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Forestridge Elementary

Summary:

Forestridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 561 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Richardson Independent School District (ISD). The school has a diverse student population with higher percentages of African American and Hispanic students compared to district and state averages, as well as a significant Asian student population.

Academically, Forestridge Elementary struggles, with lower STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas compared to the district and state. The school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools in this category, but lags behind for Asian and Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 25%. With a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 83.3% to 88.59% over the past three years, the school's challenges are likely exacerbated by socioeconomic factors. However, the school's higher spending per student, increasing from $8,689 in 2018-2019 to $10,291 in 2020-2021, suggests a focus on resource allocation to support student learning.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Springridge Elementary and Jess Harben Elementary, Forestridge Elementary consistently underperforms on STAAR test scores and has a lower overall Richardson ISD ranking. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by the school, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 10330 Bunchberry Dr
       Dallas, TX  75243-4107

(469) 593-8500

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3492nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,291 Help


Students who attend Forestridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Liberty J H
High:    Berkner High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  561

Racial breakdown:

African American:
32.1%
Hispanic:
32.1%
Asian:
25.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.6% Help


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Compare Details Forestridge Elementary ranks worse than 74.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 30th among 40 ranked elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.05. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Forestridge Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (32.1%), Hispanic (32.1%), Asian (25.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forestridge Elementary is 13.2. 27 elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forestridge Elementary is $10,291. 26 elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Forestridge Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Richardson Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Richardson Independent School District (Isd) 403rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forestridge Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.11 973rd 3465 71.9%
2005 77.85 562nd 3475 83.8%
2006 67.56 1148th 3476 67.0%
2007 69.98 1079th 3724 71.0%
2008 72.79 878th 3768 76.7%
2009 74.35 798th 3884 79.5%
2010 68.28 1227th 3937 68.8%
2011 74.91 829th 4095 79.8%
2012 72.34 1011th 4206 76.0%
2013 65.81 1392nd 4221 67.0%
2014 58.87 1834th 4260 56.9%
2015 42.29 2734th 4320 36.7%
2016 36.07 3009th 4286 29.8%
2017 55.75 1675th 4329 61.3%
2018 55.45 1707th 4359 60.8%
2019 40.06 2677th 4479 40.2%
2021 26.88 3390th 4578 26.0%
2022 29.53 3393rd 4581 25.9%
2023 40.97 2732nd 4647 41.2%
2024 29.05 3492nd 4675 25.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.20 1915th 3226 40.6%
2019 38.74 2180th 3333 34.6%
2021 25.11 2960th 3446 14.1%
2022 31.91 2663rd 3487 23.6%
2023 42.49 2099th 3556 41.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.94 1103rd 3558 69.0%
2019 52.21 1302nd 3684 64.7%
2021 30.79 2739th 3799 27.9%
2022 27.28 3221st 3952 18.5%
2023 51.87 1533rd 4086 62.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.91 958th 4264 77.5%
2019 51.85 1932nd 4309 55.2%
2021 41.24 2652nd 4451 40.4%
2022 39.18 2890th 4477 35.4%
2023 63.51 1287th 4521 71.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.10 1990th 4306 53.8%
2019 34.47 3032nd 4348 30.3%
2021 25.42 3498th 4499 22.2%
2022 28.76 3499th 4561 23.3%
2023 38.84 2857th 4588 37.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.30 2859th 2958 3.3%
2023 48.86 1975th 2980 33.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.93 1930th 4240 54.5%
2019 41.68 2549th 4295 40.7%
2021 27.30 3574th 4331 17.5%
2022 36.13 3080th 4461 31.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.80 1488th 4319 65.5%
2019 47.34 2165th 4357 50.3%
2021 31.48 3072nd 4498 31.7%
2022 32.64 3233rd 4563 29.1%
2023 43.32 2550th 4585 44.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.98 814th 1005 19.0%
2019 18.61 907th 1009 10.1%
2021 8.02 920th 967 4.9%
2022 15.87 879th 957 8.2%
2023 22.67 896th 1015 11.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.53 419th 2483 83.1%
2019 55.07 948th 2515 62.3%
2021 56.09 837th 2444 65.8%
2022 59.95 776th 2421 67.9%
2023 66.94 571st 2443 76.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.92 1768th 4168 57.6%
2019 54.58 1695th 4188 59.5%
2021 21.19 3826th 4329 11.6%
2022 15.69 4114th 4376 6.0%
2023 27.32 3519th 4401 20.0%
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Rank History for White students at Forestridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.38 2585th 3127 17.3%
2019 9.46 3050th 3142 2.9%
2021 11.35 2945th 3082 4.4%
2022 23.94 2619th 3082 15.0%
2023 25.48 2583rd 3106 16.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Forestridge Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 321 89 150 19 3 n/a n/a 0 582
1989 313 110 187 21 1 n/a n/a 0 632
1990 343 115 195 20 1 n/a n/a 0 674
1991 329 117 254 36 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1992 278 120 266 41 1 n/a n/a 0 706
1993 252 117 255 33 2 n/a n/a 0 659
1994 245 107 260 42 3 n/a n/a 0 657
1995 231 143 306 54 1 n/a n/a 0 735
1996 231 143 306 54 1 n/a n/a 0 735
1997 198 145 294 66 1 n/a n/a 0 704
1998 188 159 292 81 1 n/a n/a 0 721
1999 192 156 308 85 4 n/a n/a 0 745
2000 157 142 289 112 5 n/a n/a 0 705
2001 124 147 305 126 3 n/a n/a 0 705
2002 132 136 270 148 5 n/a n/a 0 691
2003 132 136 270 148 5 n/a n/a 0 691
2004 123 163 232 166 2 n/a n/a 0 686
2005 102 177 220 177 3 n/a n/a 0 679
2006 88 207 205 201 3 n/a n/a 0 704
2007 78 219 186 217 1 n/a n/a 0 701
2008 60 233 158 235 0 n/a n/a 0 686
2009 53 226 146 236 2 n/a n/a 0 663
2010 44 269 123 228 2 n/a n/a 0 666
2011 39 259 115 234 2 0 12 0 661
2012 41 268 124 241 2 0 10 0 686
2013 58 252 126 249 2 0 11 0 698
2014 69 228 124 227 4 0 13 0 665
2015 76 244 120 204 3 0 23 0 670
2016 72 220 123 211 2 0 19 0 647
2017 78 250 120 193 1 0 17 0 659
2018 88 250 111 206 2 0 19 0 676
2019 105 199 120 221 2 0 18 0 665
2020 82 167 113 215 3 0 17 0 597
2021 72 152 128 207 2 0 16 0 577
2022 47 158 126 205 2 0 19 0 557
2023 44 180 143 180 2 0 12 0 561

