Northwood Hills Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Richardson ISD
  • Dallas, TX
  • Kindergarten - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Richardson ISD: B

Total students

405

Avg. teacher experience

10.8 years

Richardson ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Northwood Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 405 students. 60.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.8% 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 $58,989, which is $102 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/NorthwoodHillsES

Address

14532 Meandering Way
Dallas, TX 75240-4107

Office phone number

(469) 593-4300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Northwood Hills 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

405

African American

67 (16.5%)

Richardson ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.7%)

Richardson ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

206 (50.9%)

Richardson ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

109 (26.9%)

Richardson ISD: 30%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (4.9%)

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

50.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

26.9%

Two or more races

4.9%

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

60.7 %

Richardson ISD: 54%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.3 %

Richardson ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.8 %

Richardson ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

60.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.8%

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

32.8 %

Richardson ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Richardson ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18 %

Richardson ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

32.8%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

18.0%

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)

C

Richardson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

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

8.8 %

Richardson ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.3 %

Richardson ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Richardson ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13 %

Richardson ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Richardson ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.4 %

Richardson ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

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

37.2

African American

5.3 (14.4%)

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

4.6 (12.4%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

25.2 (67.8%)

Richardson ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (5.4%)

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

30.9 (83.3%)

Richardson ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.2 (16.7%)

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

10.9

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

10.8 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

$58,989

Richardson ISD: $58,618

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,010

Richardson ISD: $52,361

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,111

Richardson ISD: $56,064

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,684

Richardson ISD: $58,031

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,648

Richardson ISD: $61,361

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,219

Richardson ISD: $65,609

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Richardson ISD: $71,076

Statewide: $71,111

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