Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

Total students

2,933

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Rockwall ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90%

Rockwall High School is a high school in Rockwall, TX, in the Rockwall ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,933 students. 18.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 99.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Rockwall High School was 1115 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,565, which is $322 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rockwallisd.com/Domain/8

Address

901 Yellowjacket Ln
Rockwall, TX 75087-4839

Office phone number

(972) 771-7339

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rockwall 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

2,933

African American

262 (8.9%)

Rockwall ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

19 (0.6%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

76 (2.6%)

Rockwall ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

566 (19.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

8 (0.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,885 (64.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

117 (4%)

Rockwall ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.9%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

2.6%

Hispanic

19.3%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

64.3%

Two or more races

4.0%

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

18.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

20 %

Rockwall ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

18.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

20.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.6%

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

2.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.7 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.5 %

Rockwall ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.6%

Gifted and talented

9.7%

Special education

7.5%

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)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Rockwall ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Rockwall ISD: A

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

99.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Rockwall ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

100 %

Rockwall ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Rockwall ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Rockwall ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

99.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Rockwall ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

98.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.2%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

0.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0.9 %

Rockwall ISD: 0.5%

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

5.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

5 %

Rockwall ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.4 %

Rockwall ISD: 3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

6.5 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

22.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.9 %

Rockwall ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

9.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.2%

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

25.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

16.3 %

Rockwall ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

27.3 %

Rockwall ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

53.7 %

Rockwall ISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

24.9 %

Rockwall ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

24.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Rockwall ISD: 29.7%

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

67.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

43.8 %

Rockwall ISD: 57.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Rockwall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

90.9 %

Rockwall ISD: 85%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

63.3 %

Rockwall ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rockwall ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

66.8 %

Rockwall ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

68.8 %

Rockwall ISD: 70.4%

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

1115

Rockwall ISD: 1110

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

24.3

Rockwall ISD: 24.2

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

62.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 55.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

54.7 %

Rockwall ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

50.7 %

Rockwall ISD: 42.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

62.6%

Math

54.7%

Reading + Math

50.7%

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

164.7

African American

8.8 (5.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.3 (0.2%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (1.8%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.9 (7.8%)

Rockwall ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

135.6 (82.4%)

Rockwall ISD: 83.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

4 (2.4%)

Rockwall ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2.4 (1.5%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

105.7 (64.2%)

Rockwall ISD: 66.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

53 (32.2%)

Rockwall ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.5 (2.1%)

Rockwall ISD: 1.1%

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

17.8

Rockwall ISD: 16.6

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

12.4 years

Rockwall ISD: 12.5 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

$58,565

Rockwall ISD: $58,333

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,056

Rockwall ISD: $55,886

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,289

Rockwall ISD: $55,431

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,296

Rockwall ISD: $56,848

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,483

Rockwall ISD: $59,077

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,155

Rockwall ISD: $62,220

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$70,576

Rockwall ISD: $67,876

Statewide: $71,111

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