📍 420 Railroad Ave, Shepherd, San Jacinto County, 77371
Shepherd Int is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shepherd, San Jacinto County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alisa Lott. It is part of the Shepherd Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Int enrolls 400 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 190 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 400 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 Int 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 Int 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 400 students, Shepherd Int is smaller than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant