NE Dallas News

Rockwall County schools enrolled 6,655 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 22,221 students enrolled in Rockwall County schools, 29.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 20.1% increase over the previous school year.

Rockwall County enrolled the 59th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Rockwall-Heath High School	784	2,824
Rockwall High School	588	2,933
Bobby Summers Middle School	429	1,015
Dorris A. Jones Elementary School	343	585
Maurine Cain Middle School	330	1,105
Miss May Vernon Elementary School	315	772
Anita Scott Elementary School	306	653
Howard Dobbs Elementary School	306	603
Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School	298	585
Harry Herndon Elementary School	281	542
Amanda Rochell Elementary School	278	467
W. R. (Bill) Fort Elementary School	268	711
Herman E. Utley Middle School	251	873
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Fate	217	265
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School	181	632
Lupe Garcia Elementary School	170	628
Ouida Springer	166	623
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Royse City Elementary School	160	213
Linda Lyon Elementary School	156	752
J. W. Williams Middle School	154	786
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School	120	545
Sharon Shannon Elementary School	114	582
Billie Stevenson Elementary School	112	707
Grace Hartman Elementary School	91	522
Nebbie Williams Elementary School	54	446
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School	49	574
Education Center International Academy 3	40	124
Celia Hays Elementary School	38	489
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School	30	625
Rockwall Quest Academy	26	40