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How has RICHLAND MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000496
Richland Middle School
3401 LABADIE DR, RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76118 · (817) 547-4400 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public middle 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.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
475 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 236 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Middle School
Richland Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Middle School this school | 633 | 75.0% | 42.2% |
| Athens Middle School ATHENS | 660 | 77.6% | 34.0% |
| Blocker Middle School TEXAS CITY | 802 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
| Fry Intermediate School TEXAS CITY | 769 | 77.5% | 32.6% |
| Shackelford Junior High School ARLINGTON | 510 | 72.5% | 41.7% |
| Lamar Middle School TEMPLE | 553 | 76.5% | 37.1% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #827 of 1,635 | #52 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,045 of 1,670 ▼ 13 | #67 of 112 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,070 of 1,670 ▲ 157 | #79 of 112 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,172 of 1,570 | #66 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #872 of 1,749 | #67 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #714 of 1,542 | #41 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #258 of 1,543 | #46 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #617 of 1,648 | #41 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #802 of 942 | #63 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
633
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 633 | 43.9 | 14.4:1 | 75% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 45.3 | 13.6:1 | 77% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 46.1 | 14.7:1 | 78% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 76% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 73% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 71% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 68% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 37% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (662 to 633); teachers down 12% (50 to 43.9).
About Richland Middle School
Richland Middle School serves students in RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, as a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 633 students across grades 6 through 8.
BIRDVILLE ISD is the local district for Richland Middle School. It runs 30 schools with 22,267 students.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at Richland Middle School, the largest share of any group. Next come 22% White, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Tarrant County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Richland Middle School lists 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.4 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 75% of the student body. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 12 points lower.
Among Texas public middle schools, Richland Middle School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Richland Middle School is 41.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.2%.
For the population of Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tarrant County counts 639 public schools with about 385,835 students.
Richland Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Jack C Binion Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Richland Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Richland Middle School at 3rd of 8.
Richland Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 633, from 702 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Richland Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in RICHLAND HILLS
- Jack C Binion Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Alliene Mullendore Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Jack C Binion Elementary School0.8 mi · 693
- Alliene Mullendore Elementary School0.9 mi · 309
- Hurst Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 480
- Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 757
- Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle School1.6 mi · 350
- Cheney Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Richland Middle SchoolHow large is Richland Middle School?
Richland Middle School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Richland Middle School serve?
Richland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Richland Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Richland Middle School.
How diverse is Richland Middle School?
Richland Middle School reports a student body of 22% White, 49% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Richland Middle School?
Richland Middle 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.