Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

Total students

872

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Rockwall ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Rockwall ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90%

Herman E Utley Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Rockwall, TX, in the Rockwall ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 872 students. 39.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.1% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,728, which is $1,159 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rockwallisd.com/Domain/12

Address

1201 Tl Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087-3832

Office phone number

(972) 771-5281

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Herman E Utley Middle 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

872

African American

123 (14.1%)

Rockwall ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (0.9%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

24 (2.8%)

Rockwall ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

221 (25.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

447 (51.3%)

Rockwall ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

47 (5.4%)

Rockwall ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.1%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

25.3%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

51.3%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

39.3 %

Rockwall ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

28.7 %

Rockwall ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.4 %

Rockwall ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

28.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.4%

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

8.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.4 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.1%

Gifted and talented

10.4%

Special education

11.2%

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)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Rockwall ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

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.

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

6.2 %

Rockwall ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Rockwall ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.1 %

Rockwall ISD: 3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.6 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Rockwall ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.5 %

Rockwall ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

11.4 %

Rockwall ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

51.2

African American

5.4 (10.5%)

Rockwall ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.6 (7.1%)

Rockwall ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.2 (80.4%)

Rockwall ISD: 83.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2%)

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

0 (0%)

Rockwall ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

34.8 (68.1%)

Rockwall ISD: 66.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

16.3 (31.9%)

Rockwall ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

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

10.4 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

$57,728

Rockwall ISD: $58,333

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,466

Rockwall ISD: $55,886

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,508

Rockwall ISD: $55,431

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,865

Rockwall ISD: $56,848

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,936

Rockwall ISD: $59,077

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,636

Rockwall ISD: $62,220

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Rockwall ISD: $67,876

Statewide: $71,111

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