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C−

Sheldon Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sheldon.

Sheldon’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Texas school districts

Students
10,946
Schools
14
Spent per student
$12,986
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$439.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sheldon Independent School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $439.1M, about $40,118 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Sheldon 2,208

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sheldon. Grade by grade →

PK–1Sheldon Early Childhood AcademyThis district
2–5Sheldon ElThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12C E King H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 40.9% · 5,961 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 51.1% · 6,174 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 90.3% · 828 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,986 per student · 1% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 37%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,206’20
10,570’21
10,990’22
11,028’23
10,946’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 66%Black 28%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Houston
562 students18:1
Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Houston
556 students16:1
L E Monahan El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
D
635 students16:1
Sheldon Lake El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
C
622 students16:1
Royalwood El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
C+
607 students15:1
Garrett El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
D
606 students17:1
Sheldon El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
C
585 students15:1
H M Carroll El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Houston
C
536 students14:1
C E King Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
1,359 students16:1
Michael R Null Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
1,050 students15:1
C E King H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C−
3,716 students18:1
High Point East
Secondary · Grades 9–11 · Houston
7 students
Kase Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Houston
D−
104 students9:1
Sheldon Jjaep
High · Grades 12 · Houston
1 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.