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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004155
Richardson Terrace Elementary School
300 N DOROTHY AVE, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-8700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
378 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
76%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Terrace Elementary School
Richardson Terrace Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Terrace Elementary School this school | 492 | 76.8% | 54.6% |
| Midway Park Elementary School EULESS | 625 | 80.6% | 50.4% |
| Northbrook Elementary School FORT WORTH | 536 | 80.4% | 27.9% |
| Bryant Elementary School ARLINGTON | 462 | 77.7% | 48.4% |
| Back Elementary School ROWLETT | 402 | 69.7% | 41.5% |
| North Euless Elementary School EULESS | 534 | 75.1% | 51.8% |
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 Richardson Terrace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,102 of 4,401 | #63 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #604 of 4,466 ▲ 491 | #54 of 429 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,392 of 4,466 ▲ 150 | #96 of 429 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,341 of 3,998 | #100 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #2,620 of 4,938 | #228 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #994 of 4,622 | #71 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #51 of 4,628 | #4 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #2,157 of 4,789 | #303 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #2,343 of 2,838 | #235 of 274 |
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
492
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 492 | 37.1 | 13.3:1 | 77% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 36.1 | 14.6:1 | 72% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 38.6 | 13.0:1 | 69% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 70% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 34.7 | 15.2:1 | 65% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 65% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 74% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 44% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Terrace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (527 to 492); teachers up 7% (34.7 to 37.1).
About Richardson Terrace Elementary School
This page covers Richardson Terrace Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in RICHARDSON, Texas. Its 492 students are spread across pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD totals 38,526 students.
Richardson Terrace Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 33%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 20% White, 15% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Black share is about 22%. Richardson Terrace Elementary School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Richardson Terrace Elementary School is 77%. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Richardson Terrace Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Richardson Terrace Elementary School is 13.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.6%. Predicted: 40.9%.
Dallas County census figures show that 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.
The next-closest public school is Math/Science/Tech Magnet, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.6% on proficiency, and Richardson Terrace Elementary School is above that at 54.6%.
NCES assigns Richardson Terrace Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 492 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 528. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.3:1 to 13.3:1.
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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
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
- Math/Science/Tech Magnet0.6 mi · 667
- JJAEP0.9 mi · 2
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.1 mi · 531
- Richardson Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 501
- Jess Harben Elementary School1.3 mi · 394
- Winfree Academy Charter School (richardson)1.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Terrace Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Richardson Terrace Elementary School?
Richardson Terrace Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Richardson Terrace Elementary School serve?
Richardson Terrace Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Richardson Terrace Elementary School have?
Richardson Terrace Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Richardson Terrace Elementary School?
Student demographics at Richardson Terrace Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 24% Hispanic, 33% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Richardson Terrace Elementary School public or private?
Richardson Terrace Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.