Rock Hill High School (Texas)

Rock Hill High School is a public high school in Frisco, Texas. Although located within the city limits of Frisco, it primarily serves students from Prosper, McKinney, and nearby unincorporated areas. Founded in 2020, Rock Hill is the second oldest high school in Prosper ISD, after Prosper High School.

The settlement of Rock Hill was established in 1854 by pioneer Alexander J. Clayton around what is now the intersection of Preston Road and PGA Parkway.^[2] The area’s fertile blackland prairie soil attracted cotton farmers over the years, and Rock Hill developed into a small rural community with houses, stores, a Baptist church, and a cotton gin.^[3]

In 1902, however, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (commonly known as the Frisco Railroad) was constructed about two miles north of the community, skipping Rock Hill. As a result, most residents and businesses relocated north towards the rail line, eventually forming the railway town of Prosper.^[4] Rock Hill, therefore, actually predates Prosper.

Around 1935, Prosper consolidated all the schools for white students nearby into a single all-grade schoolhouse known as the Prosper School.^[5] The colored school located where the Rock Hill community once was before Prosper was not consolidated and continued to operate separately.^[6] In 1963, Prosper ISD desegregated its schools and constructed a larger Prosper High School. The colored school was subsequently demolished. From that point forward, Prosper ISD operated only one high school.^[6]

During the 2010s, Prosper experienced a population growth of 349.4%^[7], vastly outpacing the national population growth rate of 7.4% during the same period.^[8] Collin County also ranked as the fourth fastest-growing county in the United States, contributing to significant overcrowding at the only high school campus.^[9]

To alleviate this concern, Prosper ISD acquired land that had previously been occupied by a detached single-family farmhouse^[10] and began construction on a second high school in 2018.^[11] The project was set to cost over $200 million, making it the most expensive high school plan in Texas at the time. The campus was named Rock Hill High School in honor of the historic settlement and the former colored school.^[12] Rock Hill High School opened for the 2020–2021 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many students attending virtually.^[13]

Rock Hill High School’s school zone was drawn from the southern and eastern portions of the original Prosper High School zone. Upperclassmen in the affected areas were given the option to remain at Prosper High School or transfer to Rock Hill High School, while underclassmen were not given such an option and were required to attend Rock Hill.

Rock Hill High School was founded as a UIL Class 5A school but advanced to Class 6A for the 2022–2023 school year, becoming one of the smallest schools in that conference. In 2023, Prosper ISD opened its third high school, Walnut Grove High School, resulting in a reassignment of students and a significant reduction in enrollment from Rock Hill. Nonetheless, Rock Hill High School remains classified as a 6A school, as UIL reclassifications occur only in even-numbered, non-leap years.^[14]

Rock Hill’s first principal, Dr. Dustin Toth, relocated to the new Walnut Grove High School to become its first principal.^[15] To fill this vacancy, one of Rock Hill’s five assistant principals, Terry Mouton, was promoted to principal and continues to serve in that position.

As of the 2023–2024 school year, Rock Hill High School is the most ethnically diverse high school in the district, and has the lowest percentage of students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school.^[17] The largest single ethnic group in the student body is Asian Indian.^[18] Rock Hill maintains strong academic performance, with Advanced Placement (AP) participation well above the Texas state average (typically 25–30%). Students also achieve SAT/ACT scores higher than statewide averages.

In February 2021, J. P. Wilson, the head band director of Rock Hill High School, resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct from previous workplaces had surfaced. The district did not publicly disclose a reason for the resignation.

In January 2023, Drew Wilborn, then-president of the Prosper ISD Board of Trustees, resigned following his arrest on a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact. The incident involved allegations of inappropriate relations with a 16-year-old girl in April 2022, while Wilborn was serving as an executive pastor at Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.

Later that year, the family of a Rock Hill alumna filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school, alleging that their daughter was subjected to disability-based discrimination and retaliation. The complaint claimed the district failed to provide proper accommodations for her diagnosed ADHD and learning differences, and that school staff retaliated after her parents raised concerns.

In August 2023, head softball coach Renna Bersosa and assistant coach Kasie Ostrom were arrested for failing to report a sexual assault. A student informed the coaches of sexual misconduct by other students on the team. Despite probable evidence, the coaches dismissed the issue, failing to report within the 48-hour window required under Texas law. Both were charged with failure to report child abuse.

In May 2025, Staff Sergeant Michael Songy, the assistant JROTC instructor at Rock Hill High School, was arrested on a charge of indecent assault with a student. Songy had been previously reported to the Texas Education Agency in July 2024 for sexual misconduct in school, but was granted an emergency recertification in August 2024 to teach in the district’s new JROTC program.

Later that month, a senior celebration event attended by students from Rock Hill and Walnut Grove, resulted in several hospitalizations after students consumed THC-laced edibles. At least one Rock Hill student was among those affected. Two students were later arrested and charged with felony drug distribution. The event had been a prepaid celebration, and despite a community petition requesting refunds, Prosper ISD declined to issue reimbursements.

As of the 2024–25 school year, Rock Hill High School is a part of 6A Region 1 District 6. Other schools in this district are Allen High School, McKinney High School, McKinney Boyd High School, Plano Senior High School, Plano East Senior High School, Plano West Senior High School, Princeton High School, and Prosper High School.

Rock Hill has official teams in these sports:

• Archery
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football

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• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
  • 2021 5A State Semifinalists^[20]
• Swimming and Diving
• Water Polo
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Rock Hill's first program wins in each sport were on the following dates:

• Baseball – March 16, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 6–5)^[21]
• Boys Basketball – December 22, 2020 (against McKinney North HS, 56–41)^[22]
• Girls Basketball – December 15, 2020 (against Sherman HS, 59–42)^[23]
• Football – November 20, 2020 (against Lake Dallas HS, 34–28)^[24]
• Boys Soccer – January 8, 2021 (against Central Catholic HS, 1–0)^[25]
• Girls Soccer – January 22, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 4–0)^[26]
• Softball – March 8, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 11–2)^[27]
• Volleyball – September 29, 2020 (against Princeton HS, 3–0)^[28]

• Band
  • Marching Band

• • Color Guard
  • Jazz Band
• Theatre
• Choir
• Media
• Debate Team
• Drill Team (Rockettes)
• Orchestra
• eSports
  • Rocket League Team^[29]
• Bollywood Dance Team
• Step Team (Elite Hawks)
• HOSA-Future Health Professionals
• Culinary