Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah
Public elementary school (charter) in Shenandoah, Texas · Texas College Preparatory Academies · Grades K–8
Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah serves 406 students in grades K–8 in Shenandoah (Montgomery County). It is one of 40 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies. By enrollment it is the 3407th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–8 |
| District | Texas College Preparatory Academies |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480016312179 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas College Preparatory Academies | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 406 | 16,602 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29.3% | 37.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah in context
Size
Of the 17 elementary schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies, Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah is the 5th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 598 students, so Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 4 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 38, against an average of 45 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 46 in kindergarten and 44 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 48.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas College Preparatory Academies (36.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Texas College Preparatory Academies 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
Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah has 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 406 students would have about 27.4 teachers, so Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Oak Ridge Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in Conroe ISD. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 57 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.8% |
| Hispanic | 30.5% |
| Two or more races | 10.1% |
| Black | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 38 |
| Grade 3 | 44 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
| Grade 6 | 44 |
| Grade 7 | 38 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1488 Wellman Rd, Shenandoah, TX 77384
Phone: (936)890-0100
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 1.4 mi | 608 | 13.5 | 69.2% |
| Houser Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 1.9 mi | 588 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Suchma Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,428 | 16.5 | 36.7% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.3 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 48.2% |
| David Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.6 mi | 585 | 16.3 | 9.4% |
| Ride Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.6 mi | 508 | 13 | 29.3% |
| Powell Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 3.1 mi | 830 | 15.4 | 20.8% |
| Glen Loch Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 3.1 mi | 555 | 12.9 | 54.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.