SHALLOWATER H S

SHALLOWATER H S is a high school of modestly sized scale in SHALLOWATER, Texas, overseen by SHALLOWATER ISD, enrolling 518 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Within SHALLOWATER ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,731 students, SHALLOWATER H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SHALLOWATER H S reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SHALLOWATER H S has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SHALLOWATER H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, SHALLOWATER H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lubbock County) reports that median household income runs about $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lubbock County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), of which SHALLOWATER H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: SHALLOWATER MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHALLOWATER H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025.

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