Shallowater ISD
Shallowater, Texas · Lubbock County · Grades Pre-K–12
Shallowater ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,731 students. By enrollment it is the 410th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,731 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 135.4 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 33% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4839870 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Shallowater ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shallowater Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 428 | 16.5 | 37.9% |
| Shallowater High School | High | 9–12 | 518 | 10.4 | 30.1% |
| Shallowater Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 382 | 14.3 | 35.3% |
| Shallowater Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 397 | 12.1 | 29.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Shallowater ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Shallowater ISD in context
Size
Shallowater ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 433 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Shallowater High School (518) and the smallest is Shallowater Intermediate School (382).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 139 students. Grade 12 has 130 students and kindergarten has 109, 19% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Shallowater ISD enrolls 87 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Shallowater ISD at 65.2%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 31.5%.
33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 29.2% at Shallowater Middle School to 37.9% at Shallowater Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 135.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 5 counselors it has 346 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 librarians or media specialists and 2 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Shallowater ISD is based in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, an area NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest district is Abernathy ISD, 5.7 miles away with 808 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 3 of them enroll more students than Shallowater ISD. Lubbock County has 12 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 134.4 | 13 |
| School counselors | 5 | 346 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 1,731 |
| School psychologists | 2 | 866 |
| Instructional aides | 34.5 | 50 |
| Other student support staff | 17.9 | 97 |
| School administrators | 11.4 | 152 |
| District administrators | 4 | 433 |
| All staff | 283.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.2% |
| Hispanic | 31.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 87 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
| Grade 1 | 107 |
| Grade 2 | 125 |
| Grade 3 | 123 |
| Grade 4 | 136 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
| Grade 6 | 137 |
| Grade 7 | 127 |
| Grade 8 | 133 |
| Grade 9 | 139 |
| Grade 10 | 120 |
| Grade 11 | 135 |
| Grade 12 | 130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy ISD | 6 mi | 808 | 11.1 | – |
| New Deal ISD | 7 mi | 731 | 10.8 | – |
| Anton ISD | 13 mi | 175 | 9.5 | – |
| Cotton Center ISD | 14 mi | 100 | 5.9 | – |
| Rise Academy | 15 mi | 307 | 16.9 | – |
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | 15 mi | 187 | 9.6 | – |
| Texas Technical University K-12 School District | 15 mi | 729 | 18.7 | – |
| Lubbock ISD | 16 mi | 24,133 | 13.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Lubbock County
- Lubbock ISD (24,133 students)
- Frenship ISD (11,770 students)
- Lubbock-Cooper ISD (8,030 students)
- Slaton ISD (1,271 students)
- Roosevelt ISD (1,138 students)
- Idalou ISD (995 students)
- New Deal ISD (731 students)
- Texas Technical University K-12 School District (729 students)
- Rise Academy (307 students)
- Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation (187 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock (133 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1100 Ave K, Shallowater, TX 79363
Phone: (806)832-4531
Website: shallowaterisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.