Shallowater Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Shallowater, Texas

Shallowater Elementary in Shallowater, Texas enrolled 428 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

330 students in 2022-23, 321 students in 2023-24, 428 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.9 to 25.9.

Students enrolled at Shallowater Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 321, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-233302023-243212024-25428
Students enrolled at Shallowater Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 321, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-233302023-243212024-25428
Students enrolled at Shallowater Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 321, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-233302023-243212024-25428
Students enrolled at Shallowater Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 321, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-233302023-243212024-25428
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333020.915.8
2023-2432119.916.1
2024-2542825.916.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Shallowater Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShallowater Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Shallowater Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShallowater Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Shallowater Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShallowater Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Shallowater Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherShallowater Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 353 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shallowater Elementary enrolled 353 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 353 of the 353 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.0% of students were White, 32.0% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White65.0%
  2. Hispanic32.0%
  3. Two or more races1.9%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. American Indian0.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Shallowater

2 public elementary schools in Shallowater report 2024-25 enrollment; Shallowater Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Shallowater Elementary42816.531.5%
Shallowater Intermediate38214.329.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shallowater Elementary

  1. Shallowater IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 382 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. New Deal ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 272 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
  3. Compare Shallowater Elementary with Shallowater IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shallowater ISD spends per student$12,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,347
  5. The largest public schools in TexasShallowater Elementary is the number 3,136 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,136 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Shallowater Elementary

  1. How many students attend Shallowater Elementary?
    428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 330 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shallowater, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shallowater Elementary?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Shallowater Elementary a Title I school?
    Shallowater Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Shallowater Elementary in?
    Shallowater ISD, NCES district ID 4839870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483987004522 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22