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Rowland Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 43.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 13.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
Where Rowland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Victoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #4,099 of 4,401 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,497 of 4,466 | #10 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,508 of 4,466 | #13 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -44.5pp | #3 of 3,998 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #3,003 of 4,938 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,282 of 4,622 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #2,759 of 4,628 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,493 of 4,789 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #2,535 of 2,838 | #12 of 12 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 452 | 28.3 | 16.0:1 | 86% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 27.2 | 15.9:1 | 84% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 26.3 | 16.0:1 | 83% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 75% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 33.6 | 14.0:1 | 88% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 76% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 74% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 81% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
About Rowland Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Rowland Elementary School serves students in VICTORIA, Texas. Federal data show 452 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In VICTORIA ISD, 25 schools enroll a combined 12,919 students.
At Rowland Elementary School, 72% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Victoria County is about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rowland Elementary School scores 45%.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rowland Elementary School, which has 28.3. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 86%. That is 17 points above the 69% average for public schools in Victoria County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Rowland Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.1%.
Victoria County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $70,896 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Rowland Elementary School shares Victoria County with 32 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Howell Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Rowland Elementary School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 429 to 452.
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