RICHLAND EL

Located at 550 PARK BEND, in RICHARDSON, Texas, RICHLAND EL is an average-sized elementary school that serves 643 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by RICHARDSON ISD. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

RICHARDSON ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 38,526 students; RICHLAND EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, RICHLAND EL records that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, RICHLAND EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.7%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RICHLAND EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

JJAEP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHLAND EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. RICHLAND EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 643).

On allk12, members of the RICHLAND EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.