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forestridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 582 42.0 13.8 n/a
1989 632 n/a n/a n/a
1990 674 46.0 14.6 n/a
1991 736 46.3 15.8 n/a
1992 706 49.0 14.4 24.1
1993 659 44.0 15.0 33.8
1994 657 44.0 14.9 30
1995 735 45.0 16.3 33.5
1996 735 45.0 16.3 33.5
1997 704 43.3 16.3 33.4
1998 721 43.3 16.7 36.5
1999 745 41.3 18.0 42.1
2000 705 43.9 16.1 45.1
2001 705 46.1 15.3 46.2
2002 691 41.4 16.7 53.5
2003 691 41.4 16.7 53.5
2004 686 41.3 16.6 59.8
2005 679 44.2 15.4 68.5
2006 704 45.0 15.6 75.1
2007 701 42.7 16.4 71.3
2008 686 45.0 15.2 74.9
2009 663 46.0 14.4 79.8
2010 666 45.4 14.6 84.5
2011 661 42.7 15.4 82.1
2012 686 42.0 16.2 81.5
2013 698 41.0 16.9 85.8
2014 665 40.9 16.2 84.2
2015 670 40.0 16.7 85.1
2016 647 42.0 15.4 77.6
2017 659 41.1 16.0 69.8
2018 676 43.0 15.6 78.4
2019 665 46.5 14.2 77.4
2020 597 44.3 13.4 80.2
2021 577 39.5 14.6 86.5
2022 557 45.0 12.3 83.3
2023 561 42.2 13.2 88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forestridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 582 42.0 13.8 n/a
1989 632 n/a n/a n/a
1990 674 46.0 14.6 n/a
1991 736 46.3 15.8 n/a
1992 706 49.0 14.4 24.1
1993 659 44.0 15.0 33.8
1994 657 44.0 14.9 30
1995 735 45.0 16.3 33.5
1996 735 45.0 16.3 33.5
1997 704 43.3 16.3 33.4
1998 721 43.3 16.7 36.5
1999 745 41.3 18.0 42.1
2000 705 43.9 16.1 45.1
2001 705 46.1 15.3 46.2
2002 691 41.4 16.7 53.5
2003 691 41.4 16.7 53.5
2004 686 41.3 16.6 59.8
2005 679 44.2 15.4 68.5
2006 704 45.0 15.6 75.1
2007 701 42.7 16.4 71.3
2008 686 45.0 15.2 74.9
2009 663 46.0 14.4 79.8
2010 666 45.4 14.6 84.5
2011 661 42.7 15.4 82.1
2012 686 42.0 16.2 81.5
2013 698 41.0 16.9 85.8
2014 665 40.9 16.2 84.2
2015 670 40.0 16.7 85.1
2016 647 42.0 15.4 77.6
2017 659 41.1 16.0 69.8
2018 676 43.0 15.6 78.4
2019 665 46.5 14.2 77.4
2020 597 44.3 13.4 80.2
2021 577 39.5 14.6 86.5
2022 557 45.0 12.3 83.3
2023 561 42.2 13.2 88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Forestridge Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,147 (13.2%) $7,541 (86.8%) $8,689
2020 $1,734 (17.5%) $8,152 (82.5%) $9,886
2021 $1,358 (13.2%) $8,933 (86.8%) $10,291

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forestridge Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2677th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2732nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Forestridge Elementary)3242
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4755
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forestridge Elementary)2923
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5448
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Forestridge Elementary)4228
 14%
   4th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4551
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forestridge Elementary)3937
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Forestridge Elementary)4347
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5357
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forestridge Elementary)4647
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5957
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Forestridge Elementary)4847
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5239
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Forestridge Elementary)4644
 2%
   6th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4355
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forestridge Elementary)3639
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5950
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students665561
 15.6%
African American199180
 9.5%
American Indian22
Asian120143
 19.2%
Hispanic221180
 18.6%
Pacific Islander00
White10544
 58.1%
Two or More Races1812
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.4%88.6%
 11.1%

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Students at Forestridge Elementary are 32% African American, 32% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Forestridge Elementary ranks 3492nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Forestridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty J H
High : Berkner High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 561 students attended Forestridge Elementary.


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