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Rockdale High School

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Rockdale High School ranks 1481 st of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 28% of Texas high schools

Summary

Rockdale High School in Rockdale, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 468 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Rockdale Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the bottom quarter of Texas districts. The school has seen a significant decline, dropping from a 2-star to a 1-star rating and now sits in the 28th percentile statewide, making it the lowest-ranked traditional high school in its area compared to higher-performing neighbors like Thrall High School (87th percentile) and Lexington High School (59th percentile).

Academically, Rockdale struggles across core subjects, with STAAR EOC scores consistently below state averages and local peers. Its Algebra I proficiency rate of 25.4% is the lowest among nearby traditional high schools, far behind Thrall's 68.5% and Milano High School's 40%. Similarly, English I and II scores (48.2% and 49.2%) are the lowest in the area, and U.S. History proficiency (53.2%) trails Cameron Yoe High School and Lexington. The school also shows critical weaknesses in serving specific student groups, ranking in the 9th percentile for White students and 8th percentile for English Language Learners, while nearby schools like Thorndale High School demonstrate much stronger overall performance.

Despite these academic challenges, Rockdale maintains a solid graduation rate of 92.9%, competitive with peers like Cameron Yoe (95%) and Lexington (97.6%). However, the school spends $14,230 per student—significantly more than higher-performing neighbors like Thrall ($11,927) and Lexington ($12,051)—suggesting that funding alone isn't driving results. The nearby Rockdale Inspire Academy, an alternative school with 95% of students on free/reduced lunch, may absorb some at-risk students, but Rockdale High's persistent underperformance in math and reading points to a need for strategic changes in instruction and resource use.

468

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,825

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Childress
Rockdale, TX 76567

(512) 430-6140

District: Rockdale Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Rockdale High School:

Elementary:	Rockdale Elementary
	Rockdale Intermediate
Middle:	Rockdale J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

White:

35.3%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

1,481^st of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

729^th of 947Rockdale 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	31.4	1481 of 2057	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	1367 of 1974	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1180 of 1990	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1213 of 1961	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1154 of 1876	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	1040 of 1861	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	935 of 1857	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1107 of 1797	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	941 of 1777	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	930 of 1762	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.2	923 of 1743	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1254 of 1734	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1222 of 1652	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	1307 of 1603	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.2	1087 of 1672	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	1030 of 1568	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.3	645 of 1539	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	632 of 1510	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	578 of 1497	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	656 of 1430	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	706 of 1429	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	488 of 1427	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	936 of 1101	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.4	241 of 834	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	385 of 1065	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	419 of 1069	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	686 of 1031	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	650 of 1020	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	554 of 1024	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	816 of 1013	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1362 of 1837	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1112 of 1829	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	646 of 1810	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	983 of 1784	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	1116 of 1209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1012 of 1153	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1310 of 1437	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1260 of 1371	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1143 of 1278	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	872 of 1136	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1110 of 1113	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1519 of 1976	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	1184 of 1504	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1260 of 1880	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1233 of 1891	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1212 of 1841	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	1030 of 1815	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	935 of 1798	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1372 of 1781	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	870 of 1208	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	73.0	169 of 964	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	704 of 1182	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.4	256 of 1172	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	833 of 1177	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.0	141 of 1145	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	307 of 1137	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	1378 of 1909	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1087 of 1453	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1137 of 1805	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1166 of 1820	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1138 of 1762	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	925 of 1743	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	969 of 1714	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1191 of 1691	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1526 of 1976	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1132 of 1513	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1031 of 1884	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1299 of 1897	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1230 of 1847	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	1022 of 1848	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	903 of 1818	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1234 of 1794	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	1361 of 1993	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1136 of 1515	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1087 of 1891	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1144 of 1913	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1080 of 1853	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	1020 of 1840	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1039 of 1824	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	966 of 1803	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	344 of 598	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1016 of 1610	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1068 of 1299	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1291 of 1548	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1187 of 1478	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1306 of 1418	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1320 of 1382	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	919 of 1357	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	761 of 1347	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1319 of 1611	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1178 of 1294	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1280 of 1556	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1195 of 1576	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	903 of 1525	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	959 of 1510	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	778 of 1526	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	982 of 1539	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology58%-12 vs state

U.S. History53%-17 vs state

English II Reading49%-11 vs state

English I Reading48%-7 vs state

Algebra I25%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 5, 2015

Very low-performing. Common to see students not held to high standards, and a number of teachers quit this year because of the new principal, reported to tell them all in a meeting to pass students if failure rates too high. Problem is the late policy became up to a week late for a 70 and few took advantage of that. Why not? Why blame teachers when students have a longer time to do work and still pass? Also, several students saw classmates not removed from classes from causing trouble (like last year) and allowed back in after a brief "talk," which did not help them. Discipline is going downhill, and it's gotten worse just this year. My students saw regular cheating, and in a few cases, those cheaters were allowed to redo work for a 70 when the policy is a 0? This sends the wrong message to students like mine that turn in their work on time for full credit yet others wait or even cheat and still get a 70 possibly? Why should I have to encourage my students to keep working hard when the school principal should maintain standards and support the teachers? It saddens me to see this school going the wrong direction fast, and discipline going away. With my students seeing their classmates joking about "not really getting in trouble" anymore, something different must be done before this school becomes a total joke to all. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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%)	31.4	1481^st of 2057 public high schools	28.0%		31.2	1367^th of 1974 public high schools	30.7%	114	25.4	58.2	48.2	49.2	53.2						$11,825
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%)	11.8	1802^nd of 2057 public high schools	12.4%		4	1883^rd of 1974 public high schools	4.6%	81	0.0	15.4	8.7	50.0	66.7	0.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,707
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%)	61.5	657^th of 2057 public high schools	68.1%		75.1	305^th of 1974 public high schools	84.5%	352	40.0	80.0	63.3	78.6	70.4						$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%)	57.2	768^th of 2057 public high schools	62.7%		67.2	489^th of 1974 public high schools	75.2%	279	25.6	94.4	61.4	57.1	67.1						$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%)	31.7	1473^rd of 2057 public high schools	28.4%		42.8	1093^rd of 1974 public high schools	44.6%	380	26.6	50.9	41.7	57.3	58.0						$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%)	54.8	838^th of 2057 public high schools	59.3%		63.5	585^th of 1974 public high schools	70.4%	253	28.6	69.4	55.4	65.0	79.5						$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%)	77.6	273^rd of 2057 public high schools	86.7%		76	291^st of 1974 public high schools	85.3%	18	68.5	91.1	79.3	80.9	73.9						$11,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockdale High School

What district is Rockdale High School in?

Rockdale Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Rockdale High School?

Rockdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rockdale Elementary
Elementary : Rockdale Intermediate
Middle : Rockdale J H

Is Rockdale High School a good school?

Rockdale High School ranks 1481^st of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rockdale High School?

Students at Rockdale High School are 53% Hispanic, 35% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Rockdale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Rockdale High School.

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