Maurine Cain Middle School
Public middle school in Rockwall, Texas · Rockwall ISD · Grades 7–8
Maurine Cain Middle School serves 1,173 students in grades 7–8 in Rockwall (Rockwall County). It is one of 22 schools in Rockwall ISD. By enrollment it is the 138th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 20.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Rockwall ISD |
| County | Rockwall County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483765008353 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rockwall ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,173 | 19,235 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 20.3 | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28% | 26.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Maurine Cain Middle School in context
Size
Maurine Cain Middle School is the largest of Rockwall ISD's 3 middle schools; its 1,173 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 813; Maurine Cain Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 594 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 579, against an average of 587 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 594 in grade 7 and 579 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 52.9% here and 51.3% across Rockwall ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 28.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 26.7% across Rockwall ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 57.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,173 students, Maurine Cain Middle School has 20.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,173 students would have about 81.5 teachers, so Maurine Cain Middle School has 23.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Maurine Cain Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Herman E Utley Middle School, 3.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 52.9% |
| Hispanic | 28.4% |
| Black | 11% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 594 |
| Grade 8 | 579 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6620 Fm 3097, Rockwall, TX 75032
Phone: (972)772-1170
Website: rockwallisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Maurine Cain Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman E Utley Middle School | Rockwall ISD | 3.6 mi | 968 | 18.7 | 31.7% |
| Vernon Schrade Middle School | Garland ISD | 6.4 mi | 697 | 13.5 | 65.6% |
| Rhodes Is | Forney ISD | 6.5 mi | 746 | 14.1 | 60.3% |
| Jackson Middle School | Forney ISD | 6.5 mi | 807 | 14.6 | 57.4% |
| J W Williams Middle School | Rockwall ISD | 6.8 mi | 819 | 17.5 | 19.8% |
| Bobby Summers Middle School | Royse City ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,066 | 14.1 | 43.2% |
| Smith Intermediate School | Forney ISD | 7.3 mi | 680 | 13.4 | 64.6% |
| Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science | Garland ISD | 7.3 mi | 956 | 15.9 | 65.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.