SHACKELFORD EL

SHACKELFORD EL operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, run under WAXAHACHIE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades K through 5.

WAXAHACHIE ISD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,196 students. SHACKELFORD EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SHACKELFORD EL reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 41% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SHACKELFORD EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.2%; actual is 39.1%, a gap of -16.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ellis County) logs that median household earnings sit near $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), SHACKELFORD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LIFE MIDDLE WAXAHACHIE, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHACKELFORD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHACKELFORD EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.