NORTHLAKE EL

NORTHLAKE EL operates as an intimate elementary campus in DALLAS, Texas, run under RICHARDSON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 20% smaller than typical.

RICHARDSON ISD runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 38,526 students. NORTHLAKE EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTHLAKE EL reports that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHLAKE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.9%, the actual is 39.3%, a residual of -7.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which NORTHLAKE EL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE HIGHLANDS H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHLAKE EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

NORTHLAKE EL operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 30%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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