AIKIN EL

AIKIN EL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in DALLAS, Texas, operated by RICHARDSON ISD, enrolling 449 students in grades pre-K through 5.

RICHARDSON ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 38,526 students; AIKIN EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, AIKIN EL lists that the most-represented group is Black (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 10% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, AIKIN EL reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting AIKIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at AIKIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, AIKIN EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.6%; actual is 20.8%, a gap of -15.9 points.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), AIKIN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FOREST LANE ACADEMY, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AIKIN EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 38%: 724 students in 2018 compared to 449 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for AIKIN EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.