📍 550 Park Bend, Richardson, Dallas County, 75081
Richland el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richardson, Dallas County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Gattus. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Richland el enrolls 644 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 336 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 19% |
| Asian | 85 | 13% |
| White | 77 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 644 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Richland el 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 102.
Richland el 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 644 students, Richland el 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