Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Rockwall’s public schools outscore 87% of Texas districts
Math proficiency in Rockwall’s districts is 60%, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rockwall, 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.
Rockwall’s schools, in brief
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 ↓
Ten elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Heritage Christian Academy (private), Heritage Christian Academy Rockwall (private), Bigtyme Sports Academy (private), Marigold Learning Academy (private) and Kiddie Academy of Rockwall (private) are 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 Rockwall’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 Rockwall, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Rockwall · depends on your address
Herman E Utley Middle
Grades 7–8 · 968 students · 19:1 students per teacher
J W Williams Middle
Grades 7–8 · 819 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Rockwall · depends on your address
Herman E Utley Middle
Grades 7–8 · 968 students · 19:1 students per teacher
J W Williams Middle
Grades 7–8 · 819 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rockwall
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Rockwall
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Rockwall
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Rockwall
Rockwall H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,949 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Rockwall’s public schools are run by Rockwall Independent School District, which also serves Fate, Heath, McLendon-Chisholm and Mobile City. 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
Rockwall vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Rockwall’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwall | A | Rockwall Independent |
| Dallas | C− | Dallas Independent |
| Heath | A | Rockwall Independent |
| Fate | A− | Rockwall Independent PK–12 · Royse City Independent PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Rockwall Independent with Rockwall, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Rockwall
19 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 Rockwall’s schools
Are Rockwall’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rockwall 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 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rockwall in?
Rockwall Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,235 students in 22 schools (2024–25).
Where do Rockwall kids go to high school?
Rockwall H S, with 2,949 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Rockwall’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 Rockwall 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 Rockwall?
Yes: Heritage Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 497 students), Heritage Christian Academy Rockwall (religious, grades PK–12, 495 students), Bigtyme Sports Academy (nonsectarian, grades 3–12, 21 students), Marigold Learning Academy (special education, grades PK–K, 13 students) and Kiddie Academy of Rockwall (nonsectarian, grades , 8 students).
Parents talk
What Rockwall families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rockwall → They have their own page.
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.