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Schools in Rock Island

Rock Island’s public schools

Columbus Independent School District and Rice Consolidated Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rock Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▲ 2% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Columbus Independent
Students per teacher
14.4
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
2,671 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Rock Island’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Sheridan El places highest (better than 87%); Rice H S lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Rock Island, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Columbus H S and Rice H S. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rock Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbus Independent School District.

Two districts serve Rock Island

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Columbus Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,659 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,065TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Rice Consolidated Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,306 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,589TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Columbus Independent School District48%
State average 51.1% · 792 students tested
Math · PK–12, Columbus Independent School District35%
State average 40.9% · 791 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rice Consolidated Independent School District43%
State average 51.1% · 708 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rice Consolidated Independent School District38%
State average 40.9% · 682 students tested

Rock Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Rock Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock Island—Columbus Independent PK–12 · Rice Consolidated Independent PK–12

Every school in Rock Island

8 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).

Also serving Rock Islandin other towns
Columbus El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
B−
798 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Lake Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Eagle Lake
194 students15:1Rate it →
Garwood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garwood
A−
120 students16:1Rate it →
Sheridan El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sheridan
A
82 students12:1Rate it →
Columbus J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
B−
323 students12:1Rate it →
Rice JH
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Altair
C+
282 students16:1Rate it →
Columbus H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
B−
524 students13:1Rate it →
Rice H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Altair
C+
348 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Island’s schools

Are Rock Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rock Island. Columbus Independent School District and Rice Consolidated Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rock Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rock Island in?

Columbus Independent School District and Rice Consolidated Independent School District.

Where do Rock Island kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Columbus H S and Rice H S.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.