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Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALLOWATER ISD·NCES 483987004524
Shallowater Middle School
12TH AVE L, SHALLOWATER, TX 79363 · (806) 832-4531 · Lubbock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
116 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 137 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 34% |
Student demographics
47%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SHALLOWATER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 33.0% | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Middle School
Shallowater Middle School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallowater Middle School this school | 397 | 29.2% | 65.7% |
| Lago Vista Middle School LAGO VISTA | 435 | 24.8% | 52.6% |
| Caddo Mills Intermediate School CADDO MILLS | 490 | 29.6% | 46.6% |
| Caddo Mills Middle School CADDO MILLS | 449 | 30.7% | 57.7% |
| Glen Rose J H School GLEN ROSE | 497 | 34.4% | 57.2% |
| Canyon Intermediate School CANYON | 529 | 28.2% | 64.7% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #154 of 1,635 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #248 of 1,670 ▼ 126 | #1 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #258 of 1,670 ▼ 45 | #3 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #186 of 1,570 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #1,264 of 1,749 | #13 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #183 of 1,542 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #970 of 1,543 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #1,458 of 1,648 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #357 of 942 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
397
-131 (-25%) vs 2020
+174% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 397 | 32.9 | 12.1:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 41.2 | 12.6:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 42.6 | 11.7:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 38% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 31% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shallowater Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (493 to 397); teachers down 13% (38 to 32.9).
About Shallowater Middle School
Shallowater Middle School runs as a small middle school in SHALLOWATER, Texas. The school counted 397 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 38% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
Shallowater Middle School is one of 5 schools in SHALLOWATER ISD, which enrolls 1,731 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Shallowater Middle School is White: 66%. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Lubbock County overall, the White share is about 63%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
The school has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. The school reported 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Lubbock County average 57%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Shallowater Middle School, the prediction is 61.2% and the result is 65.7%.
For Lubbock County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,155 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Lubbock County number 110, with about 52,301 students.
Among nearby public schools, Shallowater High School is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Shallowater Middle School is 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 25% decrease, from 528 to 397.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Shallowater Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Shallowater Intermediate SchoolElementary · 382 students
- DAEPHigh · 6 students
- Lubbock Co Youth CenterElementary
Other schools in SHALLOWATER
- Shallowater High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Shallowater Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Shallowater Intermediate SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Lubbock Co Youth CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Shallowater High School0.1 mi · 518
- Shallowater Elementary School0.1 mi · 428
- Shallowater Intermediate School0.2 mi · 382
- Legacy Elementary School5.9 mi · 579
- Centennial Elementary School7.1 mi · 523
- Terra Vista Middle School7.5 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Shallowater Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shallowater Middle School?
Shallowater Middle School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shallowater Middle School serve?
Shallowater Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Shallowater Middle School have?
Shallowater Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Shallowater Middle School?
Student demographics at Shallowater Middle School are roughly 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Shallowater Middle School in?
Shallowater Middle School is part of SHALLOWATER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.