📍 500 Childress, Rockdale, Milam County, 76567
Rockdale H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockdale, Milam County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Mahan. It is part of the Rockdale Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rockdale H S enrolls 464 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 48% |
| White | 172 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 464 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rockdale H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 20.
Rockdale H S is one of 4 schools in ROCKDALE ISD, based in ROCKDALE, Texas. The district serves 1,482 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Rockdale H S is larger than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant