ROCKDALE H S

As a modestly sized 9-12 campus in ROCKDALE, Texas, ROCKDALE H S works with 468 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by ROCKDALE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

ROCKDALE H S is one of 4 schools operated by ROCKDALE ISD, a district that works with 1,482 students overall.

On the student-mix side, ROCKDALE H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 35% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Milam County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Milam County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROCKDALE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Milam County shows median household earnings sit near $66,141, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milam County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,337 students), of which ROCKDALE H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROCKDALE J H, around 0.4 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROCKDALE H S at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

ROCKDALE H S operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. ROCKDALE H S's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 468). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 43% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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