Richardson Heights Elementary

Summary:

Richardson Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Richardson, Texas, serving around 450 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Richardson Independent School District (RISD), which is ranked 403 out of 968 districts in Texas.

Richardson Heights Elementary generally performs better than the RISD district and the state of Texas in STAAR reading and math assessments across grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had 53.33% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR reading, compared to 52.47% for RISD and 48.85% for Texas. The school also excels in STAAR math, with 68.42% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 52.66% for RISD and 48.96% for Texas. However, the school struggles with the performance of Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools in multiple years.

While Richardson Heights Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Richland Elementary and Dover Elementary, it lags behind high-performing magnet schools like Arapaho Classical Magnet and Math/Science/Technical Magnet, which consistently rank in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may contribute to its overall academic performance, but additional resources and support may be needed to address the needs of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 101 N Floyd Rd
       Richardson, TX  75080-5602


(469) 593-4400

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1357th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,527 Help


Students who attend Richardson Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet
High:    Richardson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  450

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.8%
White:
37.8%
African American:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54% Help


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Compare Details Richardson Heights Elementary ranks better than 71% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th 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 64.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.8%), White (37.8%), African American (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richardson Heights Elementary is 12.8, which is the 20th best among 40 elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richardson Heights Elementary is $11,527, which is the 13th highest among 40 elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Richardson Heights 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 Richardson Heights Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.28 1483rd 3465 57.2%
2005 70.71 950th 3475 72.7%
2006 71.44 938th 3476 73.0%
2007 69.38 1110th 3724 70.2%
2008 66.16 1295th 3768 65.6%
2009 69.70 1117th 3884 71.2%
2010 61.50 1678th 3937 57.4%
2011 66.77 1386th 4095 66.2%
2012 44.75 2598th 4206 38.2%
2013 54.21 2055th 4221 51.3%
2014 52.20 2198th 4260 48.4%
2015 64.71 1531st 4320 64.6%
2016 71.21 1197th 4286 72.1%
2017 41.75 2420th 4329 44.1%
2018 56.45 1660th 4359 61.9%
2019 48.67 2115th 4479 52.8%
2021 52.59 1908th 4578 58.3%
2022 48.53 2228th 4581 51.4%
2023 64.22 1410th 4647 69.7%
2024 64.75 1357th 4675 71.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.40 793rd 1046 24.2%
2019 28.12 878th 1112 21.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.29 2501st 3226 22.5%
2019 27.53 2801st 3333 16.0%
2021 40.36 2055th 3446 40.4%
2022 25.99 2941st 3487 15.7%
2023 33.84 2589th 3556 27.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.62 1164th 3558 67.3%
2019 56.78 1081st 3684 70.7%
2021 56.76 1085th 3799 71.4%
2022 36.43 2540th 3952 35.7%
2023 57.93 1196th 4086 70.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 2422nd 4264 43.2%
2019 34.50 3166th 4309 26.5%
2021 44.71 2408th 4451 45.9%
2022 27.79 3644th 4477 18.6%
2023 43.10 2666th 4521 41.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.31 884th 4306 79.5%
2019 58.83 1560th 4348 64.1%
2021 56.18 1677th 4499 62.7%
2022 48.95 2222nd 4561 51.3%
2023 65.24 1304th 4588 71.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.87 3rd 3106 99.9%
2021 76.01 607th 3006 79.8%
2022 73.19 542nd 2958 81.7%
2023 72.07 634th 2980 78.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.79 2596th 4240 38.8%
2019 36.95 2904th 4295 32.4%
2021 41.27 2476th 4331 42.8%
2022 29.54 3543rd 4461 20.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.22 2433rd 4319 43.7%
2019 39.79 2678th 4357 38.5%
2021 46.64 2163rd 4498 51.9%
2022 47.61 2305th 4563 49.5%
2023 60.71 1537th 4585 66.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.66 465th 2483 81.3%
2019 76.00 348th 2515 86.2%
2021 80.80 230th 2444 90.6%
2022 65.13 603rd 2421 75.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.94 2787th 4168 33.1%
2019 30.85 3232nd 4188 22.8%
2021 36.49 2793rd 4329 35.5%
2022 26.52 3609th 4376 17.5%
2023 39.82 2769th 4401 37.1%
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Rank History for White students at Richardson Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.55 563rd 3127 82.0%
2019 73.58 635th 3142 79.8%
2021 61.22 1040th 3082 66.3%
2022 67.35 891st 3082 71.1%
2023 74.41 618th 3106 80.1%
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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 Richardson Heights Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 446 36 18 9 4 n/a n/a 0 513
1989 466 56 18 12 3 n/a n/a 0 555
1990 471 59 23 27 1 n/a n/a 0 581
1991 476 63 31 25 1 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 454 53 19 34 2 n/a n/a 0 562
1993 458 61 26 38 3 n/a n/a 0 586
1994 434 93 37 50 5 n/a n/a 0 619
1995 331 108 20 52 2 n/a n/a 0 513
1996 331 108 20 52 2 n/a n/a 0 513
1997 282 101 27 71 6 n/a n/a 0 487
1998 271 100 31 93 4 n/a n/a 0 499
1999 251 88 33 123 4 n/a n/a 0 499
2000 229 84 34 128 3 n/a n/a 0 478
2001 204 62 26 163 1 n/a n/a 0 456
2002 167 82 24 218 1 n/a n/a 0 492
2003 167 82 24 218 1 n/a n/a 0 492
2004 146 59 22 190 2 n/a n/a 0 419
2005 151 63 19 208 3 n/a n/a 0 444
2006 159 83 21 218 3 n/a n/a 0 484
2007 164 55 20 208 2 n/a n/a 0 449
2008 143 75 26 202 0 n/a n/a 0 446
2009 137 68 24 211 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2010 131 73 26 216 2 n/a n/a 0 448
2011 123 57 15 223 3 2 18 0 441
2012 111 66 21 252 2 0 15 0 467
2013 126 63 20 257 2 0 13 0 481
2014 119 68 25 280 3 1 13 0 509
2015 125 59 29 269 5 0 5 0 492
2016 113 56 28 248 4 1 8 0 458
2017 125 57 25 251 3 0 15 0 476
2018 140 62 25 247 3 0 17 0 494
2019 134 39 16 266 1 0 20 0 476
2020 156 36 19 242 0 1 17 0 471
2021 143 44 13 218 2 0 11 0 431
2022 162 39 11 208 2 0 11 0 433
2023 170 39 16 215 1 0 9 0 450

