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Rockwall ISD
Rockwall County · Region 10: Richardson · 19,077 students
Rockwall ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 87.7 average of the 127 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 3 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 94.
Ranks 98th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 30 others), and 7th of 80 in Region 10: Richardson (tied with 4 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 94 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 91 | 87.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 89 | 86.6 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 87 | 85.4 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 88 | 85.6 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 88 | 85.9 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Rockwall ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 10: Richardson
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Rockwall ISD
- Similar student population (127)
- Region 10: Richardson (80)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 83 | B | 7 |
| Closing the Gaps | 91 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 83 | B | 7 |
| Relative Performance | 83 | B | 7 |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is Student Achievement (91), so School Progress (83) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (127)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (127 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 99.6%+1.2 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 99.6%+1.1 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 99.6%+1.0 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.1%−0.1 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 96.0% | 90.4% | +5.6 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 78.2% | 63.4% | +14.8 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 40.3% | 42.1% | −1.8 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 32.9% | 13.6% | +19.3 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 28.4% | 42.2% | −13.8 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 25.5% | 37.5% | −12.0 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.2% | 0.6% | −0.4 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 1.9% | −1.9 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 17.4% | 5.7% | +11.7 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 3.2% | 2.6% | +0.6 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 6.5% | 7.4% | −0.9 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 3.2% | 3.1% | +0.1 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 19,077
- Economically disadvantaged
- 27.2%−2.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 10.7%+5.5 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 17.9%+1.7 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.7%−0.9 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 13.0%+3.8 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 14.1%
- Hispanic 25.6%
- White 49.6%
- American Indian 0.5%
- Asian 4.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.4%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Rockwall ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $3,364 more per student than its peer group, and $3,362 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $69,612+$3,398 vs similar
- Teachers
- 1,218
- Students per staff member
- 15.7
Teaching experience
- Beginning 4.3%
- 1 to 5 years 26.9%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 31.6%
- 21 to 30 years 16.1%
- Over 30 years 1.9%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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3of 80
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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6of 80
Closing the Gaps
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 80
Science — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 80
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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10of 80
Student Achievement
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 2
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10of 80
All Subjects — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 80
Reading — Meets
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 80
Reading — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 2
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48of 1,017
Science — Masters
Texas average · of the 1,017 that report this measure · tied with 4 · full ranking
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49of 978
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure
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6of 80
Academic Growth
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 3
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7of 80
Overall score
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 4 · full ranking
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
23 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall HS | High School | A | 96 | 2,913 |
| Rockwall-Heath HS | High School | A | 95 | 3,070 |
| Sherry and Paul Hamm Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 621 |
| Rockwall Quest Academy | High School | A | 92 | 49 |
| J W Williams MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 92 | 1,291 |
| Ouida Springer | Elementary | A | 92 | 488 |
| Maurine Cain MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 91 | 1,225 |
| Herman E Utley MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 91 | 824 |
| Virginia Reinhardt Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 530 |
| Dorothy Smith Pullen Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 534 |
| Celia Hays Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 540 |
| Billie Stevenson Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 738 |
| Linda Lyon Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 767 |
| Grace Hartman Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 370 |
| Howard Dobbs Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 449 |
| Nebbie Williams Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 347 |
| Sharon Shannon Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 570 |
| Amy Parks-Heath Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 566 |
| Dorris A Jones Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 492 |
| Ursula Rakow MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 1,097 |
| Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 424 |
| Lupe Garcia Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 842 |
| Amanda Rochell Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 330 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.