Big Springs Elementary School
- Elementary school in Richardson ISD
- Garland, TX
- Early education - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Richardson ISD: B
Total students
365
Avg. teacher experience
10 years
Richardson ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richardson ISD: 92.6%
Statewide: 90%
Big Springs Elementary School is an elementary school in Garland, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 365 students. 51.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,267, which is $620 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3301 W Campbell RdGarland, TX 75044
Office phone number
Principal
- Vincent Dawes
- request.publicinformation@risd.org
- (469) 593-8100
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Big Springs 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
365
African American
74 (20.3%)
Richardson ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.5%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
42 (11.5%)
Richardson ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
83 (22.7%)
Richardson ISD: 37.3%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
141 (38.6%)
Richardson ISD: 30%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
23 (6.3%)
Richardson ISD: 3%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
51.5 %
Richardson ISD: 54%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
43 %
Richardson ISD: 55.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
14.5 %
Richardson ISD: 28%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
14 %
Richardson ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
3.6 %
Richardson ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
21.4 %
Richardson ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Richardson ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Richardson ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Richardson ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
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 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
10.2 %
Richardson ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 15%
African American
25.4 %
Richardson ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Richardson ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
3.2 %
Richardson ISD: 6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
5.6 %
Richardson ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Richardson ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
4.1 %
Richardson ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
27.3 %
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
35.5
African American
1.4 (3.9%)
Richardson ISD: 12%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
1.1 (3%)
Richardson ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
33 (93.1%)
Richardson ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
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
28.3 (79.8%)
Richardson ISD: 78.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
7.2 (20.2%)
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
10.3
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
10 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
$58,267
Richardson ISD: $58,618
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$44,865
Richardson ISD: $52,361
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$55,824
Richardson ISD: $56,064
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$57,787
Richardson ISD: $58,031
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$60,257
Richardson ISD: $61,361
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$64,943
Richardson ISD: $65,609
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$76,506
Richardson ISD: $71,076
Statewide: $71,111