SHAMROCK EL

SHAMROCK EL is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in SHAMROCK, Texas, part of SHAMROCK ISD, with 175 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 66% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SHAMROCK EL is one of 3 schools operated by SHAMROCK ISD, a district that instructs 587 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SHAMROCK EL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SHAMROCK EL logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at SHAMROCK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, SHAMROCK EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.9%; SHAMROCK EL posts 25.4%, -18.5 points below that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wheeler County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,167, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Wheeler County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students), SHAMROCK EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SHAMROCK ISD, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHAMROCK EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.8%.

SHAMROCK EL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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