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 Richardson Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 513 27.0 19.0 n/a
1989 555 n/a n/a n/a
1990 581 35.0 16.6 n/a
1991 596 35.5 16.7 n/a
1992 562 35.8 15.6 12.6
1993 586 34.0 17.2 22.9
1994 619 34.0 18.2 17.4
1995 513 32.0 16.0 25.9
1996 513 32.0 16.0 25.9
1997 487 30.3 16.1 26.9
1998 499 30.0 16.6 29.9
1999 499 35.0 14.3 36.1
2000 478 35.8 13.4 43.1
2001 456 36.8 12.4 45
2002 492 34.4 14.3 50.4
2003 492 34.4 14.3 50.4
2004 419 30.4 13.8 49.9
2005 444 31.0 14.3 56.3
2006 484 34.8 13.9 58.9
2007 449 30.7 14.6 59.9
2008 446 32.3 13.8 60.1
2009 442 32.8 13.5 65.2
2010 448 32.5 13.7 65
2011 441 32.5 13.5 66
2012 467 30.8 15.1 69.2
2013 481 29.2 16.4 70.1
2014 509 32.6 15.5 69.9
2015 492 31.0 15.8 67.9
2016 458 31.0 14.7 65.7
2017 476 33.0 14.4 65.3
2018 494 33.8 14.5 61.7
2019 476 32.7 14.5 67
2020 471 33.5 14.0 61.6
2021 431 37.0 11.6 57.1
2022 433 36.8 11.7 50.3
2023 450 35.0 12.8 54

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 Richardson Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 513 27.0 19.0 n/a
1989 555 n/a n/a n/a
1990 581 35.0 16.6 n/a
1991 596 35.5 16.7 n/a
1992 562 35.8 15.6 12.6
1993 586 34.0 17.2 22.9
1994 619 34.0 18.2 17.4
1995 513 32.0 16.0 25.9
1996 513 32.0 16.0 25.9
1997 487 30.3 16.1 26.9
1998 499 30.0 16.6 29.9
1999 499 35.0 14.3 36.1
2000 478 35.8 13.4 43.1
2001 456 36.8 12.4 45
2002 492 34.4 14.3 50.4
2003 492 34.4 14.3 50.4
2004 419 30.4 13.8 49.9
2005 444 31.0 14.3 56.3
2006 484 34.8 13.9 58.9
2007 449 30.7 14.6 59.9
2008 446 32.3 13.8 60.1
2009 442 32.8 13.5 65.2
2010 448 32.5 13.7 65
2011 441 32.5 13.5 66
2012 467 30.8 15.1 69.2
2013 481 29.2 16.4 70.1
2014 509 32.6 15.5 69.9
2015 492 31.0 15.8 67.9
2016 458 31.0 14.7 65.7
2017 476 33.0 14.4 65.3
2018 494 33.8 14.5 61.7
2019 476 32.7 14.5 67
2020 471 33.5 14.0 61.6
2021 431 37.0 11.6 57.1
2022 433 36.8 11.7 50.3
2023 450 35.0 12.8 54

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 Richardson Heights Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $940 (9.6%) $8,899 (90.5%) $9,838
2020 $1,324 (12.9%) $8,968 (87.1%) $10,292
2021 $994 (8.6%) $10,533 (91.4%) $11,527

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Richardson Heights Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2115th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1410th of 4647 Elementary schools
 16.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Heights Elementary)4070
 30%
   3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4755
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Heights Elementary)5348
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5448
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Heights Elementary)1443
 29%
   3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))3023
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Heights Elementary)140
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))3211
 21%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3126
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Richardson Heights Elementary)4262
 20%
   4th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4551
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Heights Elementary)4457
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Richardson Heights Elementary)4241
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5357
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Heights Elementary)3553
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5957
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Richardson Heights Elementary)3937
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))5239
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Richardson Heights Elementary)3550
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd))4355
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Heights Elementary)5248
 4%
   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 Students476450
 5.5%
African American3939
American Indian11
Asian1616
Hispanic266215
 19.2%
Pacific Islander00
White134170
 26.9%
Two or More Races209
 55%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67%54%
 13%


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Students who attend Richardson Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet
High : Richardson High School

Richardson Heights Elementary ranks 1357th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 450 students attended Richardson Heights Elementary.

Students at Richardson Heights Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 38% White, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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