Richardson Independent School District

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Richardson Independent School District
Type and location
Type Public
Grades Pre-K through 12
Country USA
Location Richardson, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Garland, Texas
District Info
Superintendent Kay Waggoner, Ph.D.[1]
Budget [2]
Students and staff
Athletic Conference

UIL 9-5A[2]

UIL 10-4A[3]
Other information
Website Richardson ISD

Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas (USA).

RISD covers 38.5 square miles (100 km2) and includes most of the city of Richardson, TX and portions of the cities of Dallas, TX and Garland, TX (60 percent of RISD is in North Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland). RISD operates 55 campuses that serve more than 34,000 students. Including administration and support, RISD maintains 70 facilities covering more than 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) with 35,000,000 square feet (3,300,000 m2) of grounds.

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

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[edit] History

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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.[5]

[edit] Demographics

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."[6]

[edit] Schools

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] High Schools

[edit] Junior High Schools

[edit] Primary schools

[edit] Former schools

[edit] Former secondary schools

[edit] Former junior high schools

  • Richardson Junior High School (Closed after the 2004-2005 school year)
  • Northwood Junior High School (closed in 1988; now houses RISD Academy)

[edit] See also

Portal icon Dallas-Fort Worth portal
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[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.risd.org/AboutRISD/admin.htm. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  2. ^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2007align/pdf/5A_fb_bsktb.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  3. ^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2007align/pdf/4A_fb_bsktb.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  5. ^ Hupp, Staci and Katherine Leal Unmuth. "Irving, Richardson schools face sliding enrollment, hard choices." The Dallas Morning News. Sunday December 9, 2007. Retrieved on November 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Hacker, Holly K. "Analysis shows true Texas high school performance, stripping away socioeconomic factors." The Dallas Morning News. September 3, 2011. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008.
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  9. ^ a b c d e http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008.
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