Sheldon Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 74 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 91 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Royalwood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 66 in closing performance gaps and 74 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Sheldon Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Royalwood Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sheldon Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.16% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.26%), Whites or Caucasians (7.35%), Two or More Races (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Royalwood Elementary School, Hispanics make up 80.72% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.36%), Whites or Caucasians (5.77%), Asians (0.49%), Two or More Races (0.49%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, the Sheldon Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 80.68% compared to 90.12% at Royalwood Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Sheldon Elementary School has 217 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 37.09% of student population. Royalwood Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 300 or about 49.42% of student population.

Sheldon Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 43.76%, gifted and talented students, 10.09%, while 18.46% are in the special education program. Royalwood Elementary School bilingual students comprise 55.35%, gifted and talented students, 8.40%, and 19.77% are in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Sheldon Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years. The 40 teachers at Royalwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sheldon Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Royalwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sheldon Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Royalwood Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.