SHALLOWATER INT

Set in SHALLOWATER, Texas, SHALLOWATER INT is a tight-knit elementary campus, operated by SHALLOWATER ISD. It educates 382 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, SHALLOWATER INT shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lubbock County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at SHALLOWATER INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHALLOWATER INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 60.7%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Around the school, Lubbock County reports that median household income runs about $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), SHALLOWATER INT is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SHALLOWATER MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHALLOWATER INT ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 386 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SHALLOWATER INT community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.