📍 1001 Butcher Rd, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165
Shackelford el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Veronica Schaeffer. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shackelford el enrolls 476 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 476 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Shackelford el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Shackelford el is one of 17 schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD, based in WAXAHACHIE, Texas. The district serves 11,196 students district-wide and employs 760 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, Shackelford el is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large