Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mansfield, Texas · Mansfield ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School serves 440 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Mansfield (Tarrant County). It is one of 47 schools in Mansfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 3109th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Mansfield ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482892011026 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mansfield ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 440 | 35,354 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.8% | 48.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 24 elementary schools in Mansfield ISD, Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School is the 16th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 508; Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 93 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 35, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 4 has 17% more students than kindergarten (81 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 31.8% here and 24.1% across Mansfield ISD. Black students are next, at 30.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.2% across Mansfield ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 440 students, Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 440 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Nancy Neal Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 96 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 31.8% |
| Black | 30.2% |
| Hispanic | 26.8% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 86 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1701 Fm 1187, Mansfield, TX 76063
Phone: (817)299-6600
Website: sheppard.mansfieldisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Neal Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.1 mi | 427 | 14 | 38.9% |
| Alice Ponder Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 1.7 mi | 647 | 14.1 | 68.8% |
| Roberta Tipps Academy | Mansfield ISD | 2.4 mi | 471 | 13.9 | 50.1% |
| Erma Nash Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 2.6 mi | 602 | 13.5 | 64.5% |
| Carol Holt Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 2.8 mi | 391 | 12.4 | 51.7% |
| J L Boren Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 3.1 mi | 611 | 14.7 | 27.5% |
| D P Morris Elementary School | Mansfield ISD | 3.4 mi | 545 | 14.7 | 73.9% |
| R F Patterson Elementary School | Kennedale ISD | 3.6 mi | 331 | 11.9 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.