Enrollment
273
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROTAN ISD·NCES 483804004245
Rotan K-12
102 N MCKINLEY AVE, ROTAN, TX 79546 · (325) 735-3041 · Fisher County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Texas public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
159 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -16.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Rotan K-12
Rotan K-12's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotan K-12 this school | 273 | 58.2% | 38.4% |
| Whiteface School WHITEFACE | 298 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| Sands Cisd ACKERLY | 232 | 58.6% | 51.0% |
| Eden Cisd EDEN | 219 | 62.6% | 35.2% |
| Wheeler School WHEELER | 372 | 61.3% | 46.8% |
| Hartley School HARTLEY | 236 | 62.7% | 52.4% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Rotan K-12 ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #137 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #153 of 218 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #200 of 218 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #93 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #33 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #22 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #115 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
273
+34 (+14%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 273 | 26.8 | 10.2:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 27.5 | 9.9:1 | 70% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 28.5 | 9.2:1 | 69% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 27 | 8.8:1 | 65% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 15.3 | 8.4:1 | 49% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 17 | 6.8:1 | 62% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 17 | 6.4:1 | 63% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 33% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rotan K-12.
Since 2017-18: students up 113% (128 to 273); teachers up 75% (15.3 to 26.8).
About Rotan K-12
Students in ROTAN, Texas, attend Rotan K-12, a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. It had 273 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 12. Combined schools in Texas have about 485 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.
ROTAN ISD operates Rotan K-12.
More than half of enrollment at Rotan K-12 is Hispanic: 53%. Next come 37% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fisher County residents are about 28% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body. On average, public schools in Fisher County report 47%.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Rotan K-12 outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Rotan K-12's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.4% is 10.4 points below the 48.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fisher County show that median household income comes to about $65,533, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 2, with about 570 students.
Roby Cisd, about 9.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rotan K-12 is 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Rotan K-12 enrolled 239 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 273. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 8.8:1 to 10.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Rotan K-12. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fisher County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,655
Census ACS
Median income
$65,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Roby Cisd9.1 mi · 297
- Hamlin Collegiate High School19.3 mi · 171
- Hamlin Collegiate Elementary School19.4 mi · 231
- Hermleigh School22.9 mi · 258
- Aspermont Elementary School24.2 mi · 86
- Aspermont High School24.2 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Rotan K-12How large is Rotan K-12?
Rotan K-12 enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-12.
Is Rotan K-12 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rotan K-12 is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Rotan K-12 have?
Rotan K-12 employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rotan K-12?
At Rotan K-12, the student body is approximately 37% White, 53% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rotan K-12 public or private?
Rotan K-12 is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROTAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.