NORTHWOOD HILLS EL

NORTHWOOD HILLS EL, an average-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD, enrolls 563 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within RICHARDSON ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 38,526 students, NORTHWOOD HILLS EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, NORTHWOOD HILLS EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 13% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORTHWOOD HILLS EL reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTHWOOD HILLS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that 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 NORTHWOOD HILLS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SPRING CREEK EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTHWOOD HILLS EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTHWOOD HILLS EL's enrollment has climbed 28% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 563). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 51% to 70%.

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