📍 12th Ave L, Shallowater, Lubbock County, 79363
Shallowater Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shallowater, Lubbock County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey Loafman. It is part of the Shallowater Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shallowater Middle enrolls 500 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 500 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shallowater Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 83.
Shallowater Middle is one of 5 schools in SHALLOWATER ISD, based in SHALLOWATER, Texas. The district serves 1,731 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Shallowater Middle is larger than the district average of about 346 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large