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ROCKDALE INT
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ROCKDALE INT
Set in ROCKDALE, Texas, ROCKDALE INT is an intimate elementary campus, operated by ROCKDALE ISD. It enrolls 344 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.
Across the 4 schools in ROCKDALE ISD (1,482 students total), ROCKDALE INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, ROCKDALE INT records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 37% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROCKDALE INT has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROCKDALE INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Milam County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,141 per year, 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 INT is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ROCKDALE H S, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROCKDALE INT comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 344 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ROCKDALE INT community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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Related schools
- ROCKDALE H SHigh · 468 students
- ROCKDALE ELElementary · 357 students
- ROCKDALE J HMiddle · 313 students
- ROCKDALE H SHigh · 468 students
- ROCKDALE ELElementary · 357 students
- ROCKDALE J HMiddle · 313 students
- ROCKDALE INSPIRE ACADEMYHigh · 61 students
- ROCKDALE H S1.7 mi · 468
- ROCKDALE J H1.8 mi · 313
- ROCKDALE EL2.2 mi · 357
- ROCKDALE INSPIRE ACADEMY3.0 mi · 61
- THORNDALE MIDDLE9.7 mi · 157
- THORNDALE H S9.7 mi · 209