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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765013788
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School
2911 GREENWAY DR, ROCKWALL, TX 75087 · (469) 698-2854 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
61 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
59%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
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 55.0% | 28.0% | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School this school | 721 | 8.5% | 74.1% |
| Celia Hays Elementary School ROCKWALL | 613 | 10.4% | 72.2% |
| Harvard Elementary School HOUSTON | 657 | 11.1% | 67.3% |
| Hines Elementary School SPRING | 902 | 5.8% | 80.2% |
| Galatas Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 792 | 10.1% | 83.8% |
| David Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 585 | 9.4% | 84.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #213 of 4,401 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #303 of 4,466 ▲ 187 | #2 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #177 of 4,466 ▲ 73 | #1 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,611 of 3,998 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #789 of 4,938 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,795 of 4,622 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #1,522 of 4,628 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.5% | #4,687 of 4,789 | #23 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
721
+195 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 721 | 42.9 | 16.8:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 40.4 | 17.1:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 38.4 | 17.0:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 9% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School.
About Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in ROCKWALL, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 721 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
Across its 22 schools, ROCKWALL ISD enrolls 19,235 students. Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School is 61%, a majority. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School, there are about 16.8 students; the school has 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. There are 61 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 8% of enrollment. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Rockwall County, the school's rate is lower.
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School would be expected to post about 70.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Rockwall County show that median household income comes to about $127,981, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 24,104 students.
Measured in a straight line, J W Williams Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School. The five-mile area around Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 66.2% proficiency; Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School posts 74.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 526 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 721 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
Other schools in ROCKWALL
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Maurine Cain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,173 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Sharon Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
Nearby schools
- J W Williams Middle School0.2 mi · 819
- Nebbie Williams Elementary School0.6 mi · 442
- Celia Hays Elementary School1.3 mi · 613
- Grace Hartman Elementary School1.6 mi · 477
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School2.0 mi · 653
- Rockwall Quest Academy2.1 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School?
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School serve?
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School have?
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School?
At Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School in?
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School is part of ROCKWALL ISD.
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