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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702006899
Risd Academy
13630 COIT RD, DALLAS, TX 75240 · (469) 593-3300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
703 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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (117).
Student demographics
18%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
23.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 14.0% | 23.0% | 54.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Risd Academy
Risd Academy's state test result (11.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risd Academy this school | 731 | 96.2% | 11.4% |
| Buffalo Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 741 | 96.9% | 30.6% |
| Dover Elementary School RICHARDSON | 698 | 96.6% | 24.0% |
| David Crockett Academy SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 96.4% | 17.7% |
| Jose 'joe' May Elementary School DALLAS | 746 | 98.3% | 21.5% |
| Smith Elementary School HOUSTON | 730 | 96.8% | 34.4% |
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 Risd Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #4,387 of 4,401 | #419 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,218 of 4,466 ▲ 195 | #406 of 429 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,423 of 4,466 ▲ 25 | #424 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,297 of 3,998 | #190 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #737 of 4,938 | #46 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,354 of 4,622 | #314 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #3,817 of 4,628 | #375 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #368 of 4,789 | #82 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #1,923 of 2,838 | #196 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
731
-101 (-12%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 731 | 45.4 | 16.1:1 | 96% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 44.7 | 16.3:1 | 95% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 53.8 | 13.4:1 | 80% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 832 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 95% (794) |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 52.3 | 15.8:1 | 93% (767) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 57 | 15.9:1 | 95% (856) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 94% (750) |
| 2000-01 | 1,069 | 71 | 15.1:1 | 90% (965) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 35 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Risd Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (825 to 731); teachers down 13% (52.3 to 45.4).
About Risd Academy
Risd Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It educates 731 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 41% larger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
Risd Academy is one school in RICHARDSON ISD, a system of 55 schools with 38,526 students.
Federal enrollment data show Risd Academy is 90% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 6% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 49 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. Risd Academy's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 45.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.1:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 96%. That is 19 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Risd Academy would score about 32.6%. It scores 11.4%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Risd Academy is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.3%; Risd Academy's is 11.4%, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Risd Academy as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Risd Academy's enrollment dropped from 832 in 2020-21 to 731 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.3:1 to 16.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Risd Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School0.3 mi · 293
- Spring Valley Elementary School0.4 mi · 368
- Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary School0.5 mi · 694
- Dover Elementary School0.8 mi · 698
- Northwood Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 563
- Richardson High School1.3 mi · 2,669
Frequently asked questions
About Risd AcademyHow large is Risd Academy?
Risd Academy enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Risd Academy serve?
Risd Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Risd Academy?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Risd Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Risd Academy?
At Risd Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Risd Academy public or private?
Risd Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICHARDSON ISD.
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