CELIA HAYS EL

Set in ROCKWALL, Texas, CELIA HAYS EL is a mid-sized primary school, run under ROCKWALL ISD. It works with 613 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 22 schools in ROCKWALL ISD (19,235 students total), CELIA HAYS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CELIA HAYS EL records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rockwall County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CELIA HAYS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Rockwall County put median household earnings sit near $127,981, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. CELIA HAYS EL is one of 34 public schools in Rockwall County (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: J W WILLIAMS MIDDLE, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CELIA HAYS EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CELIA HAYS EL has shrank 26%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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