Harry Herndon Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Royse City ISD
  • Royse City, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Royse City ISD: A

Total students

540

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Royse City ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Royse City ISD: 95.7%

Statewide: 90%

Harry Herndon Elementary School is an elementary school in Royse City, TX, in the Royse City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 540 students. 57.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25.2% 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 $55,821, which is $3,066 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rcisd.org

Address

300 N Blackland Rd
Royse City, TX 75189

Office phone number

(469) 721-8101

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harry Herndon Elementary 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

540

African American

43 (8%)

Royse City ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Royse City ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (1.7%)

Royse City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

244 (45.2%)

Royse City ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.6%)

Royse City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

228 (42.2%)

Royse City ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

10 (1.9%)

Royse City ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.0%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

1.7%

Hispanic

45.2%

Pacific Islander

0.6%

White

42.2%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

57.6 %

Royse City ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

52 %

Royse City ISD: 43%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

25.7 %

Royse City ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

52.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.7%

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

25.2 %

Royse City ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.9 %

Royse City ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.4 %

Royse City ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

25.2%

Gifted and talented

3.9%

Special education

14.4%

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

Royse City ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Royse City ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Royse City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Royse City 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.

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

7.1 %

Royse City ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

13.3 %

Royse City ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Royse City ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Royse City ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.1 %

Royse City ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Royse City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6 %

Royse City ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Royse City ISD: 3.6%

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

42

African American

1 (2.4%)

Royse City ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Royse City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Royse City ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (7.1%)

Royse City ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

3 (7.1%)

Royse City ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35 (83.3%)

Royse City ISD: 87.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Royse City ISD: 0.2%

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%)

Royse City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33 (78.6%)

Royse City ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9 (21.4%)

Royse City ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Royse City ISD: 0%

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

12.9

Royse City ISD: 15.2

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

9.9 years

Royse City ISD: 10.2 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

$55,821

Royse City ISD: $56,900

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,700

Royse City ISD: $52,571

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,675

Royse City ISD: $54,364

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,533

Royse City ISD: $55,519

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,874

Royse City ISD: $58,167

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,060

Royse City ISD: $64,174

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Royse City ISD: $68,128

Statewide: $71,111

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