📍 300 N Blackland Rd, Royse City, Rockwall County, 75189
Harry Herndon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Royse City, Rockwall County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jamila Thomas. It is part of the Royse City Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Harry Herndon el enrolls 536 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 46% |
| White | 214 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 536 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harry Herndon el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 2, state house district 33.
Harry Herndon el is one of 11 schools in ROYSE CITY ISD, based in ROYSE CITY, Texas. The district serves 10,034 students district-wide and employs 566 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Harry Herndon el is smaller than the district average of about 912 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large