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Rowlett High School

Q: Is Rowlett High School a good school?

Rowlett High School ranks 1174 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 42% of Texas high schools

Summary

Rowlett High School in Rowlett, TX, is a large public high school serving 2,156 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Garland Independent School District (Isd), with over half of its students (56.6%) coming from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school has seen a notable decline in its state ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 64th percentile to the 42nd percentile, which places it in a weaker competitive position compared to nearby schools like Sachse High School (67th percentile) and Rockwall High School (92nd percentile).

A bright spot is the school's exceptional support for English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 81st percentile—a dramatic improvement from just two years prior and significantly higher than any other subgroup. However, a critical weakness is Algebra I proficiency, where only 40.16% of students met standards in 2025-2026, compared to the district average of 59.09% and the state average of 54.03%. This persistent gap, which has trailed the district by 15-20 percentage points for four years, suggests a systemic issue with how the subject is taught. In contrast, the school's performance in Biology, English I, and English II is generally within a few points of the district average.

Graduation rates have been stable around 92%, but the dropout rate has been volatile, recently spiking to 1.3%—double the district average. Performance for subgroups is mixed: Hispanic and Special Education students have improved to above-average levels, while Asian, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented students rank in the bottom 20th percentile, with the latter experiencing a dramatic collapse from the 62nd percentile three years ago. Compared to S Garland High School (bottom 12% statewide), Rowlett's test scores are roughly double in every subject, highlighting disparities within the same district. The contrast with Rockwall High School underscores the challenges Rowlett faces in closing the achievement gap with more affluent neighbors.

2,156

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,726

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Kirby Rd
Rowlett, TX 75088-5191

(972) 463-1712

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

African American:

26.9%

White:

22.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg59%

Texas avg62%

1,174^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd)

398^th of 951Garland Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	1174 of 2009	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	1206 of 1974	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1110 of 1990	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1094 of 1961	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1155 of 1876	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1114 of 1861	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	818 of 1857	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	691 of 1797	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	632 of 1777	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	811 of 1762	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	806 of 1743	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	537 of 1734	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	329 of 1652	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.4	353 of 1603	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	346 of 1672	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	201 of 1568	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	169 of 1539	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	235 of 1510	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	239 of 1497	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	336 of 1430	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	190 of 1429	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.0	252 of 1427	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	659 of 1086	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	457 of 834	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	658 of 1065	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	586 of 1069	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	606 of 1031	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	540 of 1020	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	363 of 1024	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	399 of 1013	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	443 of 556	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	357 of 428	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	438 of 530	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	386 of 525	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	375 of 507	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	428 of 488	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	357 of 487	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	315 of 486	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	1298 of 1837	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1309 of 1829	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	938 of 1810	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1020 of 1784	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	229 of 1195	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	50.6	376 of 1153	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	550 of 1437	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	513 of 1371	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	487 of 1278	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	383 of 1195	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	365 of 1136	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	667 of 1113	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1131 of 1936	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	912 of 1504	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1182 of 1880	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1026 of 1891	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1167 of 1841	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1113 of 1815	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	857 of 1798	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	738 of 1781	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	1043 of 1206	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	790 of 964	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.1	455 of 1182	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	582 of 1172	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	854 of 1177	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	781 of 1145	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	724 of 1137	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	780 of 1860	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	717 of 1453	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	958 of 1805	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	904 of 1820	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	1003 of 1762	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	996 of 1743	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	813 of 1714	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	714 of 1691	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1030 of 1937	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	876 of 1513	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1137 of 1884	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1064 of 1897	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1156 of 1847	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1195 of 1848	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	814 of 1818	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	828 of 1794	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1167 of 1954	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	993 of 1515	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1166 of 1891	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1123 of 1913	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1121 of 1853	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1108 of 1840	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	841 of 1824	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	816 of 1803	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	571 of 713	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	414 of 598	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	429 of 731	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	329 of 677	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	337 of 664	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	449 of 588	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	395 of 604	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	389 of 582	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	45.9	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	748 of 1581	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	636 of 1299	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	1087 of 1548	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.7	431 of 1478	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	748 of 1418	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	821 of 1382	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	740 of 1357	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	653 of 1347	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1034 of 1584	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	978 of 1294	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	869 of 1556	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	827 of 1576	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	850 of 1525	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	993 of 1510	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	673 of 1526	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	564 of 1539	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2019)45th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

