Forest Lane Academy
- Elementary school in Richardson ISD
- Dallas, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Richardson ISD: B
Total students
728
Avg. teacher experience
6.9 years
Richardson ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richardson ISD: 91%
Statewide: 90%
Forest Lane Academy is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 728 students. 72.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the previous school year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year.
As of the 2019-2020 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,297, which is $794 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.9 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Demarcus Goree-watkins
- demarcus.goree@risd.org
- (469) 593-1850
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Forest Lane Academy 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 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
728
African American
451 (62%)
Richardson ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
6 (0.8%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
33 (4.5%)
Richardson ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 4.6%
Hispanic
211 (29%)
Richardson ISD: 38.8%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
17 (2.3%)
Richardson ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
10 (1.4%)
Richardson ISD: 3%
Statewide: 2.5%
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
72.5 %
Richardson ISD: 53.1%
Statewide: 50.6%
Economically disadvantaged
94.8 %
Richardson ISD: 56.9%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
38.6 %
Richardson ISD: 28.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
38.6 %
Richardson ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 20.6%
Career and Technical
0 %
Richardson ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 27.6%
Gifted and Talented
1.4 %
Richardson ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
8.9 %
Richardson ISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 10.5%
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 2019-2020 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.
Overall
B
Richardson ISD: B
Student achievement
C
Richardson ISD: B
School progress
B
Richardson ISD: B
Closing the gaps
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 2020 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2019-2020 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
48.1
African American
10 (20.8%)
Richardson ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 10.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
12.4 (25.7%)
Richardson ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 28.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
23.7 (49.4%)
Richardson ISD: 68.4%
Statewide: 57.7%
Two or more races
2 (4.2%)
Richardson ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.1%
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: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Bachelor's
35.1 (73%)
Richardson ISD: 76.3%
Statewide: 73.4%
Master's
13 (27%)
Richardson ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.
Students per teacher
15.1
Richardson ISD: 14.4
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2019-2020 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
6.9 years
Richardson ISD: 10.1 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
$56,297
Richardson ISD: $58,317
Statewide: $57,091
Beginner
$53,859
Richardson ISD: $54,199
Statewide: $49,868
1 to 5 years
$54,908
Richardson ISD: $55,576
Statewide: $52,823
6 to 10 years
$57,177
Richardson ISD: $57,385
Statewide: $55,756
11 to 20 years
$59,202
Richardson ISD: $60,488
Statewide: $59,308
20+ years
$61,751
Richardson ISD: $65,426
Statewide: $65,449