Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004136
Jess Harben Elementary School
600 S GLENVILLE DR, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-8800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
256 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
Student demographics
77%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Jess Harben Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,509 of 4,401 | #93 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #792 of 4,466 | #66 of 429 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,391 of 4,466 | #95 of 429 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,492 of 3,998 | #114 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,534 of 4,938 | #345 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #749 of 4,622 | #48 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #14 of 4,628 | #1 of 433 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #1,255 of 1,307 | #114 of 118 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.5:1
% White
24%
was 29%
% Hispanic
25%
was 21%
% Black
28%
was 26%
% Asian
15%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 30.6 | 12.9:1 | 65% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 29.6 | 12.7:1 | 65% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 32.3 | 11.8:1 | 65% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 23.8 | 16.5:1 | 56% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jess Harben Elementary School.
About Jess Harben Elementary School
Students in RICHARDSON, Texas, attend Jess Harben Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 394 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That is 24% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 55 schools, RICHARDSON ISD enrolls 38,526 students. Jess Harben Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 28% of students at Jess Harben Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 15% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 77%.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 12 points higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jess Harben Elementary School is +3.2 points: 49.1% actual, 45.9% predicted.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Jess Harben Elementary School among them.
Jess Harben Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Mark Twain Elementary School, its nearest public school. Jess Harben Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Jess Harben Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.1% against a local average of 42.2%.
NCES assigns Jess Harben Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2017-18, Jess Harben Elementary School enrolled 391; in 2024-25, 394. By 2024-25, 15% of students were Asian, compared with 21% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 16.5 in 2017-18 to 12.9 in 2024-25.
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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 RICHARDSON
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 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
Nearby schools
- Mark Twain Elementary School0.6 mi · 531
- Berkner High School0.7 mi · 2,350
- Springridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 274
- Apollo Junior High School1.0 mi · 586
- Liberty Junior High School1.1 mi · 549
- O Henry Elementary School1.1 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Jess Harben Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jess Harben Elementary School?
Jess Harben Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Jess Harben Elementary School serve?
Jess Harben Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Jess Harben Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Jess Harben Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jess Harben Elementary School?
At Jess Harben Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 25% Hispanic, 28% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Jess Harben Elementary School?
Jess Harben Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
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