Rockdale Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Rockdale ISD
  • Rockdale, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Rockdale ISD: N/A

Total students

325

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Rockdale ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Rockdale ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Rockdale Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Rockdale, TX, in the Rockdale ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 325 students. 57.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,722, which is $6,752 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.rockdaleisd.net

Address

814 Bushdale Rd
Rockdale, TX 76567

Office phone number

(512) 430-6100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rockdale Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

325

African American

23 (7.1%)

Rockdale ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.6%)

Rockdale ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

195 (60%)

Rockdale ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

90 (27.7%)

Rockdale ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

15 (4.6%)

Rockdale ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

7.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

60.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

27.7%

Two or more races

4.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

57.5 %

Rockdale ISD: 54.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

72.6 %

Rockdale ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.8 %

Rockdale ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

57.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

72.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.8 %

Rockdale ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

5.2 %

Rockdale ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.4 %

Rockdale ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

10.8%

Gifted and talented

5.2%

Special education

11.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Rockdale ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Rockdale ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Rockdale ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Rockdale ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.7 %

Rockdale ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

7.4 %

Rockdale ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Rockdale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Rockdale ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Rockdale ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Rockdale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

13.4 %

Rockdale ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Rockdale ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

27.6

African American

1.2 (4.3%)

Rockdale ISD: 5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.5 (9.1%)

Rockdale ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.8 (82.5%)

Rockdale ISD: 80.6%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1.1 (4.1%)

Rockdale ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.5 (74.3%)

Rockdale ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.1 (25.7%)

Rockdale ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Rockdale ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

11.8

Rockdale ISD: 12.5

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Rockdale ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,722

Rockdale ISD: $57,247

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$50,000

Rockdale ISD: $51,000

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$51,634

Rockdale ISD: $52,268

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,611

Rockdale ISD: $54,134

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$58,519

Rockdale ISD: $62,332

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,780

Rockdale ISD: $66,294

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Rockdale ISD: $69,936

Statewide: $74,014

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