Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004144
Northrich Elementary School
1301 CUSTER RD, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 · (469) 593-6200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
54%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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 15.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Schools most like Northrich Elementary School
Northrich Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrich Elementary School this school | 509 | 65.2% | 44.3% |
| Roberts Elementary School BAY CITY | 486 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Turner Elementary School PASADENA | 526 | 64.4% | 52.0% |
| T W Ogg Elementary School CLUTE | 525 | 68.4% | 63.8% |
| Crestview Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 578 | 65.1% | 62.1% |
| Northwood Hills Elementary School DALLAS | 563 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
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 Northrich Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,036 of 4,401 | #133 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,583 of 4,466 ▼ 590 | #331 of 429 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,073 of 4,466 ▼ 1,312 | #377 of 429 ▼ 161 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #871 of 3,998 | #118 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,448 of 4,938 | #203 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,311 of 4,622 | #102 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,025 of 4,628 | #138 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #2,815 of 4,789 | #349 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #480 of 1,307 | #41 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. 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
509
+155 (+44%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 509 | 37.1 | 13.7:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 27.3 | 12.6:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 34.1 | 10.9:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 33 | 10.7:1 | 60% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 31.7 | 13.6:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 65% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 34% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northrich Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (432 to 509); teachers up 17% (31.7 to 37.1).
About Northrich Elementary School
Federal records list Northrich Elementary School as an elementary school in RICHARDSON, Texas. The school enrolls 509 students, from pre-K through 6.
A total of 55 schools make up RICHARDSON ISD, with 38,526 students enrolled.
Northrich Elementary School is 64% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 17% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Northrich Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.8% for Northrich Elementary School. The school posts 44.3%, 1.5 points below the prediction.
Dallas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
The closest other public school is Richardson North Junior High School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Northrich Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Northrich Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21 the school reported 354 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 509. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.7:1 to 13.7:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Northrich Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Richardson North Junior High School0.6 mi · 574
- Greenwood Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- Winfree Academy Charter School (richardson)0.8 mi · 147
- Canyon Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 374
- Prairie Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- Richardson Heights Elementary School1.2 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Northrich Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northrich Elementary School?
Northrich Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-06.
Is Northrich Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northrich Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Northrich Elementary School have?
Northrich Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Northrich Elementary School?
Northrich Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 64% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Northrich Elementary School?
Northrich Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
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