📍 13630 Coit Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75240
Risd Acad is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christine Gibson. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Risd Acad enrolls 719 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black or African American and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 641 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 5.4% |
| White | 18 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
573 of the school's 719 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 556 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Risd Acad is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.
Risd Acad 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 719 students, Risd Acad 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 - Large