Richland Elementary School

I love this school. I had one child graduate from this school and one currently in this school. In my experience the communication between the parents and teachers were great. The teachers care and show concern about the children's progress.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted March 27, 2013

This is a great school. With many different cultural backgrounds represented, my children will not grow up knowing only children that are the same as them. A lot of enrichment opportunities. More parents need to get involved, but I think their cultural background prevents them from doing so. An ad on is in the works to accommodate the growing neighborhood and community.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted October 10, 2010

Great teachers and students who want to learn.
—Submitted by a teacher

Posted July 31, 2009

My family and I moved from Colleyville to Richardson last year and my oldest boy went to Richland Elementay a P-6 school. My child went from a Explentary school to a Recognized school, the difference definitely showed up in his report cards and his attitude towards school. His grades went down dramatically, I know teachers take a lot of heat, but it just seems that they did not really care and they did not have the time. Also, the school is very old and dirty needing many upgrades, I know this because I am an Architect. From talking to other parents and reading other reviews about the middle school he will be attending, my wife and I will be moving back to the Colleyville area and I will just drive the long distance, it's better than the alternative of having to put them back in that horrible school district.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted July 11, 2009

We have had an excellent experience with this school. The facilities are wonderful, and the staff and principal are great. We love the diversity and the community spirit of this area.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted June 25, 2008

In spite of the efforts of some good teachers and administration, this school is pretty bad. It has been taken over by a very low class of people. Watching the way parents acted during various programs during the 2007-2008 school year, explained why the majority of kids there behave so poorly.
—Submitted by a parent

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Math

The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

84 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

83 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

72 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

74 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

72 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

65 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

65 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Science

The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

64 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

76 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

77 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	96%
Female	97%
Male	96%
Black or African American	91%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	100%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Reading

All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	91%
Black or African American	84%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	96%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	97%
Black or African American	94%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Reading

All Students	91%
Female	87%
Male	94%
Black or African American	89%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	100%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	89%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Writing

All Students	94%
Female	98%
Male	91%
Black or African American	89%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	71%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	100%
Female	100%
Male	100%
Black or African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	100%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	100%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	100%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	100%
Gifted/talented	100%

Reading

All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	97%
Black or African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	100%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science

All Students	97%
Female	94%
Male	100%
Black or African American	93%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	n/a
Proficient in English	98%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	96%
Female	100%
Male	93%
Black or African American	97%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	100%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	86%
Proficient in English	97%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Reading

All Students	90%
Female	89%
Male	90%
Black or African American	94%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	75%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	33%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	33%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Exemplary".
In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Exemplary".
In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Exemplary".

About the tests

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.