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Enrollment
2,350
High
DISTRICT 2,064 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004124
Berkner High School
1600 E SPRING VLY RD, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-7000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
168 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
1,299 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 670 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 595 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 566 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 519 | 22% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 18.0% | 48.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 7.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 3.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 5.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Berkner High School
Berkner High School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkner High School this school | 2,350 | 55.3% | 43.8% |
| Trinity High School EULESS | 2,734 | 52.8% | 54.5% |
| Saginaw High School SAGINAW | 2,013 | 50.2% | 52.8% |
| Cypress Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,222 | 62.6% | 58.1% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth FORT WORTH | 947 | 50.6% | 59.0% |
| Bellaire High School BELLAIRE | 3,216 | 57.6% | 62.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Berkner High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,033 of 1,385 | #58 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,263 of 1,425 ▼ 35 | #87 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,062 of 1,425 ▼ 9 | #60 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #381 of 1,184 | #15 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,350 | #205 of 2,107 | #13 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #555 of 1,344 | #20 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #46 of 1,346 | #4 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #903 of 1,522 | #92 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #229 of 557 | #26 of 55 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,350
-79 (-3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,251
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,350 | 168 | 14.0:1 | 55% (1,299) |
| 2023-24 | 2,312 | 180.1 | 12.8:1 | 61% (1,409) |
| 2022-23 | 2,290 | 184.5 | 12.4:1 | 64% (1,466) |
| 2020-21 | 2,429 | 180 | 13.5:1 | 60% (1,450) |
| 2017-18 | 2,642 | 174.8 | 15.1:1 | 53% (1,394) |
| 2015-16 | 2,467 | 169 | 14.6:1 | 55% (1,346) |
| 2010-11 | 2,696 | 183 | 14.7:1 | 48% (1,307) |
| 2000-01 | 2,191 | 135 | 16.2:1 | 17% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 2,251 | 133 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkner High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (2,642 to 2,350); teachers down 4% (174.8 to 168).
About Berkner High School
Berkner High School is a high-enrollment high school in RICHARDSON ISD, located in RICHARDSON, Texas. Its 2,350 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
The district for Berkner High School is RICHARDSON ISD, with 55 schools and 38,526 students.
Enrollment at Berkner High School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 38%. The school is also 29% Black, 15% White, 15% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Berkner High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Teachers at Berkner High School total 168 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 1,299 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 22 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Berkner High School would be expected to post about 50.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.8%.
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The next-closest public school is Springridge Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 47.3% on proficiency, and Berkner High School is below that at 43.8%.
In the federal locale system, Berkner High School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Berkner High School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Berkner High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHARDSON ISD
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
- White Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
Other schools in RICHARDSON
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Richardson West Technology and Arts MagnetMiddle · 771 students
- Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Math/Science/Tech MagnetElementary · 667 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Springridge Elementary School0.2 mi · 274
- O Henry Elementary School0.7 mi · 464
- Jess Harben Elementary School0.7 mi · 394
- Bradfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 525
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.0 mi · 531
- Apollo Junior High School1.1 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Berkner High SchoolHow large is Berkner High School?
Berkner High School enrolls approximately 2,350 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Berkner High School serve?
Berkner High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Berkner High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Berkner High School.
How diverse is Berkner High School?
Berkner High School reports a student body of 15% White, 38% Hispanic, 29% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Berkner High School?
Berkner High School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.