McLendon-Chisholm’s public schools outscore 87% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 60% of McLendon-Chisholm’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving McLendon-Chisholm, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
McLendon-Chisholm’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 78 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of McLendon-Chisholm’s, its schools beat 67%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,301 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Providence Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind McLendon-Chisholm’s grade
A: better than 87% of Texas school districts, #38 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve McLendon-Chisholm, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Maurine Cain Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,173 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
Herman E Utley Middle
Grades 7–8 · 968 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
J W Williams Middle
Grades 7–8 · 819 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
8th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Maurine Cain Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,173 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
Herman E Utley Middle
Grades 7–8 · 968 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
J W Williams Middle
Grades 7–8 · 819 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
9th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Rockwall-Heath H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,072 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Heath
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
10th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Rockwall-Heath H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,072 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Heath
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
11th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Rockwall-Heath H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,072 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Heath
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
12th grade in McLendon-Chisholm · depends on your address
Rockwall-Heath H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,072 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Heath
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockwall
McLendon-Chisholm’s public schools are run by Rockwall Independent School District, which also serves Fate, Heath, Mobile City and Rockwall. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
McLendon-Chisholm vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share McLendon-Chisholm’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| McLendon-Chisholm | A | Rockwall Independent |
Every school in McLendon-Chisholm
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about McLendon-Chisholm’s schools
Are McLendon-Chisholm’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools McLendon-Chisholm children attend outscore 87% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #38 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is McLendon-Chisholm in?
Rockwall Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,235 students in 22 schools (2024–25).
Where do McLendon-Chisholm kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Rockwall-Heath H S and Rockwall H S.
What is McLendon-Chisholm’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Rockwall Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does McLendon-Chisholm spend per student?
$10,301 in Rockwall Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in McLendon-Chisholm?
Yes: Providence Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 260 students).
Parents talk
What McLendon-Chisholm families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.