ROCKDALE EL

ROCKDALE EL is a primary school of compact scale in ROCKDALE, Texas, run under ROCKDALE ISD, instructing 357 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

ROCKDALE ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,482 students; ROCKDALE EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, ROCKDALE EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROCKDALE EL logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, census data for Milam County shows median household income runs about $66,141, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milam County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,337 students), ROCKDALE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROCKDALE H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ROCKDALE EL.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ROCKDALE EL's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 357). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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