Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004144
NORTHRICH EL
1301 CUSTER RD, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 · (469) 593-6200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
332 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
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
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
509
+77 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
% White
17%
was 22%
% Hispanic
64%
was 53%
% Black
11%
was 18%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTHRICH EL
NORTHRICH EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in RICHARDSON, Texas, part of RICHARDSON ISD. The school works with 509 students in grades pre-K through 6.
RICHARDSON ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 38,526 students; NORTHRICH EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTHRICH EL logs that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 17% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORTHRICH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 50.2%, a residual of +4.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which NORTHRICH EL is one.
RICHARDSON NORTH J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHRICH EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.1%.
NORTHRICH EL operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTHRICH EL has climbed 18%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 53% to 64% over that span.
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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 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 RICHARDSON
- RICHARDSON H SHigh · 2,669 students
- BERKNER H SHigh · 2,350 students
- PEARCE H SHigh · 2,317 students
- RICHARDSON WEST TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS MAGNETMiddle · 771 students
- DOVER ELElementary · 698 students
- MATH/SCIENCE/TECH MAGNETElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARDSON NORTH J H0.6 mi · 574
- GREENWOOD HILLS EL0.8 mi · 416
- WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (RICHARDSON)0.8 mi · 147
- CANYON CREEK EL1.0 mi · 374
- PRAIRIE CREEK EL1.1 mi · 304
- RICHARDSON HEIGHTS EL1.2 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHRICH ELHow many students attend NORTHRICH EL?
NORTHRICH EL enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-06.
Is NORTHRICH EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTHRICH EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does NORTHRICH EL have?
NORTHRICH EL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is NORTHRICH EL?
NORTHRICH EL reports a student body of 17% White, 64% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTHRICH EL?
NORTHRICH EL is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
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