ROCK PRAIRIE EL

ROCK PRAIRIE EL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in COLLEGE STATION, Texas, operated by COLLEGE STATION ISD. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within COLLEGE STATION ISD, which oversees 21 schools and 14,314 students, ROCK PRAIRIE EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ROCK PRAIRIE EL reports that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 26% Black, 24% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROCK PRAIRIE EL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROCK PRAIRIE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROCK PRAIRIE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 41.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Brazos County) records that median household income runs about $58,553, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. ROCK PRAIRIE EL is one of 53 public schools in Brazos County (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students).

The closest other public school is COLLEGE STATION MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROCK PRAIRIE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 51% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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