Shands Elementary School: 95 African American students enrolled during 2018-19 school year

By SE Dallas News

Oct 17, 2021

Shands Elementary School had 95 African American students enrolled during the 2018-19 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

The African American student population made up 14.1 percent of the total school makeup.

The Texas Education Agency oversees primary and secondary public education. Its stated mission is to improve outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

The 100 Texas schools with the most African American students

Rank	School	Number of African American students
1	Desoto High School & iSTEAM3d	2,453
2	Duncanville High School	1,816
3	Cedar Hill High School	1,660
4	Lancaster High School	1,627
5	Beaumont United High School	1,490
6	North Crowley High School	1,359
7	Westfield High School	1,356
8	Prek Partnership Center	1,288
9	Hightower High School	1,247
10	Elsik High School	1,181
11	Andy Dekaney High School	1,151
12	Hastings High School	1,118
13	West Brook Senior High School	1,117
14	A.W. Brown - FLA Early Childhood Campus	1,109
15	North Shore Senior High School	1,096
16	C.E. Ellison High School	1,087
17	Spring High School	1,055
18	Robert M. Shoemaker High School	1,054
19	Shadow Creek High School	1,036
20	Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	1,028
21	Taylor High School	1,021
22	Summer Creek High School	993
23	George Bush High School	982
24	Skyline High School	974
25	Bowie High School	968
26	Lamar High School	955
27	Horn High School	938
28	Memorial High School	926
29	Lamar High School	917
30	Humble High School	886
31	Mansfield Summit High School	875
32	Mansfield Timberview High School	867
33	Crowley High School	864
34	Killeen High School	860
35	Lewisville High School	855
35	Atascocita High School	855
37	Lake Highlands High School	843
38	Aw Brown-FLA Intermediate Campus	842
38	David W. Carter High School	842
40	Westside High School	838
41	Nimitz High School	823
42	Klein Forest High School	816
43	Life School Oak Cliff	815
44	South Grand Prairie High School	809
45	Thurgood Marshall High School	804
46	Davis High School Aldine	801
47	Cypress Springs High School	799
47	Cypress Lakes High School	799
49	Lancaster Middle School	789
50	Cypress Creek High School	784
51	Harker Heights High School	777
52	Westbury High School	775
53	Lawrence E. Elkins High School	763
53	Longview High School	763
55	Yates High School	762
56	Sterling High School	731
57	South Oak Cliff High School	730
58	Berkner High School	721
58	Lake Olympia Middle School	721
60	Lakeview Centennial High School	708
61	Mesquite High School	705
61	Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	705
63	Allen High School	698
64	Texas High School	686
64	Texas Connections Academy at Houston	686
66	Sam Houston High School	682
67	Waco High School	681
68	Judson High School	679
69	John Tyler High School	675
70	Madison High School	667
71	Bellaire High School	665
72	Curtistene S. McCowan Middle School (iSTEAM)	663
73	William B. Travis High School	657
74	George Ranch High School	656
74	Everman High School	656
76	Texas Middle School	651
77	Eastern Hills High School	648
78	Cypress Falls High School	647
79	Glenda Dawson High School	643
79	Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville	643
81	Macarthur High School	641
82	Missouri City Middle School	635
82	The Rhodes School (Humble)	635
84	Woodcreek Middle School	631
84	Dobie High School	631
86	Robert E. Lee High School	625
87	Eisenhower High School	621
88	Dunbar High School	618
89	Karen Wagner High School	616
89	Ridge Point High School	616
91	Cypress Ridge High School	613
92	North Forest High School	609
93	Holmquist Elementary School	606
94	C.E. King High School	605
95	Kipp Zenith Academy	604
96	Desoto West Middle School (iSTEAM)	602
97	Willowridge High School	601
98	Ray Braswell High School	592
99	Lufkin High School	590
100	Thornton Middle School	585