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Linda Lyon Elementary

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Linda Lyon Elementary ranks 584 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Linda Lyon Elementary in Heath, TX, is a PK-6 campus serving 886 students as part of the highly-rated Rockwall Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 10% statewide. The school has a strong history of performance, consistently ranking in the 80th-90th percentile over the last five years, though it has seen a slight dip from its pre-pandemic peak when it earned 5-star ratings. Currently, it holds a 4-star rating and sits at the 87th percentile, serving a relatively affluent community where about 25% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional performance in mathematics, particularly at the 8th-grade level, where it achieves a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the STAAR exam—far exceeding the district average of 64.43% and the state average of 44.81%. This suggests the school may offer advanced math pathways. Additionally, Linda Lyon excels in supporting its Multi-Racial student population, ranking in the 96th percentile for this subgroup. In science, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rate of 41.96% is notably higher than its Rockwall ISD neighbor, Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary (29.41%), and well above the state average. However, reading scores show some inconsistency, with a dip in 5th-grade proficiency (63.56%) compared to 4th grade (74.84%), which may warrant attention.

The contrast with nearby schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd) is striking. Just 1.3 miles away, Lewis Elementary is a 1-star school in a 2-star district, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency (42.11%) nearly half of Linda Lyon's (61.6%). This creates an "educational island" of high performance within a lower-performing area. While Linda Lyon excels overall, it faces challenges in supporting its most vulnerable students, with "At Risk Students" declining from a 93rd percentile ranking in 2018-2019 to a 54th percentile in 2021-2022, and "Low Socio-Economic Status Students" ranking at the 72nd percentile—below the school's overall performance.

886

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,627

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2186 Trophy Dr
Heath, TX 75126

(214) 771-4910

District: Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Linda Lyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maurine Cain Middle
High:	Rockwall-Heath High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

African American:

22.2%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

Texas avg51%

584^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 4% (2019) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)

95^th of 951Rockwall 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	84.8	584 of 4627	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	880 of 4651	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	676 of 4710	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	697 of 4647	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	521 of 4581	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	287 of 4578	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	180 of 4479	96.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	286 of 2406	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	435 of 1905	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	545 of 2443	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	508 of 2443	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	774 of 2421	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.1	290 of 2444	88.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	404 of 999	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.5	684 of 814	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	893 of 1045	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	781 of 1015	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	2039 of 4461	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	572 of 4331	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	286 of 4295	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	209 of 4240	95.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	342 of 1643	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	530 of 2918	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	1017 of 3668	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	1321 of 3556	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	1121 of 3487	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.3	211 of 3446	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	609 of 4575	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	655 of 3744	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	713 of 4658	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	724 of 4588	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	606 of 4561	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	338 of 4499	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	224 of 4348	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	346 of 4306	92.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1354 of 3075	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.7	651 of 2619	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1052 of 2980	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	226 of 2958	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	266 of 3006	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	72 of 3184	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.7	566 of 3106	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	767 of 4413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	618 of 3644	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	524 of 4465	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	645 of 4401	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	549 of 4376	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	133 of 4329	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	81 of 4188	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	85 of 4168	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	1274 of 4520	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	1319 of 3705	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1717 of 4594	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	855 of 4521	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	860 of 4477	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	346 of 4451	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	843 of 4309	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	270 of 4264	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	558 of 4582	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	741 of 3739	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	506 of 4647	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	633 of 4585	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	475 of 4563	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	258 of 4498	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	182 of 4357	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	257 of 4319	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	40 of 1106	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	280 of 975	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	224 of 1128	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.8	7 of 1099	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	9 of 1004	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	65.4	335 of 1046	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	730 of 4301	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	776 of 3549	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	2042 of 4292	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	654 of 4086	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	1533 of 3952	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	1133 of 3799	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	551 of 3006	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	751 of 2612	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	573 of 3108	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	730 of 3106	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	454 of 3082	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	337 of 3082	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	274 of 3142	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	464 of 3127	85.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile-31 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Reading67%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Linda Lyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2186 Trophy Dr	Heath	75126	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 771-4910	886	50	17.6	24.8%	419 (47.3%)	197 (22.2%)	163 (18.4%)	47 (5.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.2%)	84.8	584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		76.9	880^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%	296				61.6	74.8	63.6	68.0	67.3	74.4	$6,627
Lewis Elementary	Public	K-4	1309 Luckenbach	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4330	738	47	15.6	60.4%	111 (15.0%)	424 (57.5%)	139 (18.8%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	40.3	2727^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.1%		29.6	3461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%	734				42.1	41.2		43.2	46.1		$6,510
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Laurence Dr	Heath	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-4300	704	44	15.8	8.7%	503 (71.4%)	40 (5.7%)	100 (14.2%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	87.2	499^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.2%		85.7	544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.3%	45				65.4	75.5	77.1	66.7	74.5	58.9	$6,795
Educational Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	950 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4335	786	45	17.4	50.9%	48 (6.1%)	51 (6.5%)	676 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	40.1	2738^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.8%					(n/a)	25.0	48.5	0.0	44.4	62.8		32.8	35.5		$00
Criswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Hwy 740 N	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4310	549	39	14.2	64.1%	92 (16.8%)	254 (46.3%)	146 (26.6%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	38.5	2854^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.7	2664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%	190				33.9	56.1		32.1	45.4		$7,349
Griffin Elementary	Public	K-4	1130 S Ravenhill Rd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4295	717	43	16.6	48.0%	103 (14.4%)	393 (54.8%)	130 (18.1%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	61.6	1536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	612				49.4	58.2		41.9	62.7		$8,922
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6492 Fm 3097	Rockwall	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-1177	616	38	16.2	25.6%	358 (58.1%)	45 (7.3%)	168 (27.3%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	86.3	531^st of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		81	723^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	192				74.3	66.3	82.3	60.0	59.6	71.1	$8,462
Crosby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Diamond Creek Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4315	452	34	13.2	53.8%	79 (17.5%)	230 (50.9%)	107 (23.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	53.9	1919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	779				57.0	42.9		53.9	48.2		$8,757
Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	14.7	4310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%	115				35.6	27.1		21.2	29.9		$10,436
Sunnyvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	416 Hounsel Ln	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 266-7601	503	36	14.1	22.9%	210 (41.7%)	50 (9.9%)	92 (18.3%)	124 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)								(n/a)										$9,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Linda Lyon Elementary

What schools do graduates of Linda Lyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Lyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maurine Cain Middle
High : Rockwall-Heath High School

Is Linda Lyon Elementary a good school?

Linda Lyon Elementary ranks 584^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Linda Lyon Elementary in?

Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Linda Lyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Linda Lyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Linda Lyon Elementary?

Students at Linda Lyon Elementary are 47% White, 22% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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