📍 223 W Ovilla Rd, Glenn Heights, Ellis County, 75154
Shields el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glenn Heights, Ellis County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allyson Bell. It is part of the Red Oak Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Shields el enrolls 563 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 201 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 35% |
| White | 130 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 563 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shields el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Shields el is one of 8 schools in RED OAK ISD, based in RED OAK, Texas. The district serves 6,696 students district-wide and employs 412 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 563 students, Shields el is smaller than the district average of about 837 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large