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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYSE CITY ISD·NCES 483822014015
HARRY HERNDON EL
300 N BLACKLAND RD, ROYSE CITY, TX 75189 · (469) 721-8101 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
261 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About 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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Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROYSE CITY ISD
- ROYSE CITY H SHigh · 2,834 students
- OUIDA BALEY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,224 students
- BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,066 students
- MISS MAY VERNON ELElementary · 790 students
- RUTH CHERRY ELElementary · 772 students
- W R (BILL) FORT ELElementary · 762 students
Other schools in ROYSE CITY
- ROYSE CITY H SHigh · 2,834 students
- OUIDA BALEY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,224 students
- RUTH CHERRY ELElementary · 772 students
- W R (BILL) FORT ELElementary · 762 students
- JOHN & BARBARA RODERICK ELElementary · 663 students
- DAVIS ELElementary · 616 students
Nearby schools
- PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) FATE0.6 mi · 344
- LUPE GARCIA EL1.2 mi · 864
- BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE1.5 mi · 1,066
- BILLIE STEVENSON EL1.8 mi · 805
- MISS MAY VERNON EL1.8 mi · 790
- PIONEER TECHNOLOGY (PTAA) ROYSE CITY EL2.1 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About HARRY HERNDON ELHow large is HARRY HERNDON EL?
HARRY HERNDON EL enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HARRY HERNDON EL serve?
HARRY HERNDON EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARRY HERNDON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARRY HERNDON EL is approximately 15.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HARRY HERNDON EL?
HARRY HERNDON EL reports a student body of 35% White, 47% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HARRY HERNDON EL in?
HARRY HERNDON EL is part of ROYSE CITY ISD.
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