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What's one thing FORESTRIDGE EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004133
FORESTRIDGE EL
10330 BUNCHBERRY DR, DALLAS, TX 75243 · (469) 593-8500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
429 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
497
-179 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.7:1
% White
6%
was 13%
% Hispanic
30%
was 30%
% Black
32%
was 37%
% Asian
27%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FORESTRIDGE EL
FORESTRIDGE EL, a mid-sized K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD, instructs 497 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.
RICHARDSON ISD runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 38,526 students. FORESTRIDGE EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, FORESTRIDGE EL shows that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, FORESTRIDGE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 32.4%.
Around the school, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. FORESTRIDGE EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
The closest other public school is LIBERTY J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FORESTRIDGE EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Trend over the last 7 years. FORESTRIDGE EL's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 497). Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 16% to 27%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for FORESTRIDGE EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 2,972 students
- RICHARDSON H SHigh · 2,669 students
- BERKNER H SHigh · 2,350 students
- PEARCE H SHigh · 2,317 students
- FOREST MEADOW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,211 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY J H0.2 mi · 549
- AUDELIA CREEK EL0.5 mi · 730
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - DALLAS0.7 mi · 1,110
- O HENRY EL0.9 mi · 464
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - DALLAS NORTH0.9 mi · 217
- BRADFIELD EL1.0 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About FORESTRIDGE ELHow large is FORESTRIDGE EL?
FORESTRIDGE EL enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-06.
Is FORESTRIDGE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORESTRIDGE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORESTRIDGE EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORESTRIDGE EL is approximately 13.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FORESTRIDGE EL?
FORESTRIDGE EL reports a student body of 6% White, 30% Hispanic, 32% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is FORESTRIDGE EL in?
FORESTRIDGE EL is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.