SHALLOWATER EL

SHALLOWATER EL operates as a close-knit primary school in SHALLOWATER, Texas, operated by SHALLOWATER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 428 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in SHALLOWATER ISD (1,731 students total), SHALLOWATER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SHALLOWATER EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at SHALLOWATER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Lubbock County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SHALLOWATER EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

The closest other public school is SHALLOWATER MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SHALLOWATER EL.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SHALLOWATER EL's enrollment has edged up 33% since 2018, when it stood at 323 (now 428). Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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