Forest Meadow Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Total students

761

Avg. teacher experience

7.5 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Forest Meadow Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 761 students. 56.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27.5% 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 $57,648, which is $1,239 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/ForestMeadowJH

Address

9373 Whitehurst Dr
Dallas, TX 75243-4107

Office phone number

(469) 593-1500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Forest Meadow Junior High 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

761

African American

303 (39.8%)

Richardson ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

31 (4.1%)

Richardson ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

249 (32.7%)

Richardson ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

158 (20.8%)

Richardson ISD: 30%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

18 (2.4%)

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

39.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

4.1%

Hispanic

32.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

20.8%

Two or more races

2.4%

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

56.2 %

Richardson ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

68.5 %

Richardson ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.7 %

Richardson ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.7%

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

27.5 %

Richardson ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Richardson ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.9 %

Richardson ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

27.5%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

12.9%

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)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Richardson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Richardson ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

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

22.2 %

Richardson ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Richardson ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.9 %

Richardson ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.2 %

Richardson ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.7 %

Richardson ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

42.3 %

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

65.9

African American

8.6 (13.1%)

Richardson ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.1 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.4 (5.2%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.5%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

52.7 (80%)

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

0.6 (0.9%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

53 (80.5%)

Richardson ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.2 (18.6%)

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

11.6

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

7.5 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

$57,648

Richardson ISD: $58,618

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,016

Richardson ISD: $52,361

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,155

Richardson ISD: $56,064

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,330

Richardson ISD: $58,031

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,677

Richardson ISD: $61,361

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,418

Richardson ISD: $65,609

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Richardson ISD: $71,076

Statewide: $71,111

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