African American (2026)39th percentile~ school

White (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology68%-3 vs state

U.S. History64%-6 vs state

English II Reading55%-5 vs state

English I Reading49%-6 vs state

Algebra I40%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)		STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Rowlett High School	Public	9-12	4700 Kirby Rd	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-1712	2,156	141	15.3	56.6%	490 (22.7%)	581 (26.9%)	859 (39.8%)	110 (5.1%)	41 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (3.5%)	42.4	1174^th of 2009 public high schools	41.6%		38.3	1206^th of 1974 public high schools	38.9%	32	40.2	67.8	49.5	54.8	63.7						$9,726
Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland	Public, Charter	7-12	2250 Firewheel	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 814-0059	658	36	18.2	56.2%	186 (28.3%)	138 (21.0%)	201 (30.5%)	108 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	74.7	337^th of 2009 public high schools	83.2%		73.1	343^rd of 1974 public high schools	82.6%	6	72.0	88.5	69.4	77.4	77.5	70.5	66.2	20.3	63.7	25.2	$11,715
Lakeview Centennial High School	Public	9-12	3505 Hayman Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 240-3740	2,073	134	15.4	77.7%	244 (11.8%)	590 (28.5%)	995 (48.0%)	102 (4.9%)	79 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.9%)	53.1	873^rd of 2009 public high schools	56.5%		44.8	1044^th of 1974 public high schools	47.1%	171	36.0	71.5	55.7	64.6	72.6						$10,454
S Garland High School	Public	9-12	600 Colonel Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2700	2,001	132	15.1	90.1%	121 (6.0%)	191 (9.5%)	1,522 (76.1%)	28 (1.4%)	111 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.4%)	12.2	1762^nd of 2009 public high schools	12.3%		11	1764^th of 1974 public high schools	10.6%	2	18.7	44.5	24.9	30.7	44.6						$10,637
Sachse High School	Public	9-12	3901 Miles Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7450	2,935	170	17.3	44.5%	884 (30.1%)	620 (21.1%)	874 (29.8%)	380 (12.9%)	48 (1.6%)	9 (0.3%)	120 (4.1%)	60.4	672^nd of 2009 public high schools	66.6%		66.1	521^st of 1974 public high schools	73.6%	151	59.0	76.2	60.2	61.3	75.4						$8,770
Memorial Pathway Academy High School	Public	6-12	2825 S First	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 926-2650	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Garland High School	Public	9-12	310 S Garland Ave	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8492	2,335	158	14.7	69.1%	319 (13.7%)	304 (13.0%)	1,388 (59.4%)	161 (6.9%)	91 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.0%)	39.1	1257^th of 2009 public high schools	37.4%		40.6	1149^th of 1974 public high schools	41.8%	108	33.1	67.2	44.8	47.9	67.8						$9,345
Rockwall High School	Public	9-12	901 Yellowjacket Ln	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 771-7339	2,949	190	15.4	19.4%	1,730 (58.7%)	315 (10.7%)	585 (19.8%)	137 (4.6%)	14 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	160 (5.4%)	83	156^th of 2009 public high schools	92.2%		85.8	126^th of 1974 public high schools	93.6%	30	71.7	91.2	78.3	82.4	86.1						$7,358
Rockwall-Heath High School	Public	9-12	801 Laurence Dr	Heath	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-2474	3,072	187	16.4	28.8%	1,465 (47.7%)	419 (13.6%)	903 (29.4%)	109 (3.5%)	36 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	138 (4.5%)	73.5	359^th of 2009 public high schools	82.1%		74.9	309^th of 1974 public high schools	84.3%	50	43.8	85.2	72.8	77.2	85.8						$7,248
Gilbreath-Reed Career And Technical Center	Public	11-12	4885 N President George Bush	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 487-4588	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowlett High School

How many students attend Rowlett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,156 students attended Rowlett High School.

What district is Rowlett High School in?

Garland Independent School District (Isd)

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Is Rowlett High School a good school?

Rowlett High School ranks 1174^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rowlett High School?

Students at Rowlett High School are 40% Hispanic, 27% African American, 23% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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