Enrollment
343
Combined
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAMROCK ISD·NCES 483990004526
Shamrock ISD
100 S ILLINOIS, SHAMROCK, TX 79079 · (806) 256-3492 · Wheeler County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
235 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -25.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Shamrock ISD
Shamrock ISD's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock ISD this school | 343 | 68.5% | 45.3% |
| Avalon School AVALON | 347 | 67.1% | 33.1% |
| Leakey School LEAKEY | 343 | 65.0% | 40.2% |
| Gholson ISD WACO | 264 | 72.3% | 38.3% |
| Texline School TEXLINE | 225 | 62.7% | 70.9% |
| North Zulch Elementary/Secondary NORTH ZULCH | 333 | 65.2% | 58.4% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Shamrock ISD ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #93 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #154 of 218 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #186 of 218 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #65 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #71 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #32 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #69 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
343
+224 (+188%) vs 2020
+164% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 343 | 29.5 | 11.6:1 | 69% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 13.4 | 7.5:1 | 66% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 13.7 | 8.1:1 | 67% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 14 | 8.5:1 | 53% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 15.1 | 6.6:1 | 55% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 15 | 6.7:1 | 51% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 18 | 4.9:1 | 30% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 18 | 7.0:1 | 43% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 14 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamrock ISD.
Since 2017-18: students up 243% (100 to 343); teachers up 95% (15.1 to 29.5).
About Shamrock ISD
Shamrock ISD is a small school serving multiple grade levels in SHAMROCK, Texas, administered by SHAMROCK ISD. It reports enrollment of 343 students in pre-K through 12. On average, combined schools in Texas enroll around 485, and this school is 29% below that mark.
Shamrock ISD is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Shamrock ISD is 56% White. The next largest groups are 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 25 points below the 81% share among Wheeler County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
For every teacher at Shamrock ISD, there are about 11.6 students; the school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. There are 235 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 69% of enrollment.
Shamrock ISD earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Shamrock ISD is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.3% versus 44.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Wheeler County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $60,167 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wheeler County number 6, with about 1,229 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Shamrock Middle School, is the closest to Shamrock ISD. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Shamrock ISD ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment records show 119 in 2020-21 and 343 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.5:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Shamrock Middle SchoolMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in SHAMROCK
- Shamrock Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Shamrock Middle SchoolMiddle · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Shamrock Middle School0.0 mi · 69
- Shamrock Elementary School0.0 mi · 175
- Kelton ISD14.8 mi · 129
- Wheeler School16.2 mi · 372
- McLean School20.2 mi · 182
- Erick Elementary School20.7 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Shamrock ISDHow many students attend Shamrock ISD?
Shamrock ISD enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-12.
Is Shamrock ISD an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shamrock ISD is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Shamrock ISD?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Shamrock ISD.
What is the student diversity at Shamrock ISD?
Student demographics at Shamrock ISD are roughly 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Shamrock ISD public or private?
Shamrock ISD is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHAMROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.