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Enrollment
2,156
High
DISTRICT 2,049 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034007256
Rowlett High School
4700 KIRBY RD, ROWLETT, TX 75088 · (972) 463-1712 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
141 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
1,221 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 496 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 564 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 503 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 593 | 28% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 45.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 32.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rowlett High School
Rowlett High School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlett High School this school | 2,156 | 56.6% | 50.0% |
| Crandall High School CRANDALL | 1,999 | 55.0% | 45.9% |
| Lamar Cons High School ROSENBERG | 1,714 | 57.4% | 52.4% |
| Ryan High School DENTON | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
| Lake Highlands High School DALLAS | 2,972 | 50.8% | 51.6% |
| Tyler Legacy High School TYLER | 2,770 | 52.4% | 55.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Rowlett High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #822 of 1,385 | #40 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #810 of 1,425 ▲ 93 | #45 of 100 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #935 of 1,425 ▲ 161 | #51 of 100 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #654 of 1,184 | #39 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,156 | #264 of 2,107 | #22 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #783 of 1,344 | #48 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #77 of 1,346 | #7 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #875 of 1,522 | #88 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #144 of 557 | #22 of 55 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,156
-222 (-9%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 2,354
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 2,156 | 140.7 | 15.3:1 | 57% (1,221) |
| 2023-24 | 2,286 | 142.8 | 16.0:1 | 59% (1,339) |
| 2022-23 | 2,356 | 147.1 | 16.0:1 | 62% (1,456) |
| 2020-21 | 2,378 | 156 | 15.2:1 | 57% (1,356) |
| 2017-18 | 2,577 | 166.4 | 15.5:1 | 41% (1,058) |
| 2015-16 | 2,710 | 169 | 16.0:1 | 41% (1,110) |
| 2010-11 | 2,579 | 157 | 16.4:1 | 29% (738) |
| 2000-01 | 2,354 | 134 | 17.6:1 | 14% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowlett High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,577 to 2,156); teachers down 15% (166.4 to 140.7).
About Rowlett High School
Rowlett High School is a high-enrollment high school serving families in ROWLETT, Texas. School enrollment was 2,156 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
GARLAND ISD runs Rowlett High School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 53,173 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Rowlett High School, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 23% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Rowlett High School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Rowlett High School operates with 140.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.3:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Rowlett High School reports 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 20 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rowlett High School is 49.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Rowlett High School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Coyle Middle School is the public school closest to Rowlett High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rowlett High School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.0% against a local average of 35.7%.
Rowlett High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Rowlett High School's enrollment declined from 2,378 in 2020-21 to 2,156 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Rowlett High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Coyle Middle School0.5 mi · 273
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science0.5 mi · 956
- Katherine Stephens Elementary School0.6 mi · 496
- Rowlett Elementary School1.5 mi · 486
- Nita Pearson Elementary School1.6 mi · 455
- Herfurth Elementary School1.6 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Rowlett High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rowlett High School?
Rowlett High School enrolls approximately 2,156 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rowlett High School serve?
Rowlett High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rowlett High School have?
Rowlett High School employs 141 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowlett High School?
Student demographics at Rowlett High School are roughly 23% White, 40% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rowlett High School in?
Rowlett High School is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.