East DFW News

Rockwall County schools enrolled 7,440 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 15.1% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 21,593 students enrolled in Rockwall County schools, 34.5% of them are considered to be at risk.

Rockwall County had the 50th highest number of at-risk students 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 at-risk students	Total Number of students
Rockwall High School	534	2,933
Rockwall-Heath High School	580	2,824
Maurine Cain Middle School	468	1,105
Bobby Summers Middle School	509	1,015
Herman E. Utley Middle School	344	873
J. W. Williams Middle School	204	786
Miss May Vernon Elementary School	327	772
Linda Lyon Elementary School	208	752
W. R. (Bill) Fort Elementary School	366	711
Billie Stevenson Elementary School	271	707
Anita Scott Elementary School	317	653
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School	178	632
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School	129	625
Ouida Springer	286	623
Howard Dobbs Elementary School	350	603
Dorris A. Jones Elementary School	355	585
Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School	304	585
Sharon Shannon Elementary School	233	582
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School	165	574
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School	203	545
Harry Herndon Elementary School	311	542
Grace Hartman Elementary School	135	522
Celia Hays Elementary School	95	489
Amanda Rochell Elementary School	273	467
Nebbie Williams Elementary School	52	446
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Fate	93	265
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Royse City Elementary School	72	213
Education Center International Academy 3	43	124
Rockwall Quest Academy	35	40