ROWLAND EL

Set in VICTORIA, Texas, ROWLAND EL is a reasonably sized elementary campus, run under VICTORIA ISD. It works with 452 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 25 schools in VICTORIA ISD (12,919 students total), ROWLAND EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ROWLAND EL reports that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 15% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Victoria County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Victoria County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ROWLAND EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.4%; ROWLAND EL posts 19.6%, -16.8 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Victoria County put median household income runs about $70,896, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Victoria County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,160 students), ROWLAND EL is one campus in the mix.

HOWELL MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROWLAND EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROWLAND EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.