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Enrollment
2,669
High
DISTRICT 2,064 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004151
Richardson High School
1250 W BELT LINE RD, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 · (469) 593-3000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,669 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
193 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
1,190 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 702 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 698 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 633 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 636 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 42.0% | 13.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Richardson High School
Richardson High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson High School this school | 2,669 | 44.6% | 61.4% |
| Little Elm High School LITTLE ELM | 2,519 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
| Chisholm Trail High School FORT WORTH | 2,258 | 46.4% | 51.2% |
| Klein Collins High School KLEIN | 3,360 | 48.5% | 56.7% |
| Oak Ridge High School CONROE | 2,758 | 43.1% | 66.8% |
| Boswell High School FORT WORTH | 2,445 | 40.8% | 61.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Richardson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #450 of 1,385 | #27 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #681 of 1,425 ▼ 128 | #38 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #575 of 1,425 ▼ 51 | #30 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +35.5pp | #67 of 1,184 | #2 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,669 | #132 of 2,107 | #10 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #530 of 1,344 | #17 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #120 of 1,346 | #9 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #1,121 of 1,522 | #98 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #447 of 557 | #43 of 55 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,669
-126 (-5%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,603
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 2,669 | 193.2 | 13.8:1 | 45% (1,190) |
| 2023-24 | 2,754 | 205.1 | 13.4:1 | 49% (1,353) |
| 2022-23 | 2,773 | 206.1 | 13.4:1 | 54% (1,494) |
| 2020-21 | 2,795 | 197 | 14.2:1 | 50% (1,399) |
| 2017-18 | 2,770 | 183.6 | 15.1:1 | 49% (1,357) |
| 2015-16 | 2,684 | 177 | 15.2:1 | 47% (1,272) |
| 2010-11 | 2,469 | 170 | 14.5:1 | 48% (1,174) |
| 2000-01 | 1,537 | 110 | 14.0:1 | 33% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 1,603 | 106 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,770 to 2,669); teachers up 5% (183.6 to 193.2).
About Richardson High School
Richardson High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in RICHARDSON, Texas. It enrolled 2,669 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 235% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
RICHARDSON ISD oversees Richardson High School and 54 other schools, with 38,526 students in total.
Richardson High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 43%. The school is also 27% White, 19% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Richardson High School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 193.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 45% of students at Richardson High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
On BeatsExpectations, Richardson High School is 6.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
Of nearby public schools, Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.7%, lower than Richardson High School's 61.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,669, 5% below the 2,795 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Richardson High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- 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
- White Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
Other schools in RICHARDSON
- 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
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet0.2 mi · 771
- Arapaho Classical Magnet0.6 mi · 615
- Dover Elementary School0.6 mi · 698
- Spring Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 422
- Northwood Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 563
- Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet1.0 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richardson High School?
Richardson High School enrolls approximately 2,669 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Richardson High School serve?
Richardson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Richardson High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Richardson High School.
How diverse is Richardson High School?
Richardson High School reports a student body of 27% White, 43% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Richardson High School in?
Richardson High School is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.