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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004157
Richland Elementary School
550 PARK BEND, RICHARDSON, TX 75081 · (469) 593-4650 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
474 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 | 57 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (75).
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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Elementary School this school | 643 | 73.7% | 38.8% |
| Arbor Creek Elementary School EULESS | 710 | 68.5% | 40.9% |
| West Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 607 | 73.8% | 46.0% |
| Dulles Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 675 | 70.5% | 34.8% |
| Farrell Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 591 | 77.7% | 42.0% |
| Pearcy STEM Academy ARLINGTON | 511 | 70.3% | 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 Richland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,745 of 4,401 | #204 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,584 of 4,466 ▼ 590 | #332 of 429 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,932 of 4,466 ▼ 176 | #231 of 429 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #645 of 3,998 | #88 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,299 of 4,938 | #93 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,120 of 4,622 | #293 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #496 of 4,628 | #36 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #2,341 of 4,789 | #327 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #2,771 of 2,838 | #269 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
643
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 643 | 40.8 | 15.8:1 | 74% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 40.3 | 15.1:1 | 79% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 46.2 | 13.9:1 | 76% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 68% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 42.2 | 15.4:1 | 65% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 66% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 72% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 41% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (651 to 643); teachers down 3% (42.2 to 40.8).
About Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in RICHARDSON, Texas. The school serves 643 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Within RICHARDSON ISD, Richland Elementary School is one of 55 schools. The district enrolls 38,526 students.
At Richland Elementary School, the largest share of students is Black, at 45%. It is also 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Richland Elementary School is 74%.
Richland Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8% and a predicted 42.2%.
Richland Elementary School is located in Dallas County, where the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Richland Elementary School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, JJAEP is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Richland Elementary School. On proficiency, Richland Elementary School is ahead of the 38.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
Richland Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Richland Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 609 in 2020-21 to 643 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Richland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Richland Elementary. Richland Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 16.
- Richland ElementaryMemphis, TN · 907 students
- Richland ElementarySan Marcos, CA · 883 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolJohnstown, PA · 831 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolCrest Hill, IL · 774 students
- Richland ElementaryLynnville, TN · 520 students
Nearby schools
- JJAEP0.5 mi · 2
- Richland Collegiate H S of Math Science Engineerin0.7 mi · 132
- Math/Science/Tech Magnet0.8 mi · 667
- Evolution Academy Charter School0.9 mi · 233
- Audelia Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 730
- Aikin Elementary School1.2 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Richland Elementary SchoolHow large is Richland Elementary School?
Richland Elementary School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Richland Elementary School serve?
Richland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Richland Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Richland Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richland Elementary School?
At Richland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 20% Hispanic, 45% Black, 18% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Richland Elementary School public or private?
Richland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.
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