SPRINGRIDGE EL

Set in RICHARDSON, Texas, SPRINGRIDGE EL is a tight-knit elementary-level community, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD. It caters to 274 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SPRINGRIDGE EL is one of 55 schools operated by RICHARDSON ISD, a district that caters to 38,526 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SPRINGRIDGE EL lists that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SPRINGRIDGE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPRINGRIDGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.9%.

Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SPRINGRIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BERKNER H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SPRINGRIDGE EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 345 students in 2018 compared to 274 in 2024. Black enrollment moved from 41% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2024.

On the community side, the feed for SPRINGRIDGE EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.