HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE

Located at 1201 TL TOWNSEND DR, in ROCKWALL, Texas, HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE is a heavily attended junior high that hosts 968 students (grades 7 through 8), run under ROCKWALL ISD. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 22 schools in ROCKWALL ISD (19,235 students total), HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rockwall County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 60.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rockwall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $127,981 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE is one of 34 public schools in Rockwall County (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROCKWALL H S, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HERMAN E UTLEY MIDDLE comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 893 students in 2018 compared to 968 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 61% to 49% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.