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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765004220
Howard Dobbs Elementary School
901 E INTERURBAN ST, ROCKWALL, TX 75087 · (972) 771-5232 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
296 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 95 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 52.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Schools most like Howard Dobbs Elementary School
Howard Dobbs Elementary School's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Dobbs Elementary School this school | 565 | 52.4% | 58.2% |
| McNair Elementary School DENTON | 599 | 53.1% | 55.5% |
| Farias-Spitzer Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 588 | 50.9% | 51.5% |
| A P Beutel Elementary School LAKE JACKSON | 572 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
| Legacy Elementary School LUBBOCK | 579 | 49.9% | 56.5% |
| Compass Rose Harvest BASTROP | 499 | 52.9% | 27.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Howard Dobbs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #867 of 4,401 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,537 of 4,466 ▲ 119 | #14 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #905 of 4,466 ▼ 86 | #12 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,442 of 3,998 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,909 of 4,938 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,068 of 4,622 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,400 of 4,628 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #3,485 of 4,789 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #1,998 of 2,838 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 36.2 | 14.7:1 | 53% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 37.3 | 16.6:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 39.3 | 16.1:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 57% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 56% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 28% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Dobbs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (630 to 565); teachers down 8% (39.3 to 36).
About Howard Dobbs Elementary School
Howard Dobbs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in ROCKWALL, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 565 students in pre-K through 6.
ROCKWALL ISD enrolls 19,235 students, and its 22 schools include Howard Dobbs Elementary School.
Enrollment at Howard Dobbs Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 50%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Rockwall County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Howard Dobbs Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.7:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 52%. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Rockwall County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.3% at Howard Dobbs Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rockwall County, median household income is about $127,981, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard Dobbs Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Rockwall County, which together enroll about 24,104 students.
The closest public school to Howard Dobbs Elementary School is Rockwall Quest Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 68.1% proficiency; Howard Dobbs Elementary School posts 58.2%.
Howard Dobbs Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 565, starting from 563.
The Howard Dobbs Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
Other schools in ROCKWALL
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Sharon Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwall Quest Academy0.5 mi · 61
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School1.0 mi · 653
- Herman E Utley Middle School1.1 mi · 968
- Grace Hartman Elementary School1.3 mi · 477
- Rockwall High School2.0 mi · 2,949
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School2.2 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Dobbs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Howard Dobbs Elementary School?
Howard Dobbs Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Howard Dobbs Elementary School serve?
Howard Dobbs Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Howard Dobbs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Howard Dobbs Elementary School.
How diverse is Howard Dobbs Elementary School?
Howard Dobbs Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 50% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard Dobbs Elementary School?
Howard Dobbs Elementary School is overseen by ROCKWALL ISD in Rockwall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.