Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAMROCK ISD·NCES 483990007751
SHAMROCK EL
100 S ILLINOIS ST, SHAMROCK, TX 79079 · (806)256-3492 · Wheeler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
120 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SHAMROCK EL→SHAMROCK MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within SHAMROCK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -34.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -23.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 34 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
175
-51 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.1:1
% White
57%
was 55%
% Hispanic
33%
was 34%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,862
Census ACS
Median income
$60,167
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHAMROCK ISD
- SHAMROCK ISDCombined · 343 students
- SHAMROCK MIDDLEMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in SHAMROCK
- SHAMROCK ISDCombined · 343 students
- SHAMROCK MIDDLEMiddle · 69 students
Nearby schools
- SHAMROCK ISD0.0 mi · 343
- SHAMROCK MIDDLE0.0 mi · 69
- KELTON ISD14.8 mi · 129
- WHEELER SCHOOL16.2 mi · 372
- MCLEAN SCHOOL20.2 mi · 182
- ERICK ES20.7 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About SHAMROCK ELWhat is the total enrollment at SHAMROCK EL?
SHAMROCK EL enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHAMROCK EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHAMROCK EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SHAMROCK EL have?
SHAMROCK EL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is SHAMROCK EL?
SHAMROCK EL reports a student body of 57% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SHAMROCK EL?
SHAMROCK EL is overseen by SHAMROCK ISD in Wheeler County.
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