📍 10300 Hwy 150, Shepherd, San Jacinto County, 77371
Shepherd Pri is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shepherd, San Jacinto County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alisa Lott. It is part of the Shepherd Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Pri enrolls 499 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
424 of the school's 499 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shepherd Pri is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 3, state house district 18.
Shepherd Pri is one of 4 schools in SHEPHERD ISD, based in SHEPHERD, Texas. The district serves 1,968 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Shepherd Pri is close to the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant