Rockwall Independent School District

{{short description|School district in Texas}}

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{{Infobox school district

|name = Rockwall Independent School District

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|motto = Relationships. Innovation. Excellence

| type = Public

|budget = $100,000,000 (2018-19){{cite web|title=Rockwall Independent School District |url = https://www.rockwallisd.com/domain/48 |website=Rockwall Independent School District |access-date=March 12, 2019 }}

|established = 1880s{{cite web|title=Rockwall Independent School District |url = https://www.rockwallisd.com/Page/238 |website=Rockwall Independent School District |access-date=March 12, 2019 }}

|region =

|grades = Pre-K through 12

|superintendent = Dr. John "JJ" Villareal{{cite web|title=Rockwall Independent School District |url = https://www.rockwallisd.com/domain/37 |website=Rockwall Independent School District |access-date=March 12, 2019 }}

|teachers =

|staff = 2,268{{cite web|title=Rockwall Independent School District |url = https://www.rockwallisd.com/domain/48 |website=Rockwall Independent School District |access-date=March 12, 2019 }}

|students = 16,536{{cite web|title=Rockwall Independent School District |url = https://www.rockwallisd.com/domain/48 |website=Rockwall Independent School District |access-date=March 12, 2019 }}

|conference = UIL 10-6A{{Cite web| title=2016-18 Official football and 2016-17 Official basketball district alignment | url=http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/6A_BB-FBRvsd3-1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317104441/http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/6A_BB-FBRvsd3-1.pdf | archive-date=2016-03-17}}

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|location = Rockwall ISD Administration Building
Rockwall

|country = USA

|website = [http://www.rockwallisd.com/ Rockwall ISD]

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48397_rockwall/DC20SD_C48397.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Rockwall County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-06-30}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48397_rockwall/DC20SD_C48397_SD2MS.txt Text list] The district also extends into a very small portion of northern Kaufman County, including sections of Heath and Travis Ranch.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48257_kaufman/DC20SD_C48257.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kaufman County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-06-30}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48257_kaufman/DC20SD_C48257_SD2MS.txt Text list] A very small section extends to Collin County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48085_collin/DC20SD_C48085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Collin County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-06-30}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48085_collin/DC20SD_C48085_SD2MS.txt Text list]

For the 2022–23 school year, the district was rated by the Texas Education Agency as follows: 88 (B) overall, 88 (B) for Student Achievement, 83 (B) for School Progress, and 89 (B) for Closing the Gaps.{{cite web|url =https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2023&lev=D&id=199901&prgopt=reports%2Facct%2Fsummary.sas|title = 2023 Accountability Rating Overall Summary|publisher = Texas Education Agency}}

Schools

=High schools=

=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.

[http://rockwallisd.com/ABOUTRISD/districtconstruction.asp/ Rockwall ISD District Construction]

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