Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet

  • Middle school or junior high school in Richardson ISD
  • Richardson, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Total students

793

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet is a middle school or junior high school in Richardson, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 793 students. 48.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.7% 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.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,065, which is $591 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/WestwoodJH

Address

1309 Holly Dr
Richardson, TX 75080-4726

Office phone number

(469) 593-3700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet 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

793

African American

110 (13.9%)

Richardson ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.5%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

30 (3.8%)

Richardson ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

376 (47.4%)

Richardson ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

240 (30.3%)

Richardson ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

32 (4%)

Richardson ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

13.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

3.8%

Hispanic

47.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

30.3%

Two or more races

4.0%

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

48.4 %

Richardson ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

50.4 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

34 %

Richardson ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

48.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

50.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.0%

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

33.7 %

Richardson ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

31.8 %

Richardson ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14 %

Richardson ISD: 15%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

33.7%

Gifted and talented

31.8%

Special education

14.0%

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.

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

11.7 %

Richardson ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

12.8 %

Richardson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

6.9 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.6 %

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

3.9 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

24.1 %

Richardson ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 18.7%

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

56.2

African American

20.2 (36%)

Richardson ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.8%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5 (8.8%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

29 (51.7%)

Richardson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

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

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

48.1 (85.6%)

Richardson ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

8.1 (14.4%)

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

14.1

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

7 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

$63,065

Richardson ISD: $65,020

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,571

Richardson ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,606

Richardson ISD: $61,222

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,632

Richardson ISD: $64,111

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$69,358

Richardson ISD: $68,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$79,264

Richardson ISD: $73,244

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$72,910

Richardson ISD: $77,088

Statewide: $74,014

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