Stephens El
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Shady Shores
Bettye Myers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 827 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Shady Shores
Bettye Myers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 827 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Shady Shores
Bettye Myers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 827 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Shady Shores’s public schools are run by Denton Independent School District, which also serves Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon and Corinth and others. Parts of Shady Shores (13% of its land) are served by Lake Dallas Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Shady Shores vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Shady Shores’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Shady Shores | B | Denton Independent |
| Denton | B | Denton Independent |
| Corinth | B | Denton Independent PK–12 · Lake Dallas Independent PK–12 |
| Lake Dallas | B | Lake Dallas Independent |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Denton Independent with Shady Shores, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Shady Shores
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Shady Shores’s schools
Are Shady Shores’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Shady Shores children attend outscore 55% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #251 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Shady Shores in?
Denton Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 33,329 students in 46 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Shady Shores are served by Lake Dallas Independent.
Where do Shady Shores kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Ray Braswell H S, Guyer H S, Denton H S and Ryan H S.
What is Shady Shores’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Denton Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Shady Shores spend per student?
$11,854 in Denton Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Shady Shores families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.