SHARON SHANNON EL

SHARON SHANNON EL, an average-sized K-5 school in ROCKWALL, Texas, run under ROCKWALL ISD, caters to 668 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

ROCKWALL ISD runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 19,235 students. SHARON SHANNON EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SHARON SHANNON EL logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SHARON SHANNON EL logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rockwall County (around 29%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHARON SHANNON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Rockwall County shows median household income runs about $127,981, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Rockwall County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students), of which SHARON SHANNON EL is one.

The closest other public school is DORRIS A JONES EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SHARON SHANNON EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

SHARON SHANNON EL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 710 students in 2018 compared to 668 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SHARON SHANNON EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.