Billie Stevenson El, Fate TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Billie Stevenson El

Billie Stevenson Elementary is a public school in Fate serving roughly seven hundred students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school sits in one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, where suburban single-family subdivisions and master-planned communities dominate the landscape along the Interstate 30 corridor, and where Rockwall County's housing market has climbed well above state and national benchmarks. The school's enrollment reflects the area: mostly white with notable Black and Hispanic populations, and about a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic diversity within a generally affluent community.

On state testing, Stevenson's results show a landscape split between stronger and weaker areas. In English language arts, the school posts solid proficiency across the tested grades, with the majority of third through sixth graders meeting or exceeding grade-level standards. Fourth and sixth graders perform particularly well. Mathematics proficiency runs lower, clustering around the middle range, with about half the students in grades three and six meeting standards, though fourth and fifth graders show slightly higher attainment. Science proficiency is markedly the softest spot; only about a third of fifth graders meet the standard. The data comes from the 2024-25 school year and reflects performance on Texas's STAAR assessment.

Against other school districts in Rockwall County, Stevenson ranks in the top quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, a position that reflects its standing among peers in the wider district. This is meaningful context: the school is performing well relative to its immediate geographic neighbors, even as absolute proficiency numbers show room for growth, particularly in math and science.

The school operates within Rockwall ISD, a district navigating real financial constraints. In November 2024, voters rejected a substantial bond package and a tax rate increase, leaving the district without funding for new school construction or facility renovation. Publicly reported sources note that the district named Billie Stevenson Elementary among schools facing overcrowding pressure. With no new facilities funded, the district has signaled it will explore strategies to address space and staffing challenges. The district also projected ongoing multi-year budget deficits, though in 2025 it did authorize refinancing existing bond debt at lower interest rates, which lowered homeowners' school property tax bills. These conditions mean the school faces real operational constraints even as it continues to serve families in a rapidly growing suburb.

For a family considering this school, the practical picture is of a school with genuine strengths in reading and language arts, moderate performance in mathematics, and a clear need for support in science. The overcrowding context is real and worth discussing directly with school leadership. The commute from most of Fate is short, and the housing market nearby, while expensive, is stabilizing. The peer environment is economically mixed and racially diverse, with a substantial majority of white students alongside meaningful Black and Hispanic enrollment. The school is a regular public elementary, not a magnet or charter, so placement depends on residential attendance zones.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 54% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 13% · ▲ 48 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 54% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 59% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 8100%

School 100% · District 64% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 58 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 67% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 68% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 70% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 73% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 0% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolROCKWALL 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 3Lower-income56%Higher-income78%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income81%Higher-income76%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income69%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income84%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income54%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income64%Higher-income60%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income61%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income57%28 pp gap