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Richardson Elem

Castro County · Region 16: Amarillo · 500 students

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Current score
68/1002025-26
Change
−10 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−9.9 ptsvs 77.9 average · 2,123 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,762 of 2,123tied with 35 others
D68

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 76 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.9 average for 2,123 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

17.3% −2.9 pts vs 20.2%

  • 17.3% is 2.9 percentage points lower than the 20.2% average among 2,038 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Richardson Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 68 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.9 average for 2,123 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 10 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,762nd of 2,123 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 35 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageRichardson Elem 7854776768 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 76 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26D6877.9 2,123 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25D6777.5 2,112 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7775.1 2,097 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23F5475.6 2,080 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7881.6 2,062 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement62 D−10.9 vs similar economic context · 1,962 reporting
  • School Progress66 D−13.1 vs similar economic context · 1,957 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps71 C−4.1 vs similar economic context · 1,943 reporting
  • Academic Growth66 D−6.4 vs similar economic context · 1,909 reporting
  • Relative Performance65 D−12.5 vs similar economic context · 1,957 reporting
  • Richardson Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,123 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement62D8
School Progress66D4
Closing the Gaps71C9
Academic Growth66D4
Relative Performance65D5

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 4 points below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (66), so Student Achievement (62) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 66.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level62%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
  • Meets grade level36%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,960 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,960 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,960 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level54%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,952 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,952 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,952 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level69%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,812 reporting
  • Meets grade level24%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,812 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,812 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,123 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
500
Economically disadvantaged
78.5%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
29.1%+1.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
19.7%+1.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.0%+0.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
17.3%−2.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Richardson Elem

African American: 0.4%Hispanic: 89.2%White: 8.6%Asian: 1.4%Two or More Races: 0.4%
  • African American 0.4%
  • Hispanic 89.2%
  • White 8.6%
  • Asian 1.4%
  • Two or More Races 0.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 reporting for every category shown · 2,123 in full cohort

African American: 13.8%Hispanic: 66%White: 15.1%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.8%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.8%
  • African American 13.8%
  • Hispanic 66%
  • White 15.1%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.8%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
498
Economically disadvantaged students
391
Emergent bilingual students
145
Special education students
98

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
34
Students in TEA mobility denominator
371
TEA-published mobility rate
9.2%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 500 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 7 (1.4%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
500

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−7

Decrease · −1.4%

Change since 2021–22
−64

Decrease · −11.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
500
Selected comparison
634.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,095 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Richardson Elem
School yearStudents enrolledRichardson ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 564 First available year 657.2
2022–23 524 Decrease of 40 (7.1%) 661
2023–24 528 Increase of 4 (0.8%) 656
2024–25 507 Decrease of 21 (4.0%) 653.2
2025–26 500 Decrease of 7 (1.4%) 634.9

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
46

8.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
89

16.67 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
534

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
8.6%
Selected comparison
13.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,584 rated schools reporting

−4.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
16.67
Selected comparison
32.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,687 rated schools reporting

−15.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Richardson Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 609 22 3.6% 42 6.90 8.7% 17.3
2021–22 605 39 6.5% 55 9.09 12.9% 31.2
2022–23 562 60 10.7% 136 24.20 13.8% 34.2
2023–24 566 33 5.8% 55 9.72 13.7% 34
2024–25 534 46 8.6% 89 16.67 13.4% 32.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Richardson Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 46 8.6% 89 16.67 13.4% 32.5
In-school suspensions 45 8.4% 82 15.36 11.7% 23.5
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$5k$18k$30k20182020202220242025
  • Richardson Elem
  • Parent district: Dimmitt ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$7,606
Selected comparison
$13,034

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,111 rated schools reporting

−$5,428 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $7,606 per student for this campus, $17,807 per student for its parent district, Dimmitt ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearRichardson ElemParent district: Dimmitt ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,983$28,406$13,054$8,094 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,996 rated schools reporting
2019$5,894$23,169$13,108$8,246 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,016 rated schools reporting
2020$5,879$16,358$14,058$8,747 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,033 rated schools reporting
2021$7,385$18,871$14,797$9,389 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,046 rated schools reporting
2022$7,203$16,577$15,708$10,752 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,063 rated schools reporting
2023$6,710$16,517$16,792$11,309 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,080 rated schools reporting
2024$7,024$17,395$18,125$12,309 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,097 rated schools reporting
2025$7,606$17,807$18,972$13,034 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,111 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$52,492−$14,411 vs similar economic context
Teachers
32−11.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
15.6+1.6 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Richardson Elem

Beginning: 12.5%1 to 5 years: 34.5%6 to 10 years: 31.3%11 to 20 years: 12.2%21 to 30 years: 9.4%
  • Beginning 12.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 34.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 31.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 12.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 9.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 reporting for every category shown · 2,123 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.9%1 to 5 years: 27.6%6 to 10 years: 18.9%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.7%
  • Beginning 6.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Richardson Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRichardson Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten22.518
Grade 11718.3
Grade 215.218.4
Grade 320.718.8
Grade 423.119.1
Grade 523.420.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 035901102.