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Enrollment
616
High
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEPHERD ISD·NCES 484002004541
Shepherd High School
#1 PIRATE LN, SHEPHERD, TX 77371 · (936) 628-3371 · San Jacinto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
458 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 176 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 167 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 20% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 SHEPHERD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 16.0% | 55.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Shepherd High School
Shepherd High School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd High School this school | 616 | 74.4% | 41.4% |
| Wills Point High School WILLS POINT | 812 | 69.6% | 47.0% |
| Kemp High School KEMP | 566 | 66.3% | 46.6% |
| Grape Creek High School SAN ANGELO | 334 | 67.7% | 63.8% |
| Schulenburg Secondary SCHULENBURG | 411 | 68.9% | 40.3% |
| City View Junior/Senior High WICHITA FALLS | 646 | 68.1% | 48.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Shepherd High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #1,090 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,322 of 1,425 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,294 of 1,425 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,026 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #801 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #475 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #411 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #492 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #514 of 672 |
Ranked against other public high 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
616
+77 (+14%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 616 | 45.6 | 13.5:1 | 74% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 45.4 | 13.9:1 | 76% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 48.7 | 12.3:1 | 77% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 57% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 41% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 62% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 62% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 37% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shepherd High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (589 to 616); teachers up 6% (43 to 45.6).
About Shepherd High School
Shepherd High School is a low-enrollment high school in SHEPHERD ISD, located in SHEPHERD, Texas. The school's 616 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
SHEPHERD ISD counts 1,968 students in its 4 schools, and Shepherd High School is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Shepherd High School. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 73% White share among all San Jacinto County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Shepherd High School operates with 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.5:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. Shepherd High School reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Jacinto County average 72%.
The allk12 Grade for Shepherd High School is C-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Shepherd High School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.4% actual, 41.9% predicted).
Census estimates describe San Jacinto County this way: the median household income is $65,364, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, San Jacinto County has 8 public schools and roughly 3,553 students.
The school nearest to Shepherd High School is Shepherd Intermediate School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Shepherd High School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Shepherd High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 14% from 2020-21, when Shepherd High School had 539 students, to 2024-25, when it had 616. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.5:1, from 12.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Jacinto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,441
Census ACS
Median income
$65,364
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHEPHERD ISD
- Shepherd Primary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Shepherd Intermediate SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other schools in SHEPHERD
- Shepherd Primary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Shepherd Intermediate SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other Shepherd High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shepherd High. Shepherd High School is the largest of the 3.
- Shepherd High SchoolSHEPHERD, MI · 519 students
- Shepherd High SchoolShepherd, MT · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Shepherd Intermediate School0.7 mi · 400
- Shepherd Middle School0.9 mi · 448
- Shepherd Primary School1.1 mi · 504
- Goodrich Middle School9.1 mi · 52
- Goodrich Elementary School9.1 mi · 147
- Goodrich High School9.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Shepherd High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shepherd High School?
Shepherd High School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shepherd High School serve?
Shepherd High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shepherd High School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Shepherd High School.
How diverse is Shepherd High School?
Shepherd High School reports a student body of 47% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Shepherd High School public or private?
Shepherd High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHEPHERD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.