Rochelle School, Rochelle TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rochelle School

Rochelle School is a small, PreK-12 campus serving a rural unincorporated community in northeastern McCulloch County. The school is the civic anchor of an established, dispersed farming and ranching area with a stable, aging population, modest in-migration, and predominantly homeowning families. About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is small across all grade bands.

The academic picture is mixed and uneven by grade and subject. In elementary grades, third graders perform solidly in both English and mathematics, with strong proficiency. But performance becomes more variable moving into grades four through six. Fourth grade shows strong results in English but moderate gains in math; fifth grade reverses this pattern, with notable strength in math but considerable struggle in reading and science. Sixth grade is particularly soft, with proficiency in reading at a manageable level but mathematics proficiency dropping substantially. The middle grades—seven and eight—show a recovery. Seventh graders reach about half-proficient in both reading and math, while eighth graders attain strong proficiency in both English and science, with markedly weaker results in social studies.

Science testing reveals a wide swing: fifth graders show low proficiency, but by eighth grade, proficiency climbs to a strong level. Social studies at grade eight is the clearest soft spot, with proficiency near one-third.

Across all tested subjects and grades combined, overall proficiency sits at a solid midpoint between "meets" and "masters," which places the school in the top quartile among the three districts in McCulloch County. Trends cannot be assessed because only one year of test data is available.

No graduation rate, college enrollment, or completion data were provided, and no information about advanced coursework, career pathways, AP offerings, or special education enrollment is in the available records. A parent may want to contact the school directly to learn about these dimensions, which often matter heavily in choosing a school for high school students.

Rochelle ISD operates on a four-day school week, a schedule in place since 2021 that the district actively promotes. In May 2024, voters approved a major school building bond funding district-wide renovations and additional buses, with a lasting property-tax rate implication for homeowners. These are material facts affecting family logistics and housing costs.

The school serves a tight, stable community where the campus itself functions as the primary gathering institution. Rochelle has no incorporated downtown; the county seat and larger civic amenities lie in Brady, several miles away. For families rooted in agricultural or ranching work in the area, or seeking a small-school, close-knit environment, this school offers that setting. For families prioritizing high school pathways, tested advanced academics, or urban proximity, a visit and conversation with district leadership would help clarify fit.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 9 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 389%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 49 pts above state median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 32 pts above state median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 34 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 389%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 43 pts above state median

Grade 4100%

School 100% · District 100%

▲ 51 pts above state median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 33 pts above state median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 40 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 11 pts above state median

This schoolROCHELLE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income50%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income80%Higher-income100%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income80%Higher-income67%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income80%Higher-income83%3 pp gap