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Enrollment
518
High
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALLOWATER ISD·NCES 483987004523
Shallowater High School
1009 STATE CHAMPIONS DR, SHALLOWATER, TX 79363 · (806) 832-4531 · Lubbock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
156 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 56.0% | 13.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 40.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shallowater High School
Shallowater High School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallowater High School this school | 518 | 30.1% | 63.2% |
| Glen Rose High School GLEN ROSE | 643 | 28.1% | 66.3% |
| Industrial High School VANDERBILT | 348 | 31.0% | 79.8% |
| Maypearl High School MAYPEARL | 373 | 29.0% | 41.7% |
| Krum High School KRUM | 776 | 31.2% | 55.3% |
| Academy High School LITTLE RIVER | 546 | 34.1% | 62.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shallowater High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #402 of 1,385 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #647 of 1,425 ▲ 239 | #7 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #396 of 1,425 ▲ 98 | #4 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #463 of 1,184 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #877 of 2,107 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #139 of 1,344 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #753 of 1,346 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #1,358 of 1,522 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #255 of 672 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
518
+53 (+11%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 518 | 50 | 10.4:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 50.7 | 9.9:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 49.6 | 10.9:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 47 | 9.9:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 45.3 | 9.8:1 | 30% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 47 | 9.2:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 39 | 11.1:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 19% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shallowater High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (443 to 518); teachers up 11% (45.3 to 50).
About Shallowater High School
Shallowater High School is a small high school in Texas, with an address in SHALLOWATER. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 518 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
In SHALLOWATER ISD, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,731 students.
More than half of the students at Shallowater High School are White (65%). Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Lubbock County, where about 63% of residents are White. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Shallowater High School are from different groups.
The school's 50 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 4.7 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lubbock County report 57%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Shallowater High School is 2.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.2% actual, 60.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lubbock County show that median household income comes to about $64,155, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 110, with about 52,301 students.
Shallowater Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Shallowater High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Shallowater High School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Shallowater High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 518, from 465 in 2020-21.
Shallowater High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lubbock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,884
Census ACS
Median income
$64,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
52,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHALLOWATER ISD
- Shallowater Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Shallowater Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
- Shallowater Intermediate SchoolElementary · 382 students
- DAEPHigh · 6 students
- Lubbock Co Youth CenterElementary
Other schools in SHALLOWATER
- Shallowater Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Shallowater Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
- Shallowater Intermediate SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Lubbock Co Youth CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Shallowater Middle School0.1 mi · 397
- Shallowater Elementary School0.2 mi · 428
- Shallowater Intermediate School0.3 mi · 382
- Legacy Elementary School6.0 mi · 579
- Centennial Elementary School7.2 mi · 523
- Terra Vista Middle School7.6 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Shallowater High SchoolHow many students attend Shallowater High School?
Shallowater High School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shallowater High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shallowater High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shallowater High School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Shallowater High School.
What is the student diversity at Shallowater High School?
Student demographics at Shallowater High School are roughly 65% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Shallowater High School in?
Shallowater High School is part of SHALLOWATER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.