Summary:
The Shallowater Independent School District (Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)) serves approximately 1,725 students across four schools in the city of Shallowater, Texas, offering a highly-rated education from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade with a perfect 100% graduation rate.
The standout school in the district is Shallowater Middle, which earned a 5-star rating and ranks in the 92nd percentile among Texas middle schools. Its advanced math program is exceptional, with 96-98% of 8th graders scoring proficient on the Algebra I exam—nearly double the district average and far exceeding the state average of 54%. This school spends the least per student ($9,302) yet achieves the highest performance, suggesting instructional quality drives success. In contrast, Shallowater High School spends the most per student ($14,157) but ranks lower at the 79th percentile, though it boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and strong results in Biology (89% proficient) and English I Reading (75% proficient). Shallowater Elementary and Shallowater Intermediate build a strong foundation, with above-average reading and science scores, though their math performance is less dominant than the middle school's.
A key finding is the "Algebra I anomaly": while 96% of middle school 8th graders are proficient in Algebra I, only 49% of high school 9th graders achieve the same, indicating the middle school may be selecting its top math students for early testing. Additionally, the district's academic peak occurs in middle school, where 7th-grade math proficiency (66%) more than doubles the state average (29%). Overall, Shallowater ISD ranks 103rd out of 951 Texas districts (89th percentile), with a 4-star rating and a 33% economic disadvantage rate, demonstrating that strong curriculum and instruction, not just spending, drive its success.
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