Richardson High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Total students

2,754

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.4 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

Richardson High School is a high school in Richardson, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,754 students. 44.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 92.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Richardson High School was 1143 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.6.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,522, which is $4,048 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/RichardsonHS

Address

1250 W Belt Line Rd
Richardson, TX 75080-5898

Office phone number

(469) 593-3000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Richardson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,754

African American

480 (17.4%)

Richardson ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

11 (0.4%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

180 (6.5%)

Richardson ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,244 (45.2%)

Richardson ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

746 (27.1%)

Richardson ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

92 (3.3%)

Richardson ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

17.4%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

6.5%

Hispanic

45.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

27.1%

Two or more races

3.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

44.6 %

Richardson ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

49.1 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

22.9 %

Richardson ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

44.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

22.8 %

Richardson ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

17.9 %

Richardson ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.1 %

Richardson ISD: 15%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

22.8%

Gifted and talented

17.9%

Special education

12.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.4 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

94.7 %

Richardson ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Richardson ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

86.4 %

Richardson ISD: 87.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.3 %

Richardson ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Richardson ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

94.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

86.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

98.3%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.3 %

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.8 %

Richardson ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Richardson ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 10%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.9 %

Richardson ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Richardson ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24 %

Richardson ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

25.9 %

Richardson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

33.3 %

Richardson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

7 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

32.8 %

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11.7 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

14.9 %

Richardson ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

35.6 %

Richardson ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

31.7 %

Richardson ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 20%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

58.4 %

Richardson ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

18.8 %

Richardson ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

57.9 %

Richardson ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

45.9 %

Richardson ISD: 45.2%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

60.3 %

Richardson ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

50 %

Richardson ISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

59.6 %

Richardson ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

47.3 %

Richardson ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

69.3 %

Richardson ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

76.5 %

Richardson ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1143

Richardson ISD: 1134

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.6

Richardson ISD: 18.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

76.8 %

Richardson ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

72.2 %

Richardson ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

68.9 %

Richardson ISD: 59.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

76.8%

Math

72.2%

Reading + Math

68.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

203

African American

23.4 (11.5%)

Richardson ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10.2 (5%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

19.2 (9.5%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

146.3 (72%)

Richardson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

4 (2%)

Richardson ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2.3 (1.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

147.9 (72.8%)

Richardson ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

50.4 (24.8%)

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2.5 (1.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.6

Richardson ISD: 13.6

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$66,522

Richardson ISD: $65,020

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$60,084

Richardson ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,977

Richardson ISD: $61,222

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,155

Richardson ISD: $64,111

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,578

Richardson ISD: $68,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,800

Richardson ISD: $73,244

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$88,934

Richardson ISD: $77,088

Statewide: $74,014

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