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Shiner High School

510 CR 348, SHINER, TX 77984 · (361) 594-3131 · Lavaca County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-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

Enrollment
311
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
76 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 76019%
Grade 85116%
Grade 96019%
Grade 104013%
Grade 115317%
Grade 124715%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
22271%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
5919%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
155%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16051%
Female
15149%

School pathway

Feeds from
Shiner Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within SHINER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 29 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading36.0%43.0%16.0%5.0%
Mathematics39.0%40.0%15.0%6.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2679.0%79.0%
2024-2577.0%71.0%
2023-2474.0%69.0%
2022-2350.0%50.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Shiner High School

Shiner High School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Shiner High School this school31124.4%70.6%
Central Heights High School
NACOGDOCHES
33323.1%81.1%
Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD
BURLESON
32329.7%61.0%
Paradise High School
PARADISE
37322.5%66.3%
West High School
WEST
37527.2%66.3%
Lyndon B Johnson High School
JOHNSON CITY
25524.3%62.2%
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 Shiner High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.6%#223 of 1,385
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#62 of 1,425
▲ 40
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#197 of 1,425
▲ 13
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+29.0pp#172 of 1,184
Enrollment
ranked largest first
311#1,151 of 2,107
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#337 of 1,344
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.0%#811 of 1,346
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.4%#1,413 of 1,522
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.0%#607 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 2024-25
Enrollment
311
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253112512.4:124% (76)
2023-2429426.511.1:128% (82)
2022-2331425.612.3:130% (95)
2020-213302612.7:127% (88)
2017-1830526.511.5:133% (102)
2015-162872511.5:125% (72)
2010-112812312.2:133% (93)
2000-012492310.8:133% (81)
1990-912471714.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shiner High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (305 to 311); teachers down 6% (26.5 to 25).

About Shiner High School

Shiner High School, a very small high school, is located in SHINER, Texas. In all, 311 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. It has 61% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).

Shiner High School is one of the 2 schools that make up SHINER ISD (721 students in total).

Federal enrollment data show Shiner High School is 71% White. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Lavaca County overall, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Lavaca County report 35%.

On the allk12 Grade, Shiner High School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Texas public high schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Shiner High School would score about 63.3%. It scores 70.6%, 7.3 points above that figure.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lavaca County show that the median household earns about $63,240 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lavaca County has 12 public schools with about 2,547 students, including Shiner High School.

Shiner Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Shiner High School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

In 2020-21, Shiner High School enrolled 330 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 311.

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Lavaca County at a glance

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Population
20,552
Census ACS
Median income
$63,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,547 students

Quick facts

School name
Shiner High School
District
SHINER ISD
Address
510 CR 348, SHINER, TX 77984
Phone
(361) 594-3131
County
Lavaca County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
311
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
76 (24%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484011004554
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Shiner High School
How large is Shiner High School?
Shiner High School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Shiner High School serve?
Shiner High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shiner High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shiner High School is approximately 12.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shiner High School?
At Shiner High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shiner High School in?
Shiner High School is part of SHINER ISD.
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