State/Public Elementary Open

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy

๐Ÿ“ 17010 Beaumont Hwy, Houston, Harris County, 77049

589
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joel Leal. It is part of the Sheldon Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“K in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Joel Leal
School district
Sheldon Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“K. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
321 (54%)
Female students
268 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“K

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 4.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino41570%
Black or African American12321%
White264.4%
Two or more races193.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

513 of the school's 589 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 481 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“KTitle I

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy 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-20, state senate district 15, state house district 142.

School district: SHELDON ISD

Sheldon Early Childhood Academy is one of 13 schools in SHELDON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 10,946 students district-wide and employs 654 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Sheldon Early Childhood Academy is smaller than the district average of about 842 students per school.

10,946
District students
13
Schools
654
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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