📍 708 W Stinson St, Dimmitt, Castro County, 79027
Richardson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dimmitt, Castro County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Sullivan. It is part of the Dimmitt Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richardson el enrolls 524 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 479 | 91% |
| White | 40 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 524 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richardson el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 88.
Richardson el is one of 3 schools in DIMMITT ISD, based in DIMMITT, Texas. The district serves 1,077 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, Richardson el is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote