Howard Dobbs Elementary Primary School
101 South Clark St
Rockwall TX, 75087, Rockwall County
Phone: 972-771-5232
Ranking:
(783 out of 6,018, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Rockwall Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 608 | 637 | 611 | 604 | 615 | 610 | 539 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 139 | 22.9% | 146 | 22.9% | 133 | 21.8% | 128 | 21.2% | 134 | 21.8% | 134 | 22.0% | 93 | 17.3% |
Kindergarten: | 73 | 12.0% | 62 | 9.7% | 61 | 10.0% | 77 | 12.7% | 72 | 11.7% | 77 | 12.6% | 58 | 10.8% |
Grade 1: | 62 | 10.2% | 66 | 10.4% | 79 | 12.9% | 72 | 11.9% | 74 | 12.0% | 63 | 10.3% | 71 | 13.2% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 10.0% | 80 | 12.6% | 77 | 12.6% | 75 | 12.4% | 52 | 8.5% | 67 | 11.0% | 71 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 12.0% | 75 | 11.8% | 77 | 12.6% | 49 | 8.1% | 67 | 10.9% | 66 | 10.8% | 81 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 11.3% | 85 | 13.3% | 53 | 8.7% | 58 | 9.6% | 65 | 10.6% | 84 | 13.8% | 57 | 10.6% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 13.2% | 58 | 9.1% | 65 | 10.6% | 59 | 9.8% | 87 | 14.1% | 66 | 10.8% | 49 | 9.1% |
Grade 6: | 51 | 8.4% | 65 | 10.2% | 66 | 10.8% | 86 | 14.2% | 64 | 10.4% | 53 | 8.7% | 59 | 10.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 318 | 52.3% | 328 | 51.5% | 320 | 52.4% | 312 | 51.7% | 319 | 51.9% | 334 | 54.8% | 294 | 54.5% |
Female: | 290 | 47.7% | 309 | 48.5% | 291 | 47.6% | 292 | 48.3% | 288 | 46.8% | 268 | 43.9% | 241 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 260 | 42.8% | 287 | 45.1% | 258 | 42.2% | 254 | 42.1% | 239 | 38.9% | 220 | 36.1% | 175 | 32.5% |
Black: | 40 | 6.6% | 44 | 6.9% | 38 | 6.2% | 45 | 7.5% | 46 | 7.5% | 42 | 6.9% | 41 | 7.6% |
White: | 258 | 42.4% | 274 | 43.0% | 288 | 47.1% | 279 | 46.2% | 321 | 52.2% | 337 | 55.2% | 309 | 57.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.1% | 17 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 48.2% | 318 | 49.9% | 307 | 50.2% | 316 | 52.3% | 277 | 45.0% | 233 | 38.2% | 202 | 37.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 8.2% | 28 | 4.4% | 29 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.8% | 38 | 6.2% | 37 | 6.1% | 21 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.16 | 15.64 | 14.82 | 14.37 | 16.11 | 15.00 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 93% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 90% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 98% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 98% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,247.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,086.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,981.0 |
* Howard Dobbs Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.