Stephens Elementary School
- Elementary school in Denton ISD
- Shady Shores, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Total students
455
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Denton ISD: 11 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Denton ISD: 97.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Stephens Elementary School is an elementary school in Shady Shores, TX, in the Denton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 455 students. 36% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,544, which is $1,070 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.
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Website
Address
133 Garza RdShady Shores, TX 76208
Office phone number
Principal
- Emily Manning
- emanning@dentonisd.org
- (940) 369-0800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Stephens Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
455
African American
163 (35.8%)
Denton ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (1.1%)
Denton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
25 (5.5%)
Denton ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
102 (22.4%)
Denton ISD: 35.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
124 (27.3%)
Denton ISD: 33.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
36 (7.9%)
Denton ISD: 5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
36 %
Denton ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
62 %
Denton ISD: 50.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.7 %
Denton ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.5 %
Denton ISD: 19.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.7 %
Denton ISD: 10%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.9 %
Denton ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
16.7 %
Denton ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
23.3 %
Denton ISD: 19%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Denton ISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Denton ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
15.9 %
Denton ISD: 15%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Denton ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.3 %
Denton ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
26.1 %
Denton ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
35.8
African American
3 (8.4%)
Denton ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (8.4%)
Denton ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
26.8 (74.9%)
Denton ISD: 70%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
3 (8.4%)
Denton ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
27.1 (75.6%)
Denton ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8.7 (24.4%)
Denton ISD: 30.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
12.7
Denton ISD: 13.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Denton ISD: 11 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$63,544
Denton ISD: $63,469
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$51,240
Denton ISD: $50,410
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,365
Denton ISD: $60,454
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,847
Denton ISD: $62,552
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,644
Denton ISD: $66,578
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,138
Denton ISD: $69,564
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,229
Denton ISD: $74,283
Statewide: $74,014