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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 Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
72%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp 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 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Forestridge Elementary School
Forestridge Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestridge Elementary School this school | 497 | 86.3% | 29.7% |
| Mahanay Elementary School HOUSTON | 499 | 90.4% | 43.2% |
| Aikin Elementary School DALLAS | 449 | 85.3% | 23.1% |
| Beckham Elementary School ARLINGTON | 392 | 79.6% | 50.0% |
| Wills Elementary School AMARILLO | 458 | 92.6% | 45.7% |
| Vernal Lister Elementary School GARLAND | 586 | 79.4% | 38.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Forestridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,692 of 4,401 | #333 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,582 of 4,466 ▲ 570 | #330 of 429 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,871 of 4,466 ▲ 104 | #360 of 429 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #611 of 3,998 | #85 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #2,582 of 4,938 | #220 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,244 of 4,622 | #95 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #296 of 4,628 | #26 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #1,450 of 4,789 | #224 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #684 of 2,838 | #82 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
497
-80 (-14%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 497 | 36.4 | 13.7:1 | 86% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 36.9 | 13.7:1 | 85% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 42.2 | 13.3:1 | 89% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 43.1 | 15.7:1 | 78% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 78% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 82% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 46% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 46 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forestridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (676 to 497); teachers down 16% (43.1 to 36.4).
About Forestridge Elementary School
Forestridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, under RICHARDSON ISD. It serves 497 students in pre-K through 6.
RICHARDSON ISD has 55 schools; together they serve 38,526 students.
At Forestridge Elementary School, the largest share of students is Black, at 32%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 36.4 full-time equivalents, or about 13.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 86%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Forestridge Elementary School is 7.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (29.7% versus 36.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Forestridge Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Forestridge Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Liberty Junior High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Forestridge Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Forestridge Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 577 in 2020-21 to 497 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Junior High School0.2 mi · 549
- Audelia Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 730
- Harmony Science Academy - Dallas0.7 mi · 1,110
- O Henry Elementary School0.9 mi · 464
- Texans Can Academy - Dallas North0.9 mi · 217
- Bradfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Forestridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Forestridge Elementary School?
Forestridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-06.
Is Forestridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forestridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forestridge Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forestridge Elementary School?
Forestridge Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 30% Hispanic, 32% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Forestridge Elementary School in?
Forestridge Elementary School is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
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