Enrollment
313
Middle
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKDALE ISD·NCES 483759004217
Rockdale Junior High School
814 BUSHDALE RD, ROCKDALE, TX 76567 · (512) 430-6100 · Milam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
195 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 94 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 30% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rockdale Junior High School→Rockdale High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROCKDALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 34.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rockdale Junior High School
Rockdale Junior High School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale Junior High School this school | 313 | 62.3% | 33.0% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Walker Junior High School MONAHANS | 318 | 66.0% | 39.4% |
| Sweetwater Middle School SWEETWATER | 372 | 65.3% | 29.7% |
| Applied Learning Academy FORT WORTH | 330 | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| Gainesville Junior High School GAINESVILLE | 422 | 63.5% | 25.7% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rockdale Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,272 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,342 of 1,670 ▲ 238 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #964 of 1,670 ▲ 149 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #461 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,383 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #171 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #679 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #892 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #716 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 26.1 | 12.0:1 | 62% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 27.6 | 11.8:1 | 73% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 27.6 | 11.5:1 | 70% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 68% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 63% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 71% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 64% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 41% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockdale Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (338 to 313); teachers up 3% (25.4 to 26.1).
About Rockdale Junior High School
Rockdale Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in ROCKDALE, Texas. The school serves 313 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
The district, ROCKDALE ISD, has 1,482 students enrolled across 4 schools.
At Rockdale Junior High School, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. The remaining shares are 29% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Milam County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Rockdale Junior High School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1 at Rockdale Junior High School, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 62% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Milam County average 62%.
Rockdale Junior High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Texas, Rockdale Junior High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0% compared with a predicted 47.1%.
Milam County census figures show that the median household income is $66,141, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Milam County is home to 17 public schools and about 4,337 public school students.
Rockdale High School is the public school closest to Rockdale Junior High School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Rockdale Junior High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Rockdale Junior High School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Rockdale Junior High School's enrollment declined from 348 in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25.
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Milam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,337 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKDALE ISD
- Rockdale High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Rockdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Rockdale Intermediate SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other schools in ROCKDALE
- Rockdale High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Rockdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Rockdale Intermediate SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Rockdale Inspire AcademyHigh · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Rockdale High School0.4 mi · 468
- Rockdale Elementary School0.6 mi · 357
- Rockdale Inspire Academy1.3 mi · 61
- Rockdale Intermediate School1.8 mi · 344
- Milano High School9.6 mi · 148
- Milano Junior High School9.6 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Rockdale Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rockdale Junior High School?
Rockdale Junior High School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rockdale Junior High School serve?
Rockdale Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rockdale Junior High School have?
Rockdale Junior High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockdale Junior High School?
Student demographics at Rockdale Junior High School are roughly 29% White, 59% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockdale Junior High School?
Rockdale Junior High School is overseen by ROCKDALE ISD in Milam County.
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