Shepherd Primary School
- Elementary school in Shepherd ISD
- Shepherd, TX
- Early education - 2nd grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Shepherd ISD: N/A
Total students
496
Avg. teacher experience
7.2 years
Shepherd ISD: 7.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Shepherd ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
Shepherd Primary School is an elementary school in Shepherd, TX, in the Shepherd ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 496 students. 34.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,173, which is $6,301 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
10300 Hwy 150Shepherd, TX 77371-9999
Office phone number
Principal
- Alisa Lott
- alott@shepherdisd.net
- (936) 628-3302
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Shepherd Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
496
African American
17 (3.4%)
Shepherd ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Shepherd ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
203 (40.9%)
Shepherd ISD: 42.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
242 (48.8%)
Shepherd ISD: 48.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
32 (6.5%)
Shepherd ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
34.5 %
Shepherd ISD: 60.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
83.3 %
Shepherd ISD: 80.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
22.4 %
Shepherd ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
21.4 %
Shepherd ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
2 %
Shepherd ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
14.3 %
Shepherd ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Shepherd ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Shepherd ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Shepherd ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Shepherd ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
19.3 %
Shepherd ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
16.7 %
Shepherd ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Shepherd ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Shepherd ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
17.2 %
Shepherd ISD: 11.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Shepherd ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
23.1 %
Shepherd ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
5.6 %
Shepherd ISD: 18%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
25.5
African American
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
6.8 (26.7%)
Shepherd ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
18.7 (73.3%)
Shepherd ISD: 78%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
3.9 (15.1%)
Shepherd ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
20.7 (81.1%)
Shepherd ISD: 75.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (3.8%)
Shepherd ISD: 15.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Shepherd ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
19.5
Shepherd ISD: 15.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
7.2 years
Shepherd ISD: 7.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$56,173
Shepherd ISD: $62,367
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,394
Shepherd ISD: $54,044
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,487
Shepherd ISD: $61,644
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$63,392
Shepherd ISD: $67,437
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,085
Shepherd ISD: $68,071
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,146
Shepherd ISD: $74,662
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$68,519
Shepherd ISD: $77,478
Statewide: $74,014