SHAMROCK MIDDLE

SHAMROCK MIDDLE is a tiny middle-grades school in SHAMROCK, Texas, one of the schools within SHAMROCK ISD. The school hosts 69 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% leaner than the state mean of about 643.

SHAMROCK ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 587 students. SHAMROCK MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SHAMROCK MIDDLE logs that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Wheeler County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Wheeler County's rate of about 65%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHAMROCK MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wheeler County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,167, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wheeler County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students), SHAMROCK MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

SHAMROCK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SHAMROCK MIDDLE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHAMROCK MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 100 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 25% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2024.

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