Shields Elementary School
Public elementary school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Shields Elementary School serves 409 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 3384th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 27.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415005014 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 409 | 12,919 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88% | 69.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Shields Elementary School in context
Size
Shields Elementary School is the 11th largest of Victoria ISD's 15 elementary schools; its 409 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 450; Shields 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 4 with 68 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% fewer students than kindergarten (55 against 64). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 79% here and 68.8% across Victoria ISD. White students are next, at 10.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 27.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 409 students, Shields Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 409 students would have about 27.6 teachers, so Shields Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Shields Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Crain Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other elementary schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79% |
| White | 10.8% |
| Black | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 64 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 55 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 68 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3400 N Bluebonnet St, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361)788-9593
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shields Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crain Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 0.7 mi | 561 | 17.1 | 85.4% |
| Smith STEM Academy | Victoria ISD | 1.1 mi | 447 | 15.2 | 79.2% |
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.3 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.7 mi | 456 | 13.9 | 75.9% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.0 mi | 531 | 15.7 | 58.6% |
| Primary DAEP | Victoria ISD | 2.4 mi | 10 | 5 | 80% |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.5 mi | 439 | 15.1 | 92.7% |
| O'Connor Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.5 mi | 440 | 16.1 | 86.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.