Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Garland ISD: B

Total students

2,392

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Garland ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.9 %

Garland ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Rowlett High School is a high school in Rowlett, TX, in the Garland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,392 students. 29% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Rowlett High School was 936 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,971, which is $4,084 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.garlandisd.net/rhs

Address

4700 Kirby Rd
Rowlett, TX 75088-5191

Office phone number

(972) 463-1712

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rowlett High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,392

African American

606 (25.3%)

Garland ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.3%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

116 (4.8%)

Garland ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,016 (42.5%)

Garland ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Garland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

571 (23.9%)

Garland ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

74 (3.1%)

Garland ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

25.3%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

4.8%

Hispanic

42.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

23.9%

Two or more races

3.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

29 %

Garland ISD: 49.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62.8 %

Garland ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15.6 %

Garland ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

29.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

13.7 %

Garland ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Garland ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Garland ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.7%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

9.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Garland ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Garland ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Garland ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Garland ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94.9 %

Garland ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

93.3 %

Garland ISD: 94%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Garland ISD: 89.7%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

92.6 %

Garland ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.9 %

Garland ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97.2 %

Garland ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

92.3 %

Garland ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

93.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

92.6%

Hispanic

94.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

97.2%

Two or more races

92.3%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.4 %

Garland ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.7 %

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

8.3 %

Garland ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Garland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.1 %

Garland ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Garland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.5 %

Garland ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.3 %

Garland ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.7 %

Garland ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.8 %

Garland ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

18.2 %

Garland ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.9 %

Garland ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Garland ISD: 13%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Garland ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.9 %

Garland ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Garland ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

25 %

Garland ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

18.4 %

Garland ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

16.7 %

Garland ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

39.3 %

Garland ISD: 56.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

23.5 %

Garland ISD: 23%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

30.8 %

Garland ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Garland ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

26.1 %

Garland ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

23.4 %

Garland ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Garland ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

31.8 %

Garland ISD: 51.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

17.4 %

Garland ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Garland ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

35.2 %

Garland ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Garland ISD: 45%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

936

Garland ISD: 957

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.3

Garland ISD: 21.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

55.1 %

Garland ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

33.9 %

Garland ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30.8 %

Garland ISD: 40.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

55.1%

Math

33.9%

Reading + Math

30.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

144.9

African American

27.1 (18.7%)

Garland ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.7%)

Garland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.9 (2%)

Garland ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

13.5 (9.3%)

Garland ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Garland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

99.4 (68.6%)

Garland ISD: 52.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.8 (0.5%)

Garland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

97.1 (67%)

Garland ISD: 67.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

45.1 (31.1%)

Garland ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (1.4%)

Garland ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.5

Garland ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Garland ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,971

Garland ISD: $60,720

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,858

Garland ISD: $50,345

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,400

Garland ISD: $57,738

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,235

Garland ISD: $60,186

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,711

Garland ISD: $62,651

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,436

Garland ISD: $65,711

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$70,919

Garland ISD: $71,368

Statewide: $71,111

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