Shadow Forest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kingwood, Texas · Humble ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Shadow Forest Elementary School serves 584 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kingwood (Harris County). It is one of 49 schools in Humble ISD. By enrollment it is the 1734th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 36.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Humble ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482391004620 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Humble ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 584 | 48,502 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Shadow Forest Elementary School in context
Size
Shadow Forest Elementary School is the 25th largest of Humble ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 584 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 595; Shadow Forest 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 5 with 112 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 3, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (112 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 3 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 61.8% here and 26.2% across Humble ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 23.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Humble 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 36.64 full-time-equivalent teachers for 584 students, Shadow Forest Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 584 students would have about 39.5 teachers, so Shadow Forest Elementary School has 2.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Shadow Forest Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Deerwood Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 42 other elementary schools, 16 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 | 61.8% |
| Hispanic | 23.1% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 3 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 90 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2300 Mills Branch Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345
Phone: (281)641-2600
Website: humbleisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shadow Forest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.0 mi | 641 | 16 | 23.7% |
| Hidden Hollow Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.2 mi | 433 | 13.3 | 32.8% |
| Greentree Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.3 mi | 706 | 15.4 | 29% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.4 mi | 581 | 15 | 9.1% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | Humble ISD | 2.0 mi | 608 | 13.7 | 57.4% |
| Bear Branch Elementary School | Humble ISD | 2.5 mi | 623 | 15.2 | 19.3% |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School | Humble ISD | 3.0 mi | 550 | 13.9 | 51.8% |
| Foster Elementary School | Humble ISD | 4.0 mi | 343 | 11.4 | 51.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.