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Rockdale Inspire Academy

Q: Is Rockdale Inspire Academy a good school?

Rockdale Inspire Academy ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Rockdale Inspire Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Rockdale Inspire Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rockdale Inspire Academy?

Students at Rockdale Inspire Academy are 39% African American, 38% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 5% of Texas high schools

Summary

Rockdale Inspire Academy is a small public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Rockdale, Texas, with a student population of just 61 students. Despite its high per-student spending, the school has consistently underperformed academically compared to both the state and nearby Lexington High School, Thrall High School, and Rockdale High School.

Rockdale Inspire Academy's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students (over 95%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10 to 12.3 students per teacher over the past few years.

When compared to the nearby traditional public high schools, Rockdale Inspire Academy performs significantly worse on academic measures, despite having similar or higher spending per student. This suggests that the school's challenges may be more systemic in nature and not solely a result of resource constraints. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement within the Inspire Academies district.

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,707

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

696 N Fm 487
Rockdale, TX 76567

(210) 638-5700

District: Inspire Academies

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.3%

Hispanic:

37.7%

White:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (7% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg25%

Texas avg49%

Middle school

2,304^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2017

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High school

1,883^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Inspire Academies

864^th of 961Inspire Academies among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2304 of 2344	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2334 of 2372	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	2276 of 2330	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	2248 of 2254	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	2224 of 2252	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	2178 of 2193	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	1992 of 2027	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	1967 of 1987	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	1931 of 1973	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	1887 of 1951	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1791 of 1895	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	2172 of 2182	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1953 of 2118	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2041 of 2058	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	2.0	2042 of 2047	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	3.8	2074 of 2077	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	2039 of 2043	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1933 of 1935	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	2162 of 2251	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2215 of 2220	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	2141 of 2172	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	2065 of 2073	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	8.9	2168 of 2245	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	2221 of 2228	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	2137 of 2168	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	2057 of 2069	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	57.6	439 of 1712	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	16.0	1625 of 1626	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1883 of 1974	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1767 of 1990	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1667 of 1876	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1617 of 1861	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1706 of 1857	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1631 of 1797	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1584 of 1777	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	1329 of 1762	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1512 of 1743	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	1300 of 1734	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1494 of 1652	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	1538 of 1603	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	1589 of 1672	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	974 of 1031	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	940 of 1020	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1004 of 1024	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1427 of 1837	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1284 of 1829	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1639 of 1810	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1589 of 1784	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	1259 of 1278	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.7	1651 of 1762	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1545 of 1743	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1384 of 1714	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.3	1611 of 1847	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1535 of 1848	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1686 of 1818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1638 of 1794	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	1658 of 1853	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1644 of 1840	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1708 of 1824	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1644 of 1803	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	1330 of 1418	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	65.0	288 of 1382	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	18.7	1263 of 1357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.5	1425 of 1525	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1147 of 1510	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	1512 of 1526	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2021)74th percentile+73 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)<1st percentile~ school

High school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)13th percentile~ school

Male (2022)11th percentile~ school

White (2022)7th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2022)6th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading17%-40 vs state

Biology13%-49 vs state

English I Reading12%-39 vs state

English II Reading8%-49 vs state

Science6%-41 vs state

Social Studies6%-24 vs state

Mathematics0%-45 vs state

Algebra I0%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)	STAAR Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Rockdale Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	696 N Fm 487	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5700	61	5	11.9	95.1%	12 (19.7%)	24 (39.3%)	23 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	4	1883^rd of 1974 public high schools	4.6%		11.3	1767^th of 1990 public high schools	11.2%	116	0.0	13.3	12.0	7.7		16.7	0.0	5.6	5.6	$14,707
Rockdale High School	Public	9-12	500 Childress	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Rockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 430-6140	468	43	10.8	53.6%	165 (35.3%)	34 (7.3%)	248 (53.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	31.2	1367^th of 1974 public high schools	30.7%		39.8	1180^th of 1990 public high schools	40.7%	187	10.4	50.0	44.3	49.3	53.5					$11,825
Milano High School	Public	9-12	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-9333	148	22	6.6	45.3%	84 (56.8%)	8 (5.4%)	46 (31.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	75.1	305^th of 1974 public high schools	84.5%		69.2	450^th of 1990 public high schools	77.4%	145	57.7	80.8	85.7	68.6	77.8					$15,951
Thorndale High School	Public	9-12	300 N Main St	Thorndale	76577	Milam County	Thorndale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-2321	209	21	10.1	37.3%	144 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	67.2	489^th of 1974 public high schools	75.2%		70.3	417^th of 1990 public high schools	79.0%	72	33.3	85.9	70.7	64.0	70.6					$13,307
Cameron Yoe High School	Public	9-12	303 E 12th St	Cameron	76520	Milam County	Cameron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 697-3902	479	38	12.5	63.3%	134 (28.0%)	76 (15.9%)	260 (54.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	42.8	1093^rd of 1974 public high schools	44.6%		42.4	1122^nd of 1990 public high schools	43.6%	29	38.4	52.9	50.8	50.4	65.2					$11,597
Lexington High School	Public	9-12	8783 N Hwy 77	Lexington	78947	Lee County	Lexington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 773-2255	336	33	10.2	36.0%	224 (66.7%)	20 (6.0%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	63.5	585^th of 1974 public high schools	70.4%		62.2	628^th of 1990 public high schools	68.4%	43	36.4	75.3	62.5	68.3	73.8					$10,623
Thrall High School	Public	9-12	601 S Bounds St	Thrall	76578	Williamson County	Thrall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-5193	282	26	10.8	32.3%	174 (61.7%)	5 (1.8%)	91 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	76	291^st of 1974 public high schools	85.3%		71.5	390^th of 1990 public high schools	80.4%	99	65.2	89.1	68.1	71.6	76.3					$11,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockdale Inspire Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rockdale Inspire Academy?

Students at Rockdale Inspire Academy are 39% African American, 38% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Rockdale Inspire Academy in?

Inspire Academies

Is Rockdale Inspire Academy a good school?

Rockdale Inspire Academy ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Rockdale Inspire Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Rockdale Inspire Academy.

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