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Enrollment
2,063
High
DISTRICT 1,757 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000495
Richland High School
5201 HOLIDAY LN E, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 · (817) 547-7000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,063 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,022 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 563 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 530 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 450 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp 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 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 48.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 37.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% |
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% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 High School
Richland High School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland High School this school | 2,063 | 49.5% | 62.8% |
| Tascosa High School AMARILLO | 2,176 | 53.2% | 57.3% |
| Memorial High School WICHITA FALLS | 1,650 | 51.6% | 45.8% |
| Bell High School HURST | 2,411 | 51.0% | 60.3% |
| Denton High School DENTON | 2,083 | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| Belton High School BELTON | 1,763 | 45.5% | 51.8% |
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 Richland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #414 of 1,385 | #18 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #307 of 1,425 ▲ 40 | #17 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #588 of 1,425 ▲ 35 | #30 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #271 of 1,184 | #10 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,063 | #302 of 2,107 | #25 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #885 of 1,344 | #42 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #151 of 1,346 | #24 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #1,021 of 1,522 | #63 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #422 of 557 | #26 of 35 |
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
2,063
-126 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 2,338
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 2,063 | 130.1 | 15.9:1 | 50% (1,022) |
| 2023-24 | 2,002 | 129.2 | 15.5:1 | 52% (1,046) |
| 2022-23 | 2,016 | 127.7 | 15.8:1 | 53% (1,068) |
| 2020-21 | 2,189 | 125 | 17.5:1 | 46% (1,002) |
| 2017-18 | 2,158 | 132 | 16.3:1 | 42% (897) |
| 2015-16 | 2,040 | 137 | 14.9:1 | 38% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 2,213 | 125 | 17.7:1 | 36% (788) |
| 2000-01 | 2,042 | 139 | 14.7:1 | 9% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 2,338 | 134 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,158 to 2,063); teachers down 1% (132 to 130.1).
About Richland High School
Richland High School is the name of a large high school in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas. The student body numbers 2,063 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
BIRDVILLE ISD serves 22,267 students across 30 schools.
Richland High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Richland High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Richland High School is 130.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school counts 1,022 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 50%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Richland High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Richland High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.8% actual against a predicted 52.5%.
Tarrant County has about 2,167,390 residents, and the median household income is $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Tarrant County has 639 public schools and roughly 385,835 students.
The shortest distance from Richland High School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Snow Heights Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Richland High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Richland High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Richland High School's enrollment declined from 2,189 in 2020-21 to 2,063 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.9:1, from 17.5:1.
The Richland High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Watauga Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
Other schools in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Academy at Carrie F ThomasElementary · 586 students
- North Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other Richland High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Richland High. Richland High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Richland High SchoolRichland, WA · 2,218 students
- Richland High SchoolRichland, MS · 731 students
- Richland High SchoolJohnstown, PA · 693 students
- RICHLAND HIGHRICHLAND, MO · 218 students
- RICHLAND HIGHESSEX, MO · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Snow Heights Elementary School0.6 mi · 380
- Holiday Heights Elementary School0.6 mi · 463
- North Richland Middle School0.6 mi · 882
- Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle School1.3 mi · 350
- Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 757
- Academy at Carrie F Thomas1.5 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Richland High SchoolHow many students attend Richland High School?
Richland High School enrolls approximately 2,063 students in grades 09-12.
Is Richland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richland High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richland High School is approximately 15.9:1 (130 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richland High School?
At Richland High School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Richland High School?
Richland High School is overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.