Aikin Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Richardson ISD
  • Dallas, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Richardson ISD: B

Total students

500

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Aikin Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 500 students. 86.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 65.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,327, which is $560 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/AikinES

Address

12300 Pleasant Vly Dr
Dallas, TX 75243-4107

Office phone number

(469) 593-1820

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Aikin Elementary School 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

500

African American

156 (31.2%)

Richardson ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

87 (17.4%)

Richardson ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

217 (43.4%)

Richardson ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

27 (5.4%)

Richardson ISD: 30%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (1.8%)

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

31.2%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

17.4%

Hispanic

43.4%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

5.4%

Two or more races

1.8%

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

86.2 %

Richardson ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89.8 %

Richardson ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

65.6 %

Richardson ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

86.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

65.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

65.6 %

Richardson ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Richardson ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.2 %

Richardson ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

65.6%

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

12.2%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

C

Richardson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Richardson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Richardson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Richardson ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18.7 %

Richardson ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25.5 %

Richardson ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.5 %

Richardson ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.8 %

Richardson ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.2 %

Richardson ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Richardson ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.7

African American

10.1 (24.1%)

Richardson ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (9.7%)

Richardson ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8.1 (19.5%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18.5 (44.3%)

Richardson ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Richardson ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

36.4 (87.3%)

Richardson ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.3 (12.7%)

Richardson ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12

Richardson ISD: 12.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

8.7 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 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

$58,327

Richardson ISD: $58,618

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,358

Richardson ISD: $52,361

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,992

Richardson ISD: $56,064

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,519

Richardson ISD: $58,031

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,467

Richardson ISD: $61,361

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,350

Richardson ISD: $65,609

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,677

Richardson ISD: $71,076

Statewide: $71,111

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