Richardson Independent School District | |
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Address | |
400 S. Greenville Ave. Richardson, TX 75081
ESC Region 10
USA | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Where all students connect, learn, grow and succeed |
Grades | Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade |
Superintendent | Tabitha Branum [1] |
Students and staff | |
Athletic conference | UIL 6A |
Other information | |
Website |
risd |
Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a public school district based in Richardson, Texas ( USA). The 46-square-mile (120 km2) district serves portions of Richardson, Dallas, and Garland. RISD operates 55 campuses and serves more than 37,000 students. [2]
Despite its name, the district does not serve all of Richardson; portions of the city in Collin County are instead served by Plano ISD. Additionally, the majority of the district (60 percent) is located in the city limits of Dallas, where it encompasses Lake Highlands and portions of North Dallas. These areas, annexed into the City of Dallas after 1960, are generally high income. [3]
In 2022, the district was given a "B" accountability rating by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
The district was founded in 1854. At the time it provided education for children of local farmers, small business owners and settlers around the railroad just outside Dallas, TX. In recent times RISD has been rated as "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency for many years in a row. RISD is the largest, most racially and socioeconomically diverse district in Texas to receive a rating this high. In 2010 the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) added 22 RISD schools to the TBEC Honor Roll. RISD and Houston ISD leads the state in schools named to the Honor Roll. Only 252 public schools out of 8,000 in Texas were named to the TBEC Honor Roll, placing those 22 RISD schools in the top 4% of Texas public schools. [5]
In 2007 a report stated that, due to new development and older residents, certain areas of RISD faced student decreases. The removal of some low income apartment complexes contributed to the losses. [6]
In 2021, Richardson ISD families were grateful that the district implemented a mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and kept it in place even when the Texas Supreme Court upheld Governor of Texas Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates, which were against CDC, HHS, and WHO recommendations. [7]
In 1997, over 50% of the students were non-Hispanic white. [8] In a period until 2009, Richardson ISD's student body transitioned from a mostly white and affluent student body to a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body. In 2009 the State of Texas defined "college readiness," or readiness to undergo university studies, of high school graduates by scores on the ACT and SAT and in the 11th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests. During that year the district's high schools consistently had high college readiness rates. Holly K. Hacker of The Dallas Morning News said that "Richardson school district leaders credit the strong showing at their high schools to attitude -- a refusal to accept poor performance based on changing demographics." [9] Texas Education Agency (TEA) officials made positive statements about Richardson ISD, which had a "recognized" rating in 2007. [10] From 1997 to 2016 the number of non-Hispanic white students had declined by 44%, the least severe decline of the four major suburban Dallas County school districts that were majority white in 1997. [8]
From 1997 to 2016 the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of determining low income status, increased by 131%, the least severe increase of those four districts. [8]
Richardson Independent School District | |
---|---|
Address | |
400 S. Greenville Ave. Richardson, TX 75081
ESC Region 10
USA | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Where all students connect, learn, grow and succeed |
Grades | Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade |
Superintendent | Tabitha Branum [1] |
Students and staff | |
Athletic conference | UIL 6A |
Other information | |
Website |
risd |
Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a public school district based in Richardson, Texas ( USA). The 46-square-mile (120 km2) district serves portions of Richardson, Dallas, and Garland. RISD operates 55 campuses and serves more than 37,000 students. [2]
Despite its name, the district does not serve all of Richardson; portions of the city in Collin County are instead served by Plano ISD. Additionally, the majority of the district (60 percent) is located in the city limits of Dallas, where it encompasses Lake Highlands and portions of North Dallas. These areas, annexed into the City of Dallas after 1960, are generally high income. [3]
In 2022, the district was given a "B" accountability rating by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
The district was founded in 1854. At the time it provided education for children of local farmers, small business owners and settlers around the railroad just outside Dallas, TX. In recent times RISD has been rated as "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency for many years in a row. RISD is the largest, most racially and socioeconomically diverse district in Texas to receive a rating this high. In 2010 the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) added 22 RISD schools to the TBEC Honor Roll. RISD and Houston ISD leads the state in schools named to the Honor Roll. Only 252 public schools out of 8,000 in Texas were named to the TBEC Honor Roll, placing those 22 RISD schools in the top 4% of Texas public schools. [5]
In 2007 a report stated that, due to new development and older residents, certain areas of RISD faced student decreases. The removal of some low income apartment complexes contributed to the losses. [6]
In 2021, Richardson ISD families were grateful that the district implemented a mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and kept it in place even when the Texas Supreme Court upheld Governor of Texas Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates, which were against CDC, HHS, and WHO recommendations. [7]
In 1997, over 50% of the students were non-Hispanic white. [8] In a period until 2009, Richardson ISD's student body transitioned from a mostly white and affluent student body to a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body. In 2009 the State of Texas defined "college readiness," or readiness to undergo university studies, of high school graduates by scores on the ACT and SAT and in the 11th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests. During that year the district's high schools consistently had high college readiness rates. Holly K. Hacker of The Dallas Morning News said that "Richardson school district leaders credit the strong showing at their high schools to attitude -- a refusal to accept poor performance based on changing demographics." [9] Texas Education Agency (TEA) officials made positive statements about Richardson ISD, which had a "recognized" rating in 2007. [10] From 1997 to 2016 the number of non-Hispanic white students had declined by 44%, the least severe decline of the four major suburban Dallas County school districts that were majority white in 1997. [8]
From 1997 to 2016 the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of determining low income status, increased by 131%, the least severe increase of those four districts. [8]