Forestridge Elementary School
- Elementary school in Richardson ISD
- Dallas, TX
- Early education - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Richardson ISD: B
Total students
551
Avg. teacher experience
9 years
Richardson ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richardson ISD: 92.6%
Statewide: 90%
Forestridge Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 551 students. 76% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 49.9% 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 $58,789, which is $98 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9 years of experience.
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Website
schools.risd.org/ForestridgeES
Address
10330 Bunchberry DrDallas, TX 75243-4107
Office phone number
Principal
- Michelle Gabriel
- request.publicinformation@risd.org
- (469) 593-8500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Forestridge 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
551
African American
158 (28.7%)
Richardson ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Richardson ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
124 (22.5%)
Richardson ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
202 (36.7%)
Richardson ISD: 37.3%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
46 (8.3%)
Richardson ISD: 30%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
19 (3.4%)
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
76 %
Richardson ISD: 54%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
83.3 %
Richardson ISD: 55.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
50.1 %
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
49.9 %
Richardson ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
3.8 %
Richardson ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10.5 %
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)
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)
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
10.5 %
Richardson ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 15%
African American
9.9 %
Richardson ISD: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Richardson ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
4.6 %
Richardson ISD: 6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
11.8 %
Richardson ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Richardson ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
13.8 %
Richardson ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
33.3 %
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
45
African American
9.1 (20.1%)
Richardson ISD: 12%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
8.1 (17.9%)
Richardson ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
2.2 (4.8%)
Richardson ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richardson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
24.7 (55%)
Richardson ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.2%)
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
36.5 (81.1%)
Richardson ISD: 78.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
8.4 (18.8%)
Richardson ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0.1 (0.2%)
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
12.2
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
9 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
$58,789
Richardson ISD: $58,618
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$55,161
Richardson ISD: $52,361
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$55,941
Richardson ISD: $56,064
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$57,986
Richardson ISD: $58,031
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$60,312
Richardson ISD: $61,361
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$64,976
Richardson ISD: $65,609
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$73,899
Richardson ISD: $71,076
Statewide: $71,111