APOLLO J H

APOLLO J H, an average-sized 6-8 campus in RICHARDSON, Texas, run under RICHARDSON ISD, instructs 586 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Within RICHARDSON ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 38,526 students, APOLLO J H is one campus in the system.

On demographics, APOLLO J H reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 27% Black, 21% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, APOLLO J H records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting APOLLO J H tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, APOLLO J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), APOLLO J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DARTMOUTH EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts APOLLO J H at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

APOLLO J H operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APOLLO J H has edged down 10%, going from 650 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 21% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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