Rockwall Independent School District

Rockwall Independent School District
Location
Rockwall ISD Administration Building Rockwall USA
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Relationships. Innovation. Excellence
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	1880s[1]
Superintendent	Dr. John "JJ" Villareal[2]
Budget	$100,000,000 (2018-19)[3]
Students and staff
Students	16,536[4]
Staff	2,268[5]
Athletic conference	UIL 10-6A[6]
Other information
Website	Rockwall ISD

Rockwall Independent School District is a public school district established in 1841 in Rockwall, Texas.

In addition to Rockwall, the district serves the cities of Heath, McLendon-Chisholm, Mobile City, most of Fate, and small portions of Rowlett, Wylie, Garland, and Dallas in Rockwall County.^[7] The district also extends into a very small portion of northern Kaufman County, including sections of Heath and Travis Ranch.^[8] A very small section extends to Collin County.^[9]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[10]

Schools

High schools

• Grades 9-12
  • Rockwall High School
  • Rockwall-Heath High School
  • Rockwall High School Freshman Center
  • Rockwall-Heath High School Freshman Center

Middle schools

• Grades 7-8
  • Maurine Cain Middle
  • J.W. Williams Middle
  • Herman E. Utley Middle

Elementary schools

• Grades PK-6
  • Amanda Rochell Elementary
  • Amy Parks-Heath Elementary
  • Billie Stevenson Elementary (2013)
  • Celia Hays Elementary (2007)
  • Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary (1988)
  • Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary (1998)
  • Dorris A. Jones Elementary
  • Grace Hartman Elementary
  • Howard Dobbs Elementary
  • Linda Lyon Elementary
  • Lupe Garcia Elementary
  • Nebbie Williams Elementary
  • Ouida Springer Elementary
  • Sharon Shannon Elementary (2007)
  • Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary (2020)
  • Virginia Reinhardt Elementary (1985)

New Schools Under Construction

Because Rockwall is one of the fastest-growing communities in the US, Rockwall is planning for constructions of more schools.

• In February 2006, Rockwall Independent School District decided to build two more elementary schools at a cost of $31,366,862.
• In addition, land acquisition in the amount of $4,830,996 for 5 new elementary sites and 1 new middle school site has begun.

Rockwall ISD District Construction

References

1. "Rockwall Independent School District". Rockwall Independent School District. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
2. "Rockwall Independent School District". Rockwall Independent School District. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
3. "Rockwall Independent School District". Rockwall Independent School District. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
4. "Rockwall Independent School District". Rockwall Independent School District. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
5. "Rockwall Independent School District". Rockwall Independent School District. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
6. "2016-18 Official football and 2016-17 Official basketball district alignment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rockwall County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2022. - Text list
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kaufman County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2022. - Text list
9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Collin County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2022. - Text list
10. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.

External links

• Official website

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