HARRY HERNDON EL

Set in ROYSE CITY, Texas, HARRY HERNDON EL is an average-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within ROYSE CITY ISD. It caters to 550 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within ROYSE CITY ISD, which oversees 11 schools and 10,034 students, HARRY HERNDON EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HARRY HERNDON EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Rockwall County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HARRY HERNDON EL reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rockwall County (around 29%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARRY HERNDON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Rockwall County) records that median household income runs about $127,981, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Rockwall County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students), of which HARRY HERNDON EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) FATE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRY HERNDON EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

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