Apollo Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Richardson ISD
  • Richardson, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Total students

651

Avg. teacher experience

9 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Apollo Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Richardson, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 651 students. 54.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,459, which is $182 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

risd.org

Address

1600 Apollo Rd
Richardson, TX 75081-3824

Office phone number

(469) 593-7900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Apollo Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

651

African American

162 (24.9%)

Richardson ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

68 (10.4%)

Richardson ISD: 7%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

217 (33.3%)

Richardson ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.3%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

167 (25.7%)

Richardson ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

34 (5.2%)

Richardson ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

24.9%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

10.4%

Hispanic

33.3%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

25.7%

Two or more races

5.2%

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

54.8 %

Richardson ISD: 51.9%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

54.5 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.4 %

Richardson ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

54.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

15.4 %

Richardson ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

11.5 %

Richardson ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

16.7 %

Richardson ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

15.4%

Gifted and talented

11.5%

Special education

16.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Richardson ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

A

Richardson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.4 %

Richardson ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

5 %

Richardson ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

2.6 %

Richardson ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

6.1 %

Richardson ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

5.3 %

Richardson ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

7.4 %

Richardson ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

54.1

African American

8 (14.8%)

Richardson ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.7%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

6.1 (11.2%)

Richardson ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

37 (68.3%)

Richardson ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

1.1 (2%)

Richardson ISD: 1.5%

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%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

42.3 (78.1%)

Richardson ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

10.8 (20%)

Richardson ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

1 (1.8%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

12

Richardson ISD: 13.3

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

9 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$57,459

Richardson ISD: $58,168

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$54,074

Richardson ISD: $54,038

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$55,176

Richardson ISD: $55,321

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$57,202

Richardson ISD: $57,449

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$60,280

Richardson ISD: $60,695

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$63,840

Richardson ISD: $64,297

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$69,039

Richardson ISD: $69,446

Statewide: $69,974

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