Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004145
Northwood Hills Elementary School
14532 MEANDERING WAY, DALLAS, TX 75240 · (469) 593-4300 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
366 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
48%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Northwood Hills Elementary School
Northwood Hills Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Hills Elementary School this school | 563 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| Crestview Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 578 | 65.1% | 62.1% |
| Alice Moore Alexander DENTON | 573 | 67.2% | 22.9% |
| Nixon Elementary School EL PASO | 510 | 66.1% | 39.9% |
| Peters Colony Elementary School THE COLONY | 610 | 63.9% | 31.9% |
| IDEA Hidden Meadow Academy SAN ANTONIO | 608 | 66.6% | 45.3% |
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 Northwood Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,211 of 4,401 | #152 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,380 of 4,466 ▲ 213 | #312 of 429 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,393 of 4,466 ▲ 312 | #306 of 429 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,609 of 3,998 | #124 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,924 of 4,938 | #150 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,968 of 4,622 | #172 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #2,606 of 4,628 | #197 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #2,830 of 4,789 | #350 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.0% | #282 of 1,307 | #20 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
563
+157 (+39%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 563 | 38.9 | 14.5:1 | 65% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 33.5 | 10.9:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 39.9 | 9.7:1 | 66% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 38 | 10.7:1 | 64% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 32.3 | 13.6:1 | 62% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 68% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 64% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 39% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (440 to 563); teachers up 21% (32.3 to 38.9).
About Northwood Hills Elementary School
Northwood Hills Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in DALLAS, Texas. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 563 students.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD totals 38,526 students.
Federal enrollment data show Northwood Hills Elementary School is 70% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Classroom staffing at Northwood Hills Elementary School totals 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Northwood Hills Elementary School is about 65%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Northwood Hills Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 45.9% for a school in Texas with Northwood Hills Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Northwood Hills Elementary School posts 43.0%.
In Dallas County, home to about 2,621,179 people, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Northwood Hills Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Spring Creek Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Northwood Hills Elementary School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
A 39% rise took enrollment from 406 in 2020-21 to 563 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.7:1 to 14.5:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwood Hills Elementary School?
Northwood Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Northwood Hills Elementary School serve?
Northwood Hills Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Northwood Hills Elementary School have?
Northwood Hills Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwood Hills Elementary School?
At Northwood Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 70% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood Hills Elementary School?
Northwood Hills Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
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