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ROTAN K-12

102 N MCKINLEY AVE, ROTAN, TX 79546 · (325) 735-3041 · Fisher County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Enrollment
273
Combined
STATE 485
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
Pre-K
17
Kindergarten
22
Grade 1
22
Grade 2
14
Grade 3
23
Grade 4
17
Grade 5
25
Grade 6
25
Grade 7
19
Grade 8
20
Grade 9
22
Grade 10
22
Grade 11
17
Grade 12
8
Student demographics
White
10237%
STATE 24%
Hispanic
14453%
STATE 54%
Black
145%
STATE 13%
Asian
21%
STATE 6%
Two+
104%
STATE 3%
Native American
10%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13951%
Female
13449%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
273
+145 (+113%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 8.4:1
% White
37%
was 42%
% Hispanic
53%
was 51%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ROTAN K-12

As a modestly sized all-grades campus in ROTAN, Texas, ROTAN K-12 works with 273 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by ROTAN ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so ROTAN K-12 sits 44% below that benchmark.

Operationally, ROTAN K-12 answers to ROTAN ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, ROTAN K-12 shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ROTAN K-12 has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting ROTAN K-12 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at ROTAN K-12 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Fisher County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROTAN K-12 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 41.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fisher County indicate median household income runs about $65,533, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Fisher County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 570 students), ROTAN K-12 is one campus in the mix.

ROBY CISD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROTAN K-12 at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROTAN K-12 has increased 113%, going from 128 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 42% to 37%. Class-load math has widened: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Fisher County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ROTAN K-12
District
ROTAN ISD
Address
102 N MCKINLEY AVE, ROTAN, TX 79546
Phone
(325) 735-3041
County
Fisher County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
273
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
159 (58%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
483804004245
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ROTAN K-12
How 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.
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