📍 13002 Sheldon Community Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77044
Sheldon Lake el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacqueline Burquez. It is part of the Sheldon Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sheldon Lake el enrolls 665 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 380 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 215 | 32% |
| White | 43 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 665 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Sheldon Lake 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 142.
Sheldon Lake el 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 665 students, Sheldon Lake el is smaller than the district average of about 842 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large