📍 1600 Apollo Rd, Richardson, Dallas County, 75081
Apollo J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Richardson, Dallas County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yolanda Jackson-gaither. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Apollo J H enrolls 639 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 228 | 36% |
| White | 156 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 23% |
| Asian | 70 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 639 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Apollo J H is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 8, state house district 112.
Apollo J H is one of 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD, based in RICHARDSON, Texas. The district serves 36,971 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 639 students, Apollo J H is close to the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize