RICHARDSON NORTH J H

As a medium-sized junior high in RICHARDSON, Texas, RICHARDSON NORTH J H works with 574 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.

Across the 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD (38,526 students total), RICHARDSON NORTH J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, RICHARDSON NORTH J H reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 35% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RICHARDSON NORTH J H has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RICHARDSON NORTH J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +1.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. RICHARDSON NORTH J H is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

CANYON CREEK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHARDSON NORTH J H at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. RICHARDSON NORTH J H's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 632 (now 574). Black enrollment moved from 9% to 5% across the same window.

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