📍 1401 S Byrd Ave, Shepherd, San Jacinto County, 77371
Shepherd Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shepherd, San Jacinto County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marjorie Pineda. It is part of the Shepherd Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Middle enrolls 458 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 458 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 458 students, Shepherd Middle 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