MISS MAY VERNON EL

MISS MAY VERNON EL is a heavily attended elementary campus in FATE, Texas, overseen by ROYSE CITY ISD. The school educates 790 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 11 schools in ROYSE CITY ISD (10,034 students total), MISS MAY VERNON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MISS MAY VERNON EL shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rockwall County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, MISS MAY VERNON EL logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MISS MAY VERNON EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at MISS MAY VERNON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MISS MAY VERNON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.7%, the actual is 59.6%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Rockwall County put the typical household earns roughly $127,981 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Rockwall County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students), of which MISS MAY VERNON EL is one.

The closest other public school is BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MISS MAY VERNON EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

MISS MAY VERNON EL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MISS MAY VERNON EL has grew 25%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 790 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 8% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the MISS MAY VERNON EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.